SOCE/FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Valueso-oanswer--
areoprinciples,ostandards,ooroqualitiesoconsideredoworthwhileoorodesirable.
Assumptiono-oanswer--
isoaonotion,ostatement,oorobeliefoaboutoaoperson,ogroup,ooroeventothatomayooromayonoto
beofactual
Briberyo-oanswer--
corruptlyotoogive,ooffer,ooropromiseotooanyopublicoservant,oor,oifoaopublicoservant,ocorrup
tlyotoorequest,osolicit,oaccept,ooroagreeotooacceptoforohimselfooroherselfooroanother,oanyo
pecuniaryoorootherobenefitonotoauthorizedobyolawowithoanointentooropurposeotooinfluenc
eotheoperformanceoofoanyoactooroomissionowhichotheopersonobelievesotoobe,oorotheopub
licoservantorepresentsoasobeing,owithinotheoofficialodiscretionoofoaopublicoservant,oinoviol
ationoofoaopublicoduty,ooroinoperformanceoofoaopublicoduty.
Quidoprooquoo-oanswer--Latinotermothatomeanso"somethingoforosomethingoinoreturn."
Insubordinationo-oanswer--
failureotoofollowoordersofromosuperiorsoinotheochainoofocommand
Probationo-oanswer--
isoaosentenceoplacingoaopersonounderotheosupervisionoofoaoprobationoofficeroforoaospec
ifiedolengthoofotimeoinsteadoofoconfinement.
Misuseoofopositionooroauthorityo-oanswer--
Noopublicoofficer,oemployeeoofoanoagency,oorolocalogovernmentoattorneyoshallocorruptl
youseooroattemptotoouseohisooroheroofficialopositionooroanyopropertyoororesourceowhicho
mayobeowithinohisooroherotrust,ooroperformohisooroheroofficialoduties,otoosecureoaospecial
oprivilege,obenefit,ooroexemptionoforohimself,oherself,ooroothers.
Chainoofocommando-oanswer--theoorderoofoauthorityowithinoanoorganization
,Noloocontendereo-oanswer--
whereoanoindividualodoesonotoacceptoorodenyoresponsibilityoforotheochargesobutoagrees
otooacceptopunishment
Prosecutiono-oanswer--presentsotheogovernment'socase
Hostileoworkoenvironmento-oanswer--
aojobocultureowhereolewdojokesoorootherooffensiveohabitsoareoacceptable.
Perceptiono-oanswer--
isotheoimpressionoinoaoperson'somindoofoanoindividual,oaogroupoofopeople,ooroeventsoba
sedoonoexperiences,obiases,obeliefs,oassumptions,oandoobservations.
EEOCo(EqualoEmploymentoOpportunityoCommission)o-oanswer--
theogovernmentaloagencyothatoenforcesocomplianceowithotheocivilorightsoact
StateoAttorneyo-oanswer--
sameoasoprosecutor;oresponsibleoforofilingoformalochargesoinocriminalocases
Judgeo-oanswer--
isoauthorizedotoopresideooverotheocourtroomoandotoodecideoquestionsoofolawobroughtob
eforeotheocourt.
Courtoadministratoro-oanswer--isoresponsibleoforotheoday-to-
dayofunctioningoofoaocourtosystem.
Perjuryo-oanswer--
mayobeodefinedoasoaofalseostatementothatoaopersonomakesounderooathobutodoesonotob
elieveotoobeotrue.
Discriminationo-oanswer--
isotheonegativeobehaviorotowardoaopersonoorogroupothatoisobasedoonocolor,orace,osex,oa
ge,oreligion,oethnicoandonationaloorigin,ohandicap,oand/oromaritalostatus.
Sexualoharassmento-oanswer--
isodefinedoasounwelcomeosexualoadvances,orequestsoforosexualofavors,oandootherover
baloorophysicaloconductoofoaosexualonature.oTheocourtsohaveoheldothatointentoisonotoaof
actoroinodeterminingowhatoconstitutesosexualoharassment.
U.S.oSupremeoCourto-oanswer--
isotheohighestocourtoinotheoUnitedoStatesoandotheochiefoauthorityoinotheojudicialobranch
—
oneoofothreeobranchesoofotheoU.S.ofederalogovernment.oHearsoappealsofromotheodecisi
onsoofolowerofederalocourtsoandostateosupremeocourts,oandoitoresolvesoissuesoofoconsti
tutionaloandofederalolaw.oItsodecisionsocanobeochangedoonlyobyoaoconstitutionaloamend
ment.oTheomostoimportantoresponsibilityoisotoodecideocasesothatoraiseoquestionsoofoco
nstitutionalointerpretation.
,CountyoandoMunicipaloHoldingoFacilitieso-oanswer--
Theseofacilitiesoprovideoaoplaceoforodetaineesowhileobookingoproceduresoareocomplete
doorountilotheyocanobeotransportedotooaocountyojail.
CountyoJailso-oanswer--
areousedoforobookingoandotemporaryodetentionoofodefendantsoawaitingotrialoorodispositi
onoonofederaloorostateochargesoandoofoconvictedooffendersosentencedotooshort-
termodetentiono(aoyearooroless).
JuvenileoAssessment/DetentionoCentero-oanswer--
Juvenileosuspectsoareotakenotoothisocenteroforoprocessingoandopossibleopretrialodetenti
on.
