NC DOCC EXAM Q&A 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and
your department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order
(50B)? (a. 3 business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business days d. 30
business days). Answer: 5 business days
◉ There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected
to become proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a. 19
b. 21 c. 23 d. 25). Answer: 23
◉ At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the
course? (a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6). Answer: 4
◉ What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss,
complete makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a. 5%
b. 10% c. 15% d. 20%). Answer: 10%
◉ Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training
program, in order to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency,
must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee
,participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b. 100 c. 120 d. 180).
Answer: 180 days
◉ A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written
examination if he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on
each of the four units. (a. 60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80). Answer: 70%
◉ Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction or
commission? (a. A felony b. A crime for which the punishment could
have been imprisonment for more than two years c. A misdemeanor on
the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of appointment d.
All the above). Answer: All the above
◉ You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a
regional/district confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21). Answer:
20 years
◉ ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention
officers in North Carolina. (a. American Correctional Association b.
North Carolina Crime Justice Commission c. North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training Standards Commission d. North Carolina Justice
Officers' Commission). Answer: North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and
Training Standards Commission
, ◉ Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion
of the Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c.
School Director d. NC Justice Academy). Answer: Trainee
◉ If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4).
Answer: 1
◉ The School Director may terminate a trainee from course
participation or may deny certification of successful course completion
where the trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly departs early from,
class meetings or field exercises. (a. True b. False). Answer: True
◉ The ___________ serves as the curriculum development entity of the
Commission and continues to revise and publish the mandated curricula
of both the Sheriffs' and the Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commissions for the detention officer certification course. (a.
National Sheriffs' Association b. North Carolina Sheriffs' Association c.
Justice Standards Division d. North Carolina Justice Academy). Answer:
North Carolina Justice Academy
◉ This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five (5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one of
whom will serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee
deliberates and decides whether the evidence is sufficient to establish
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and
your department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order
(50B)? (a. 3 business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business days d. 30
business days). Answer: 5 business days
◉ There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected
to become proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a. 19
b. 21 c. 23 d. 25). Answer: 23
◉ At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the
course? (a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6). Answer: 4
◉ What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss,
complete makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a. 5%
b. 10% c. 15% d. 20%). Answer: 10%
◉ Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training
program, in order to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency,
must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee
,participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b. 100 c. 120 d. 180).
Answer: 180 days
◉ A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written
examination if he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on
each of the four units. (a. 60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80). Answer: 70%
◉ Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction or
commission? (a. A felony b. A crime for which the punishment could
have been imprisonment for more than two years c. A misdemeanor on
the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of appointment d.
All the above). Answer: All the above
◉ You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a
regional/district confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21). Answer:
20 years
◉ ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention
officers in North Carolina. (a. American Correctional Association b.
North Carolina Crime Justice Commission c. North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training Standards Commission d. North Carolina Justice
Officers' Commission). Answer: North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and
Training Standards Commission
, ◉ Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion
of the Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c.
School Director d. NC Justice Academy). Answer: Trainee
◉ If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4).
Answer: 1
◉ The School Director may terminate a trainee from course
participation or may deny certification of successful course completion
where the trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly departs early from,
class meetings or field exercises. (a. True b. False). Answer: True
◉ The ___________ serves as the curriculum development entity of the
Commission and continues to revise and publish the mandated curricula
of both the Sheriffs' and the Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commissions for the detention officer certification course. (a.
National Sheriffs' Association b. North Carolina Sheriffs' Association c.
Justice Standards Division d. North Carolina Justice Academy). Answer:
North Carolina Justice Academy
◉ This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five (5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one of
whom will serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee
deliberates and decides whether the evidence is sufficient to establish
