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BASIC COUNTY CORRECTIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The formal process of separating and managing inmates is ___________. (7.2.1)
- ANS ✓objective classification
AFIS stands for ___________. (6.2.1) - ANS ✓Automated Fingerprint Identification
System
When photographing an offender during intake, which procedures should
you use to photograph the offender? (6.2.2) - ANS ✓front and side with and
without all accessories
Which of the following need to be included when updating the inmate file?
(6.1.5) - ANS ✓- Indictments/No bill, Dismissals, and Declines of prosecution
- Convictions, Acquittals, Releases, and New charges
- Bond information and Report as to prisoner's status
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is charged for writing rules and
procedures to establish minimum standards for which of the following?
(3.1.2) - ANS ✓- Inspection procedures
- Technical assistance for the construction of jail facilities
- Treatments of inmates
- Rehabilitation, education, and recreation programs for inmates
An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge
of or examination of the facts is ___________. (4.3.1) - ANS ✓prejudice
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Which of the following are hooks? (11.6.4) - ANS ✓- We/They Syndrome
- The Touch System
Accountability, one of the five principles of public service, stands for which
of the following? (4.1.5) - ANS ✓Government is to be conducted openly,
efficiently, and honorable
To control by skillful, unfair, or insidious means, especially to one's own
advantage is the definition of _____________. (11.6.2) - ANS ✓manipulation
Which is NOT one of the three parts of communication? (4.5.8) - ANS
✓Destination
Sources of officer's stress can be organizational, role-related, work-related,
and stress from ______________________. (4.5.4) - ANS ✓outside the system
Race, gender, age, personal preferences, sexual orientation, and national
affiliation can be forms of prejudice. (4.3.5) - ANS ✓True
Which of the following is NOT a form of prejudice? (4.3.5) - ANS ✓Nepotism
All of the following are techniques to manage your stress levels except
____________________. (4.5.6) - ANS ✓ability to laugh at others
An officer may experience stress from which of the following sources?
(4.5.4) - ANS ✓- role-related sources
- outside the system
- work-related sources
- the organization
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One of the effects of improved staff-inmate relations is ___________. (3.1.6) -
ANS ✓improved jail climates
A/An ___________ prevents discrimination and stereotyping. (4.4.1) - ANS
✓meritocracy
In an inmate set-up, what are some potential benefits for the winner?
(11.6.1) - ANS ✓Illegal contraband
Under-staffing, rotating shifts, supervisor demands, and overtime are all
examples of ___________ sources of stress? (4.5.4) - ANS ✓organizational
Which of the following are examples of unethical behavior? (4.1.3) - ANS ✓-
Lying
- Sexual harassment
- Cultural insensitivity
- Abuse of position
The three phases of the set-up are observation and selection, _________, and
compromised. (11.6.4) - ANS ✓hooks
___________ are any person(s), organization, or entity that may be affected by
what you do. (4.1.6) - ANS ✓Stakeholders
Why are inmates discouraged in manipulating medium jailers? (11.6.3) -
ANS ✓The process takes too long
If a public servant, under color of law of the office, intentionally subjects
another to mistreatment, what offense is committed? (3.1.7) - ANS ✓Official
Oppression
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Public servants are expected to abide by standards of conduct established
by ___________. (4.1.4) - ANS ✓Federal government, Texas Legislature, and
departmental policies
The ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas or information is the
definition of ___________. (4.5.8) - ANS ✓communication
People who believe their only duty is to themselves will behave differently
than those who believe they have a duty to assist others. (4.1.1) - ANS ✓True
Which of the following forms relates to the appointment of a licensee?
(2.1.6) - ANS ✓L1
As a corrections officer, which of the following guidelines should you keep
in mind to avoid the misuse of official powers? (4.1.6) - ANS ✓- Do not use
government facilities or personnel for any purpose other than public interest
- Do not accept any personal benefit other than official pay
- Make decisions based on merits, free of personal bias or prejudice
- When a decision brings about a real or apparent conflict of interest,
withdraw from the matter (when possible)
TCOLE sets minimum standards for all of the following groups, except
___________. (3.1.1) - ANS ✓emergency medical technicians
When inmates are stressed, they may exhibit which of the following
symptoms? (4.5.3) - ANS ✓Tension
Which of the following is described as an organized and relatively
unchanging combination of personal knowledge and feelings about
someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain way
in regard to that person or thing? (4.3.1) - ANS ✓Attitude
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