Questions - Correctional Counselor (CC1) Exam - CDCR
General duties of a CC1? - correct answer - Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability, etc.
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (a.k....
Questions - Correctional Counselor (CC1) Exam - CDCR
General duties of a CC1? - correct answer - Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole suitability, etc.
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (a.k.a. C/C, a.k.a. C over C) - correct answer - When deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's
- Within 180 days
What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? - correct answer - No canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? - correct answer - Review case due to I/M's program failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG and C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal of C/C no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written request
What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? - correct answer - Good judgment - Effective communication
An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is ineligible to: - correct answer - Receive favorable points for no serious
disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month review period
20 elements of 128G (initial) - correct answer - Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
- I/M requests and reasons for actions
- I/M's agreement/disagreement with com actions
- Effective communication achieved
- Release date and type
- Work group/privilege group and date
- Points, level, and custody
- County of commitment
- Escape, sex, or arson history
- Enemy concerns or gang status
- Grade point level
- Ethnicity
- Re-class date
- Next BPT and date
- Date and status of last mental health chrono
- Committee date and type
- Name and signatures of recorder, chairperson, and committee members
- Compas score if available
3 reasons for ASU placement - correct answer - Safety concerns - Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns? - correct answer - Do not allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
- Establish who, what, when, where, why and
how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration
5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors - correct answer - A1 - SHU in the last 3 years for div A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or weapons
- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months. 180 for 1 year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months. 180 for a 1 year from RVR
- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement
7 methods of effective communication - correct answer - TABE score under 4.0
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process the following is where you find if an I/M requires effective communication
+ DECS
+1845 or 7410 DDP
+ TABE chrono
+ 128c DDP + Por: Probation officers report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
2 types of classification committees - correct answer - Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
Unit committees (UCC) consist of: - correct answer - Captain/chair
- CCIII
- CCII
- LT
- Others as needed
Institutional committees (ICC) consist of: - correct answer - Warden/CDW/chair
- Correctional administrator/AW
- Psychiatrist/physician
- Captain
- CCII/CCI
- LT
- Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
What do UCC's do? - correct answer - Review I/M's cases at least annually to consider the accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program and group placement, and recommendation for transfer
+ A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months so that it will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of official notice of a BPH decision
regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C offenses per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have been met per section 3321
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