CCM Correctional Facility Operations and Administration 2

Question 1

Which classification tool is most commonly used in U.S. corrections to determine an inmate's initial housing assignment?

Accepted Answer

Static risk assessment instrument

Answer

Static risk assessment instruments use fixed factors like offense history to objectively determine initial housing placement.

Question 2

A correctional administrator discovers that two rival gang members were inadvertently housed in the same unit. The FIRST priority action should be:

Accepted Answer

Immediately separate the two inmates

Answer

Immediate separation prevents potential violence and is the primary safety response before any administrative steps.

Question 3

Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), facilities must conduct a sexual abuse risk screening within how many hours of an inmate's arrival?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

PREA standards require that facilities screen all inmates for sexual abuse risk within 24 hours of arrival.

Question 4

Which type of count is performed by physically touching or verbally confirming each inmate's identity, rather than visual observation alone?

Accepted Answer

Positive count

Answer

A positive count requires direct confirmation of inmate identity through touch or verbal response, not just visual observation.

Question 5

A facility's use-of-force continuum typically begins with which level of response?

Accepted Answer

Officer presence and verbal commands

Answer

The use-of-force continuum begins with officer presence and verbal commands as the least restrictive intervention.

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