SOCE/FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
ValuesI-IANSWERIareIprinciples,Istandards,IorIqualitiesIconsideredIworthwhileIorIdesirable.
AssumptionI-
IANSWERIisIaInotion,Istatement,IorIbeliefIaboutIaIperson,Igroup,IorIeventIthatImayIorImayInotIbeIfactual
BriberyI-
IANSWERIcorruptlyItoIgive,Ioffer,IorIpromiseItoIanyIpublicIservant,Ior,IifIaIpublicIservant,IcorruptlyItoIrequest,I
solicit,Iaccept,IorIagreeItoIacceptIforIhimselfIorIherselfIorIanother,IanyIpecuniaryIorIotherIbenefitInotIauthori
zedIbyIlawIwithIanIintentIorIpurposeItoIinfluenceItheIperformanceIofIanyIactIorIomissionIwhichItheIpersonIbe
lievesItoIbe,IorItheIpublicIservantIrepresentsIasIbeing,IwithinItheIofficialIdiscretionIofIaIpublicIservant,IinIviola
tionIofIaIpublicIduty,IorIinIperformanceIofIaIpublicIduty.
QuidIproIquoI-IANSWERILatinItermIthatImeansI"somethingIforIsomethingIinIreturn."
InsubordinationI-IANSWERIfailureItoIfollowIordersIfromIsuperiorsIinItheIchainIofIcommand
ProbationI-
IANSWERIisIaIsentenceIplacingIaIpersonIunderItheIsupervisionIofIaIprobationIofficerIforIaIspecifiedIlengthIofIti
meIinsteadIofIconfinement.
MisuseIofIpositionIorIauthorityI-
IANSWERINoIpublicIofficer,IemployeeIofIanIagency,IorIlocalIgovernmentIattorneyIshallIcorruptlyIuseIorIattem
ptItoIuseIhisIorIherIofficialIpositionIorIanyIpropertyIorIresourceIwhichImayIbeIwithinIhisIorIherItrust,IorIperfor
mIhisIorIherIofficialIduties,ItoIsecureIaIspecialIprivilege,Ibenefit,IorIexemptionIforIhimself,Iherself,IorIothers.
ChainIofIcommandI-IANSWERItheIorderIofIauthorityIwithinIanIorganization
NoloIcontendereI-
IANSWERIwhereIanIindividualIdoesInotIacceptIorIdenyIresponsibilityIforItheIchargesIbutIagreesItoIacceptIpuni
shment
,ProsecutionI-IANSWERIpresentsItheIgovernment'sIcase
HostileIworkIenvironmentI-IANSWERIaIjobIcultureIwhereIlewdIjokesIorIotherIoffensiveIhabitsIareIacceptable.
PerceptionI-
IANSWERIisItheIimpressionIinIaIperson'sImindIofIanIindividual,IaIgroupIofIpeople,IorIeventsIbasedIonIexperien
ces,Ibiases,Ibeliefs,Iassumptions,IandIobservations.
EEOCI(EqualIEmploymentIOpportunityICommission)I-
IANSWERItheIgovernmentalIagencyIthatIenforcesIcomplianceIwithItheIcivilIrightsIact
StateIAttorneyI-IANSWERIsameIasIprosecutor;IresponsibleIforIfilingIformalIchargesIinIcriminalIcases
JudgeI-
IANSWERIisIauthorizedItoIpresideIoverItheIcourtroomIandItoIdecideIquestionsIofIlawIbroughtIbeforeItheIcour
t.
CourtIadministratorI-IANSWERIisIresponsibleIforItheIday-to-dayIfunctioningIofIaIcourtIsystem.
PerjuryI-
IANSWERImayIbeIdefinedIasIaIfalseIstatementIthatIaIpersonImakesIunderIoathIbutIdoesInotIbelieveItoIbeItrue.
DiscriminationI-
IANSWERIisItheInegativeIbehaviorItowardIaIpersonIorIgroupIthatIisIbasedIonIcolor,Irace,Isex,Iage,Ireligion,Ieth
nicIandInationalIorigin,Ihandicap,Iand/orImaritalIstatus.
SexualIharassmentI-
IANSWERIisIdefinedIasIunwelcomeIsexualIadvances,IrequestsIforIsexualIfavors,IandIotherIverbalIorIphysicalIc
onductIofIaIsexualInature.ITheIcourtsIhaveIheldIthatIintentIisInotIaIfactorIinIdeterminingIwhatIconstitutesIsex
ualIharassment.