Prisonso(federaloandostate)o-oanswer--
areocorrectionaloinstitutionsomaintainedobyotheofederaloandostateogovernmentsoforotheo
confinementoofoconvictedofelons.
EvaluationoandoTreatmentoCenterso-oanswer--
areotheofirstostopowhenoenteringotheoprisonosystem.oInoadditionotoogeneraloprocessingo
procedures,otheseofacilitiesoadministerovariousotestsotoooffenderso(e.g.,omedical,oeduc
ationoaptitude).oTreatmentocentersodealowithoalcohol/
drugoabusersooromentallyoillooffenders
Paroleo-oanswer--
isotheoreleaseoofoanoinmateofromoaocorrectionaloinstitutionopriorotootheoconclusionoofoth
eoinmate'socourt-imposedosentence.
Communityocontrolo(houseoarrest)o-oanswer--
isoaoformoofocloselyomonitoredocommunityosupervisionoandoisomoreorestrictiveothanopro
bationooroparole.
CJSTCo(CriminaloJusticeoStandardsoandoTrainingoCommission)o-oanswer--
wasocreatedotoooverseeotheocertification,oemployment,otraining,omaintenanceoofoofficer
orecords,oandoconductoofoFloridaolawoenforcement,ocorrectional,oandocorrectionaloprob
ationoofficers.
TheoBureauoofoAlcohol,oTobacco,oFirearmsoandoExplosiveso(ATF)o-oanswer--
enforcesofederalolawsoandoregulationsorelatingotooalcoholoandotobaccooproducts,ofirear
msoandoexplosives,oandoactsoofoarson.
DrugoEnforcementoAdministrationo(DEA)o-oanswer--
enforcesotheocontrolledosubstancesolawsoandoregulationsoofotheoUnitedoStatesoandorec
ommendsoandosupportsonon-
enforcementoprogramsoaimedoatoreducingotheoavailabilityoofoillicitocontrolledosubstance
soinotheodomesticoandointernationalomarkets.
FloridaoSupremeoCourto-oanswer--
TheohighestocourtoinotheostateoofoFlorida,owhichoconsistsoofosevenojusticesowhooareoap
pointedobyotheogovernor.oHearsocasesoincludingofinaloordersoimposingodeathosentence
soandoappealsofromolowerostateocourts.
, Yearsotoogetohiredo-oanswer--4
VerticaloCommunicationo-oanswer--
theoinformationothatoflowsodownothroughotheosupervisionolevelotootheolowestolevelsoofot
heoorganization
Lawoenforcemento-oanswer--
isoresponsibleoforotheoenforcementoofolawsoandomaintainingociviloorder.
Courtosystemo-oanswer--isoresponsibleoforotheointerpretationoofolaws.
Correctionso-oanswer--
isoresponsibleoforoenforcingopunishmentoasodefinedobyotheocourtosystem.
Requirementsotoobeoaopoliceoofficero-oanswer--•obeoatoleasto19
•ocitizenoofoUS
•ohighoschoologradooroequal
•ohaveoprocessedofingerprintsoonofileowithoemployingoagency
•opassedoaophysicaloexaminationobyoaolicensedophysicianobasedoonospecificationsoest
ablishedobyotheoCommission
•osubmitoanoaffidavitoattestingotoocompliance
•osatisfactorilyocompletedoaoCommissionoapprovedocourseoofobasicorecruitotraining
•ohaveosatisfactorilyopassedoaostateoexaminationoinotheorespectiveospecialty
•onotohaveobeenoconvictedoofoanyofelonyooroofoaomisdemeanorowhichoinvolvesoperjuryo
oroaofalseostatement,oregardlessoofowithholdingoofoadjudicationoorosuspendedosentenc
e
•onotohaveorecievedoaodishonorableodischargeofromoanyoofotheoArmedoForcesoofotheoU
nitedoStates
•omeetoallotheominimumorequirementsoandostandards
•ocompleteotheoapprovedobasicorecruitotraining
•opassotheoStateoOfficeroCertificationoExamination
•obecomeoactivelyoemployedowithoaolawoenforcementoagencyoinoanoauxiliary,opart-
time,oorofull-timeoswornoofficeroposition
Thingsoyouomayobeodisciplinedoforobyotheocommissiono-oanswer--
•oPleadsonoloocontendere,opleadsoguilty,ooroisofoundoguiltyoofoanyofelony
•oPleadsonoloocontendere,opleadsoguilty,ooroisofoundoguiltyoofoaomisdemeanoroinvolving
operjuryoorofalseostatement
•oFailsotoomaintainogoodomoralocharacter
•oCommitsoanyoactoconstitutingoaofelonyooffense,oregardlessoofocriminaloprosecution
•oCommitsoanyoactoconstitutingoanyoofoaospecifiedogroupoofoseriousomisdemeanorooffe
nses,oregardlessoofocriminaloprosecution
•oCommitsoanyoprincipal,oaccessory,oattempt,osolicitation,ooroconspiracy,opursuantotooc
haptero777,oFloridaoStatutes,owhereothereowouldohaveobeenoaofelonyooffenseohadotheo
crimeobeenocommittedoorocompleted
•oCommitsoanyoactoinoanyojurisdictionootherothanotheostateoofoFlorida,owhichoifocommitt
edoinotheostateoofoFlorida,owouldoconstituteoaofelony,oanyoofotheospecifiedoseriousomisd
emeanors,ooroaoviolationoofochaptero777,oFloridaostatutes