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FDLE Chapters 1-4 Corrections (SOCE Practice 1-2) Exam Questions and Answers
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FDLE Chapters 1-4 Corrections (SOCEPractice 1/2) Exam Questions and
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Correctional Officer - Answers -any person who is employed full time by the state or
county, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, and
control, or investigation, of inmates within a correctional institution
F.A.C. - Answers -Florida Administrative Code
FMJS - Answers -Florida Model Jail Standards
Nolo Contendre - Answers -when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for
the charges but agrees to accept punishment
Values - Answers -principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable
Ethics - Answers -the moral principles that govern a person or group based on society's
understanding of right and wrong
Ethical Behavior - Answers -principled, valued-based decision making that is practiced
daily
Stereotyping - Answers -judging a group of people who are different from you based on
your own or others' opinions or encounters
Bias or Prejudice - Answers -a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or subject,
whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all available facts or
information
Discrimination - Answers -negative behavior toward a person or group that is based on
color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, disability, or marital status
Assumption - Answers -a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may or may not be factual
Professionalism - Answers -behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked
by pride in self and career
,Chain of Command - Answers -the order of authority that helps coordination, reduces
confusion, and enhances the efficiency of the organization
Organization - Answers -a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or multiple objectives
Insubordination - Answers -failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in your chain
of command
Jurisdiction - Answers -the types of cases in which the court can make decisions
Probation - Answers -a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the
supervision of a probation officer under specified court-ordered terms and conditions
Parole - Answers -the release of an inmate from a correctional institution prior to the
conclusion of the inmate's court-imposed sentence
Community Control - Answers -(house arrest) is a form of closely monitored community
supervision and is more restrictive than probation or parole
Bill of Rights - Answers -the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution
Search - Answers -as governmental intrusion into a place where a person has a
reasonable expectation of privacy
Contraband - Answers -any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive
quantities or altered from its intended purpose
Probable Cause - Answers -a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a
crime was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances
Seizure - Answers -the act of taking possession of contraband or evidence for a
violation of rule or law
Miranda Warnings - Answers -provide the protections of the Fifth Amendment right
against self-incrimination when a suspect in custody is interrogated in a criminal
investigation
Baker Act - Answers -provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term community inpatient
treatment
P.R.E.A. - Answers -prison rape elimination act
Privileged Communication - Answers -information held confidential within a protected
relationship, such as between an inmate and an attorney
,Criminal Act - Answers -a violation of the law
Felony - Answers -any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by death or
imprisonment in a state facility for more than one year
Misdemeanor - Answers -any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by
imprisonment for one year or less in a county correctional facility
Instrumentalities of a Crime - Answers -anything used to commit a crime
Fruits of a Crime - Answers -anything gained or obtained by committing a crime
Evidence - Answers -anything that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or
disciplinary hearing
Direct Evidence - Answers -directly proves a fact without inference or assumption
Indirect Evidence - Answers -based on an inference, not on personal knowledge
through observation
Physical Evidence - Answers -material objects such as weapons, drugs, or money
Testimonial Evidence - Answers -verbal evidence obtained from a witness, victim, or
suspect
Documentary Evidence - Answers -printed or written evidence such as a call out log,
written property receipt, letter, or recording
Chain of Custody - Answers -documentation of every person who handled evidence as
well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it
Reasonable Force - Answers -the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes to be necessary to overcome resistance
Criminal Liability - Answers -when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
Civil Liability - Answers -responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act that
an officer has a duty to perform that injures another person or damages property
Tort - Answers -a civil wrong in which the action or inaction of an officer or entity
violates the rights of another person
Negligence - Answers -failure to use due or reasonable care, in a situation where an
officer has a duty to act, that results in harm to another
, Color of Law - Answers -an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
Sovereign Immunity - Answers -protects individual officers and agency employees from
personal liability and from being named as a defendant in a state civil lawsuit
Qualified Immunity - Answers -protects the officer from personal liability
1st Amendment - Answers -protects freedom of speech, of the press, and of religion,
and the right to peacefully assemble
4th Amendment - Answers -prohibits unreasonable search and seizure
Fifth Amendment - Answers -prohibiting self-incrimination and requires grand jury
indictment for capital crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprivation of life,
liberty, or property without due process of law
Sixth Amendment - Answers -guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, to
counsel, to an impartial jury, to be informed of the nature of the charges, and to confront
witnesses
Eighth Amendment - Answers -prohibits excessive bails and fines, and cruel and
unusual punishment
Emergency Doctrine - Answers -an incident requiring an immediate life-or-death
decision resulting in the violation of agency policy in order to protect others from harm
or death
What are the 5 amendments that a important to a correctional officer? - Answers -first,
fourth, fifth, sixth, and eigth
When a juvenile is arrested, what facility do they go to? - Answers -juvenile assessment
center (JAC)
Name the 3 components of the criminal justice system - Answers -law enforcement,
corrections, courts
Where do inmates stay while they wait to go to court/trail? - Answers -county jails
Who can give miranda to inmates in jail? - Answers -law enforcement officers or prison
inspectors
Whats another name for Baker Act? - Answers -Florida Mental Health Act
Is introduction of contraband into a facility a felony or misdemeanor? - Answers -felony
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