NYS Following Written Instructions 3

Question 1

Standing Order 9 states: 'During a lockdown, all non-essential personnel must exit through Gate 2.
Essential personnel are defined as sworn officers and medical staff.
All others are non-essential.' A paralegal is present during a lockdown.
Which exit must the paralegal use?

Accepted Answer

Gate 2

Answer

Any available gate

Answer

The same gate as sworn officers

Answer

The medical staff entrance

Question 2

A form's instructions state: 'Use black or blue ink only. Do not use correction fluid. If an error is made, draw a single line through the error, initial it, and write the correct information.' An officer makes an error and uses correction fluid to cover it. Which rule was violated?

Accepted Answer

The correction fluid prohibition

Answer

The ink color rule

Answer

The initialing requirement

Answer

The single-line rule

Question 3

Policy 6.1 reads: 'Officers may use force only when necessary to protect themselves or others from imminent harm, or to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon. Force must be proportional to the threat.' An officer uses maximum force to subdue a non-resisting misdemeanor suspect. Which element of the policy was violated?

Accepted Answer

The proportionality requirement

Answer

The 'imminent harm' justification

Answer

The 'fleeing felon' exception

Answer

The self-protection clause

Question 4

An officer is given written instructions: 'Conduct inspections of Cells 10, 11, and 12 every two hours starting at 8:00 AM. Log each inspection in the cell block register immediately after completion.' The officer inspects Cell 10 at 10:00 AM but logs all three cells at 10:45 AM after finishing Cell 12. What rule was broken?

Accepted Answer

The requirement to log each inspection immediately after completion

Answer

The two-hour inspection interval

Answer

The order in which cells must be inspected

Answer

The requirement to inspect all three cells

Question 5

A memo states: 'Detainees with medical alerts on file must be checked every 30 minutes. All other detainees are checked every hour. Medical alert files are kept at the booking desk.' An officer is unsure whether a detainee has a medical alert. What should the officer do first?

Accepted Answer

Check the booking desk for the detainee's medical alert file

Answer

Check the detainee every 30 minutes as a precaution

Answer

Check every hour and note the uncertainty in the log

Answer

Ask the detainee directly about any medical conditions

Question 6

Regulation 11.5 states: 'Officers must submit use-of-force reports within four hours of any incident. Reports submitted late must include a written explanation of the delay.' An officer submits a use-of-force report six hours after an incident with no explanation attached. Which part of the regulation was violated?

Accepted Answer

Both the four-hour deadline and the explanation requirement

Answer

The four-hour submission deadline only

Answer

The written explanation requirement only

Answer

Neither; six hours is within a reasonable extension

Question 7

An instruction reads: 'When escorting a prisoner, walk to the prisoner's left side and maintain a minimum distance of three feet from any wall or obstruction.' An officer escorts a prisoner through a narrow hallway where one wall is only two feet away. What should the officer do?

Accepted Answer

Switch to the right side of the prisoner to maintain the required wall clearance

Answer

Proceed through the hallway since the prisoner's safety is the priority

Answer

Wait for the hallway to be cleared before proceeding

Answer

Maintain position on the left and proceed as quickly as possible