FCTC Test Situational Judgment and Logic 1

Question 1

During your shift, you discover that a fire door in your housing unit is propped open with a chair. What should you do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Remove the chair and report the violation through proper channels

Answer

Ignore it since no fire is currently occurring

Answer

Ask nearby inmates if they know who propped it open

Answer

Wait until your supervisor passes by to point it out

Question 2

You are escorting an inmate to a medical appointment when he suddenly collapses and becomes unresponsive. What is your FIRST action?

Accepted Answer

Call for backup and medical staff immediately

Answer

Attempt to carry the inmate to the medical unit yourself

Answer

Ask other inmates in the area what happened

Answer

Complete the escort paperwork before calling for help

Question 3

An officer who reports misconduct always faces a departmental review. Officer Reyes did not face a departmental review. What can you logically conclude?

Accepted Answer

Officer Reyes did not report misconduct

Answer

Officer Reyes reported misconduct but was overlooked

Answer

Officer Reyes is a senior officer

Answer

Officer Reyes committed misconduct

Question 4

While conducting a routine cell search, you find a handmade weapon hidden inside a mattress. The inmate claims it belongs to his cellmate. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Confiscate the weapon, document the finding, and report both inmates pending investigation

Answer

Accept the inmate's explanation and only charge the cellmate

Answer

Leave the weapon in place and notify your supervisor verbally with no documentation

Answer

Return after your shift to collect the weapon so you can finish the search first

Question 5

You notice a fellow officer accepting food from an inmate during mealtime and pocketing a folded piece of paper the inmate passed along. What is your MOST appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Report what you observed to your supervisor as soon as possible

Answer

Confront the fellow officer privately and warn him to stop

Answer

Say nothing unless you see it happen a second time

Answer

Ask the inmate what was written on the paper

Question 6

All inmates cleared for general population have completed intake screening. Inmate Davis has not completed intake screening. What can you logically conclude?

Accepted Answer

Inmate Davis has not been cleared for general population

Answer

Inmate Davis is a new arrival

Answer

Inmate Davis failed the screening

Answer

Inmate Davis is being held in administrative segregation