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SOCE/Final Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
Values - answers✔✔are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or
desirable.
Assumption - answers✔✔is a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that
may or may not be factual
Bribery - answers✔✔corruptly to give, offer, or promise to any public servant, or, if a public
servant, corruptly to request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept for himself or herself or
another, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law with an intent or purpose to
influence the performance of any act or omission which the person believes to be, or the
public servant represents as being, within the official discretion of a public servant, in
violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty.
Quid pro quo - answers✔✔Latin term that means "something for something in return."
Insubordination - answers✔✔failure to follow orders from superiors in the chain of command
Probation - answers✔✔is a sentence placing a person under the supervision of a probation
officer for a specified length of time instead of confinement.
Misuse of position or authority - answers✔✔No public officer, employee of an agency, or
local government attorney shall corruptly use or attempt to use his or her official position or
any property or resource which may be within his or her trust, or perform his or her official
duties, to secure a special privilege, benefit, or exemption for himself, herself, or others.
Chain of command - answers✔✔the order of authority within an organization
Nolo contendere - answers✔✔where an individual does not accept or deny responsibility for
the charges but agrees to accept punishment
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Prosecution - answers✔✔presents the government's case
Hostile work environment - answers✔✔a job culture where lewd jokes or other offensive
habits are acceptable.
Perception - answers✔✔is the impression in a person's mind of an individual, a group of
people, or events based on experiences, biases, beliefs, assumptions, and observations.
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - answers✔✔the governmental agency
that enforces compliance with the civil rights act
State Attorney - answers✔✔same as prosecutor; responsible for filing formal charges in
criminal cases
Judge - answers✔✔is authorized to preside over the courtroom and to decide questions of law
brought before the court.
Court administrator - answers✔✔is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of a court
system.
Perjury - answers✔✔may be defined as a false statement that a person makes under oath but
does not believe to be true.
Discrimination - answers✔✔is the negative behavior toward a person or group that is based
on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, handicap, and/or marital status.
Sexual harassment - answers✔✔is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. The courts have held
that intent is not a factor in determining what constitutes sexual harassment.
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U.S. Supreme Court - answers✔✔is the highest court in the United States and the chief
authority in the judicial branch—one of three branches of the U.S. federal government. Hears
appeals from the decisions of lower federal courts and state supreme courts, and it resolves
issues of constitutional and federal law. Its decisions can be changed only by a constitutional
amendment. The most important responsibility is to decide cases that raise questions of
constitutional interpretation.
County and Municipal Holding Facilities - answers✔✔These facilities provide a place for
detainees while booking procedures are completed or until they can be transported to a
county jail.
County Jails - answers✔✔are used for booking and temporary detention of defendants
awaiting trial or disposition on federal or state charges and of convicted offenders sentenced
to short-term detention (a year or less).
Juvenile Assessment/Detention Center - answers✔✔Juvenile suspects are taken to this center
for processing and possible pretrial detention.
Prisons (federal and state) - answers✔✔are correctional institutions maintained by the federal
and state governments for the confinement of convicted felons.
Evaluation and Treatment Centers - answers✔✔are the first stop when entering the prison
system. In addition to general processing procedures, these facilities administer various tests
to offenders (e.g., medical, education aptitude). Treatment centers deal with alcohol/drug
abusers or mentally ill offenders
Parole - answers✔✔is the release of an inmate from a correctional institution prior to the
conclusion of the inmate's court-imposed sentence.
Community control (house arrest) - answers✔✔is a form of closely monitored community
supervision and is more restrictive than probation or parole.
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CJSTC (Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission) - answers✔✔was created to
oversee the certification, employment, training, maintenance of officer records, and conduct
of Florida law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) - answers✔✔enforces
federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco products, firearms and
explosives, and acts of arson.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - answers✔✔enforces the controlled substances
laws and regulations of the United States and recommends and supports non-enforcement
programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances in the domestic
and international markets.
Florida Supreme Court - answers✔✔The highest court in the state of Florida, which consists
of seven justices who are appointed by the governor. Hears cases including final orders
imposing death sentences and appeals from lower state courts.
Years to get hired - answers✔✔4
Vertical Communication - answers✔✔the information that flows down through the
supervision level to the lowest levels of the organization
Law enforcement - answers✔✔is responsible for the enforcement of laws and maintaining
civil order.
Court system - answers✔✔is responsible for the interpretation of laws.
Corrections - answers✔✔is responsible for enforcing punishment as defined by the court
system.
Requirements to be a police officer - answers✔✔• be at least 19
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