FREE BSCC Corrections Practices and Procedures Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following is most important for preventing riots or other disturbances?

Accepted Answer

Consistent enforcement of rules and regulations

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Regularly practicing a well-planned crisis intervention plan

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Regular group talks given to inmates by the warden or other authority figures

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Fast and detailed reporting of inmate infractions

Question 2

Are inmates allowed to smoke?

Accepted Answer

The answer varies by jurisdiction.

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Yes

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No

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They may smoke in their cells, but not in common areas.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a valid method of rewarding or punishing inmates?

Accepted Answer

Blocking mail from an inmate's attorney

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Solitary confinement

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Time off for good behavior

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Loss of inmate privileges

Question 4

While making rounds, you recognize a new inmate as a friend from high school you later lost contact with. You have not seen him in nearly 10 years. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Notify your supervisor

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Nothing, as this sort of thing happens from time to time

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Acknowledge the inmate in some way

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Offer to show him how to stay out of trouble

Question 5

What should you do in the case of a prisoner who is unconscious and might be having a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

Call for medical assistance, skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and give chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute

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Call for medical assistance and begin mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

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Call for medical assistance, skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and give chest compressions at a rate of 50 per minute

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Inform your supervisor and do nothing until medical assistance arrives

Question 6

An inmate is entitled to have his rights read to him in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

When he is separated from other inmates and questioned about criminal activity.

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When an undercover officer is put in his cell posing as a fellow inmate.

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Every time his cell is searched for contraband, even if his cellmate is the suspect.

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Every morning at first head count.

Question 7

What is the main function of disciplinary actions against inmates?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining order in the institution

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Teaching the inmate a lesson

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Establishing a degree of vengeance

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Rehabilitation of the inmate

Question 8

Dealing with inmates with which of these conditions would NOT require extra precautions to protect the health of officers and fellow inmates?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

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Hepatitis C

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AIDS

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Avian flu

Question 9

What is the purpose of a shadow board?

Accepted Answer

To make noticing missing tools easier

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To keep track of officer assignments

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To make preventing escape attempts easier

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To keep track of the progress of union grievances

Question 10

What is the limit on how many times a month an inmate is allowed to meet with his attorney?

Accepted Answer

There is no maximum

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A maximum of five times

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A maximum of 10 times

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A maximum of once a month