,U.S.ISupremeICourtI-
IANSWERIisItheIhighestIcourtIinItheIUnitedIStatesIandItheIchiefIauthorityIinItheIjudicialIbranch—
oneIofIthreeIbranchesIofItheIU.S.IfederalIgovernment.IHearsIappealsIfromItheIdecisionsIofIlowerIfederalIcour
tsIandIstateIsupremeIcourts,IandIitIresolvesIissuesIofIconstitutionalIandIfederalIlaw.IItsIdecisionsIcanIbeIchang
edIonlyIbyIaIconstitutionalIamendment.ITheImostIimportantIresponsibilityIisItoIdecideIcasesIthatIraiseIquesti
onsIofIconstitutionalIinterpretation.
CountyIandIMunicipalIHoldingIFacilitiesI-
IANSWERITheseIfacilitiesIprovideIaIplaceIforIdetaineesIwhileIbookingIproceduresIareIcompletedIorIuntilItheyI
canIbeItransportedItoIaIcountyIjail.
CountyIJailsI-
IANSWERIareIusedIforIbookingIandItemporaryIdetentionIofIdefendantsIawaitingItrialIorIdispositionIonIfederal
IorIstateIchargesIandIofIconvictedIoffendersIsentencedItoIshort-termIdetentionI(aIyearIorIless).
JuvenileIAssessment/DetentionICenterI-
IANSWERIJuvenileIsuspectsIareItakenItoIthisIcenterIforIprocessingIandIpossibleIpretrialIdetention.
PrisonsI(federalIandIstate)I-
IANSWERIareIcorrectionalIinstitutionsImaintainedIbyItheIfederalIandIstateIgovernmentsIforItheIconfinementI
ofIconvictedIfelons.
EvaluationIandITreatmentICentersI-
IANSWERIareItheIfirstIstopIwhenIenteringItheIprisonIsystem.IInIadditionItoIgeneralIprocessingIprocedures,Ith
eseIfacilitiesIadministerIvariousItestsItoIoffendersI(e.g.,Imedical,IeducationIaptitude).ITreatmentIcentersIdeal
IwithIalcohol/drugIabusersIorImentallyIillIoffenders
ParoleI-
IANSWERIisItheIreleaseIofIanIinmateIfromIaIcorrectionalIinstitutionIpriorItoItheIconclusionIofItheIinmate'sIcou
rt-imposedIsentence.
CommunityIcontrolI(houseIarrest)I-
IANSWERIisIaIformIofIcloselyImonitoredIcommunityIsupervisionIandIisImoreIrestrictiveIthanIprobationIorIpar
ole.
, CJSTCI(CriminalIJusticeIStandardsIandITrainingICommission)I-
IANSWERIwasIcreatedItoIoverseeItheIcertification,Iemployment,Itraining,ImaintenanceIofIofficerIrecords,Ian
dIconductIofIFloridaIlawIenforcement,Icorrectional,IandIcorrectionalIprobationIofficers.
TheIBureauIofIAlcohol,ITobacco,IFirearmsIandIExplosivesI(ATF)I-
IANSWERIenforcesIfederalIlawsIandIregulationsIrelatingItoIalcoholIandItobaccoIproducts,IfirearmsIandIexplos
ives,IandIactsIofIarson.
DrugIEnforcementIAdministrationI(DEA)I-
IANSWERIenforcesItheIcontrolledIsubstancesIlawsIandIregulationsIofItheIUnitedIStatesIandIrecommendsIandI
supportsInon-
enforcementIprogramsIaimedIatIreducingItheIavailabilityIofIillicitIcontrolledIsubstancesIinItheIdomesticIandIi
nternationalImarkets.
FloridaISupremeICourtI-
IANSWERITheIhighestIcourtIinItheIstateIofIFlorida,IwhichIconsistsIofIsevenIjusticesIwhoIareIappointedIbyItheIg
overnor.IHearsIcasesIincludingIfinalIordersIimposingIdeathIsentencesIandIappealsIfromIlowerIstateIcourts.
YearsItoIgetIhiredI-IANSWERI4
VerticalICommunicationI-
IANSWERItheIinformationIthatIflowsIdownIthroughItheIsupervisionIlevelItoItheIlowestIlevelsIofItheIorganizati
on
LawIenforcementI-IANSWERIisIresponsibleIforItheIenforcementIofIlawsIandImaintainingIcivilIorder.
CourtIsystemI-IANSWERIisIresponsibleIforItheIinterpretationIofIlaws.
CorrectionsI-IANSWERIisIresponsibleIforIenforcingIpunishmentIasIdefinedIbyItheIcourtIsystem.
RequirementsItoIbeIaIpoliceIofficerI-IANSWERI•IbeIatIleastI19
•IcitizenIofIUS
•IhighIschoolIgradIorIequal