BASIC COUNTY CORRECTIONS (1120) EXAM
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One who had engaged in a jail rule infraction - ANS ✓Which of the following
inmates does not present a security risk?
TRUE - ANS ✓If an officer brings notes into court to refresh his memory, those
notes are subject to examination in open court.
Badgering - Belligerent
Friendly counsel
Condescending counsel
Correct Answer All of the above - ANS ✓Defense attorneys will try to diminish
an officer's credibility by doing which of the following?
1 hr / 3 day - ANS ✓According to TCJS 285, each inmate shall be allowed ______ of
supervised physical exercise or recreation at least ______ per week.
Detainer - ANS ✓A request filed by a criminal justice agency with the institution
in which a prisoner is incarcerated, asking the institution to either hold the
prisoner for the agency or to notify the agency when release of the prisoner is
imminent is called a (n):
Offender with mental impairment - ANS ✓A person with mental retardation,
mental illness, or a developmental disability who is arrested is the definition of:
Identity of persons requesting keys.
Lock malfunctions and changes of institutional locks
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Their condition and the times of issuance and return
Correct Answer All the above - ANS ✓Record for Issuance of facility keys
should include which of the following?
Deprive inmate of visitation privileges - ANS ✓There are certain forms of
discipline that are prohibited by TCJS rule 283.1; all of the following are
prohibited except:
Power to subpoena
Power to investigate
CORRECT ANSWER: BOTH A&B - ANS ✓What power does the Texas Ethics
Commission have?
OFF - ANS ✓This type of headcount is conducted after taking a regular count and
the number DOES NOT AGREE:
clergy/bondsman - ANS ✓Examples of these "outside workers" include all of
the following except:
evidence was located at the scene - ANS ✓The first thing to establish for the
chain of custody is...
10 DAYS - ANS ✓According to TCJS once each county fiscal year, or more often if
the commissioners court desires, the auditor shall without advance notice, fully
examine the jail commissary accounts and submit a report of findings to the
commissioner's court not later than ___ days following completion.
put the inmate on sick call - ANS ✓What should you do if an inmate complains
of being ill?
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a relative or other responsible person - ANS ✓Transporting committed
patients to a designated mental health facility may be accomplished by any of the
following:
write a report dealing with how the damage occurred
order or request repair or replacement
CORRECT ANSWER: BOTH A&B - ANS ✓When dealing with broken or damaged
equipment, the officer must:
May be opened and read - ANS ✓Incoming non-privileged mail:
6TH - ANS ✓The amendment that has to do with the right to be informed of an
ACCUSATION is:
Search inmate prior to visit
Escort inmate to designated area
Upon completion search inmate
Officer remains outside designated area
Correct Answer All of the above should be followed - ANS ✓Which of the
following is not a procedure to follow for a contact visit?
TRUE - ANS ✓Identification photographs should be taken both with and without
accessories, such as hats, glasses, and wigs.
tension
insomnia
loss of appetite
lethargy
Correct Answer all of the above - ANS ✓Which of the following is an indicator
of inmate stress?
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Mental Retardation - ANS ✓Significantly SUB-AVERAGE general intellectual
functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior is the
definition of:
7 - ANS ✓A riot is the assemblage of _____ or more persons who create an
immediate danger of damage to property or injury to persons.
Writ of attachment - ANS ✓A ________ is a writ by the clerk under seal, or by any
magistrate, or by the foreman of the grand jury, commanding some peace officer
TO TAKE THE BODY of the witness and bring him before such court.
EIGHTH - ANS ✓Identify the Constitutional Amendment that creates the
following rights contained in the Bill of Rights:
Freedom against Cruel and Unusual punishment
COMMITMENT - ANS ✓An order signed by magistrate directing sheriff to
receive and place in jail the person SO COMMITTED.
know your department policy - ANS ✓One of the proper procedures for
recording and securing inmate property is to:
4 - ANS ✓A regular inmate count should take place no fewer than _____ times
daily.
SUICIDE - ANS ✓_______ is the leading cause of deaths in U.S. Jails.
adequate medical care - ANS ✓According to TCJS 273.1: Inmates have the right
to have ____________.
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