Soce state exam for Fl Correction
questions and answers
Acting within the scope of employment - Answers -the range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business
active listening - Answers -giving full attention to what is being said and taking time to
understand the message with- out interruption
administrative confinement - Answers -is the temporary removal of an inmate from the
general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent inmate
management process is in place.
Arrest papers - Answers -paperwork generated by an arresting officer that allows for a
subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for admission
assumption - Answers -a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may or may not be factual
Baker act - Answers -provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
Bias or prejudice - Answers -a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or subject,
whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all available facts or
information
Bill of Rights - Answers -the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Categorically - Answers -the grouping of recorded information into types of collection
sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, rule violations,
evidence, and crime elements
chain of command - Answers -the order of authority within an organization
chain of custody - Answers -documentation of every person who handled evidence, as
well as when, why, and what
changes, if any, were made to it
chronologically - Answers -the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline, usually
from the first event to the last
,civil liability - Answers -responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act that an
officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or property and
most often involves negligence
Civil right violation - Answers -an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of
another person, such as the right to due process and equal protection under the law
Classification - Answers -a management tool used to assist facilities in defining inmate
custody or security levels
Clinical restraints - Answers -measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
themselves in a medical facility
Clinical seclusion - Answers -isolating inmate patients from the general population at a
medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a padded
room for their safety
Close custody grade - Answers -state custody grade that refers to inmates who must be
maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when outside
a secure perimeter
Color law - Answers -when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
Command presence - Answers -body language that projects confidence, poise, and a
professional demeanor
Commitment papers - Answers -documents or orders generated by the court after an
offender is found guilty of a crime and that commits the offender to a correctional facility
or to a mental hospital
Community control or (house arrest) - Answers -a form of community supervision that is
closely monitored and is more restrictive than probation or parole
Community custody grade - Answers -a state custody grade that refers to inmates who
are eligible for placement at a community residential facility
Contact visits - Answers -visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the same
room without a physical barrier, and can have limited physical contact
Content - Answers -the significant facts of an incident or occurrence in a report
Contraband - Answers -any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive
quantities or altered from its
intended purpose
, control behavior - Answers -the practice of demonstrating confidence and control by
avoiding such distracting behaviors as foot tapping, nail biting, and fidgeting
correctional officers - Answers -any person who is appointed or employed full time by
the state, county, or a contracted private entity, whose primary responsibility is the
supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates within a
correctional institution; does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally
trained personnel
Corrective action - Answers -steps that are taken to eliminate the cause of inappropriate
or unlawful behavior to prevent recurrence
corrective consultation - Answers -usually an agency specific form that documents an
inmate rule violation
Counseling - Answers -an in-depth explanation of a rule violation, including suggestions
for an inmate to correct their behavior
Courtesy - Answers -behavior that involves showing consideration, respect, and
cooperation when interacting with others
Criminal act - Answers -a violation of the law; in Florida, a crime is designated as either
a felony or misdemeanor according to s. 775.08(4), F.S.
Criminal justice - Answers -the structures, functions, and decision-making processes of
the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders
Criminal Liability - Answers -when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
Deception - Answers -the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or
fooling them
Disability - Answers -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more of the major life activities of an individual
Discharge Gratuity - Answers -money given to qualified inmates discharged from the
custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502, F.A.C.
Disciplinary confinement - Answers -formal punishment in which the officer segregates
an inmate for a length of time to an individual cell because a disciplinary committee has
found them guilty of committing a violation of agency rules
Disciplinary Report (DR) - Answers -a detailed report of the facts surrounding an
inmate's rule violation (Supervising in a
questions and answers
Acting within the scope of employment - Answers -the range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business
active listening - Answers -giving full attention to what is being said and taking time to
understand the message with- out interruption
administrative confinement - Answers -is the temporary removal of an inmate from the
general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent inmate
management process is in place.
Arrest papers - Answers -paperwork generated by an arresting officer that allows for a
subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for admission
assumption - Answers -a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may or may not be factual
Baker act - Answers -provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
Bias or prejudice - Answers -a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or subject,
whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all available facts or
information
Bill of Rights - Answers -the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Categorically - Answers -the grouping of recorded information into types of collection
sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, rule violations,
evidence, and crime elements
chain of command - Answers -the order of authority within an organization
chain of custody - Answers -documentation of every person who handled evidence, as
well as when, why, and what
changes, if any, were made to it
chronologically - Answers -the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline, usually
from the first event to the last
,civil liability - Answers -responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act that an
officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or property and
most often involves negligence
Civil right violation - Answers -an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of
another person, such as the right to due process and equal protection under the law
Classification - Answers -a management tool used to assist facilities in defining inmate
custody or security levels
Clinical restraints - Answers -measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
themselves in a medical facility
Clinical seclusion - Answers -isolating inmate patients from the general population at a
medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a padded
room for their safety
Close custody grade - Answers -state custody grade that refers to inmates who must be
maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when outside
a secure perimeter
Color law - Answers -when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
Command presence - Answers -body language that projects confidence, poise, and a
professional demeanor
Commitment papers - Answers -documents or orders generated by the court after an
offender is found guilty of a crime and that commits the offender to a correctional facility
or to a mental hospital
Community control or (house arrest) - Answers -a form of community supervision that is
closely monitored and is more restrictive than probation or parole
Community custody grade - Answers -a state custody grade that refers to inmates who
are eligible for placement at a community residential facility
Contact visits - Answers -visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the same
room without a physical barrier, and can have limited physical contact
Content - Answers -the significant facts of an incident or occurrence in a report
Contraband - Answers -any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive
quantities or altered from its
intended purpose
, control behavior - Answers -the practice of demonstrating confidence and control by
avoiding such distracting behaviors as foot tapping, nail biting, and fidgeting
correctional officers - Answers -any person who is appointed or employed full time by
the state, county, or a contracted private entity, whose primary responsibility is the
supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates within a
correctional institution; does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally
trained personnel
Corrective action - Answers -steps that are taken to eliminate the cause of inappropriate
or unlawful behavior to prevent recurrence
corrective consultation - Answers -usually an agency specific form that documents an
inmate rule violation
Counseling - Answers -an in-depth explanation of a rule violation, including suggestions
for an inmate to correct their behavior
Courtesy - Answers -behavior that involves showing consideration, respect, and
cooperation when interacting with others
Criminal act - Answers -a violation of the law; in Florida, a crime is designated as either
a felony or misdemeanor according to s. 775.08(4), F.S.
Criminal justice - Answers -the structures, functions, and decision-making processes of
the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders
Criminal Liability - Answers -when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
Deception - Answers -the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or
fooling them
Disability - Answers -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more of the major life activities of an individual
Discharge Gratuity - Answers -money given to qualified inmates discharged from the
custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502, F.A.C.
Disciplinary confinement - Answers -formal punishment in which the officer segregates
an inmate for a length of time to an individual cell because a disciplinary committee has
found them guilty of committing a violation of agency rules
Disciplinary Report (DR) - Answers -a detailed report of the facts surrounding an
inmate's rule violation (Supervising in a
