SOCE TEST PAPER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Legal mail - ✔✔a category of mail that includes mail to and from municipal, county,
state, and federal courts, and state attorneys, private attorneys, public defenders, legal
aid organizations, and agency clerks
✔✔Manipulation - ✔✔the act of manipulating or trying to influence someone to do
something they would not
usually do
✔✔Maximum custody grade - ✔✔a state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
sentenced to death
✔✔Maximum security level - ✔✔county custody or security risk levels for inmates
considered high risk: those who have serious or violent felony charges pending or who
pose a threat to the safety of staff and security of the facility
✔✔Medium custody grade - ✔✔state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
eligible for placement at a work camp with a secure perimeter but who are not eligible
for placement in an outside work assignment without armed supervision
✔✔Medium security level - ✔✔county custody, or security risk levels for inmates
considered moderate risk (those who have adjusted to being incarcerated in the past
and have limited violence in their criminal history
✔✔mental illness - ✔✔an impairment of the mental or emotional processes that
exercises the conscious control of one's actions; mental illness can impair one's ability
to perceive or understand reality
✔✔Minimum Security Level - ✔✔state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
eligible for outside work assignments but not for placement in a community residential
center
✔✔Minimum Security Level - ✔✔county custody, or security risk levels for inmates
considered low risk (those who have adjusted well to being incarcerated, have a
minimal criminal history with no violent charges in their history, or are currently charged
with a non-violent crime)
✔✔Miranda warning - ✔✔a warning given to provide protection by the Fifth Amendment
right against self- incrimination when a suspect in custody is interrogated in a criminal
investigation
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔any criminal offense punishable under the laws of this state by a
term of imprisonment for one year or less in a county correctional facility
,✔✔natural disaster - ✔✔an event or force of nature that has catastrophic consequences
(e.g., hurricane, earth-
quake, tornado, flood, or wildfire
✔✔Negligence - ✔✔failure to use due or reasonable care in a situation where an officer
has a duty to act, and which results in harm to another
✔✔nolo contendere - ✔✔a legal plea in which a person does not accept or deny
responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment
✔✔non-contact visits - ✔✔visits in which the inmate and visitor are physically separated
by some kind of barrier or communicate using electronic equipment
✔✔note-taking - ✔✔writing down brief observations or, if it is an interview, quotes from
people involved
✔✔Nuisance contraband - ✔✔any authorized item found in excessive amounts or
altered from its original state that usually does not pose an immediate threat to the
safety or security of the staff, inmates, and facility (Officer Safety)
✔✔Observing - ✔✔staying aware of any occurrence or activity, such as irregular mood
changes, emotional outbursts, acting out, threatening behavior, or changes in inmate
energy levels, that may signify safety and security problems
✔✔Organization - ✔✔a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish one
or more objectives
✔✔Parole - ✔✔the release of an inmate from a correctional institution before the
inmate's court-imposed sentence ends
✔✔perimeter - ✔✔a secure area that surrounds a facility and is a critical element of
security
✔✔Positioning - ✔✔placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe an
area
✔✔posture - ✔✔holding the body in a manner that shows strength, confidence, interest,
and control
✔✔Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) - ✔✔a law enacted by Congress to address the
problem of sexual abuse of persons in the custody of U.S. federal, state, or local
correctional agencies; implemented to create national standards for detecting,
preventing, reducing, and punishing prison rape
, ✔✔Privilege communication - ✔✔inmate communications that are given special privacy
considerations, such as between an inmate and an attorney
✔✔Privilege mail - ✔✔a mail category that includes mail to and from public officials,
governmental agencies, and the news media
✔✔Probable cause - ✔✔a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime
was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances
✔✔Probation - ✔✔a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision
of a probation officer under specified court ordered terms and conditions
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride in self and career
✔✔Proofreading - ✔✔checking a report to ensure that all words are spelled correctly,
punctuation is used accurately, appropriate words are capitalized, and proper grammar
is used
✔✔Proactive management - ✔✔a form of confinement where an inmate is placed into
segregated housing because of concerns for their safety
✔✔Qualify Immunity - ✔✔a defense that protects the officer from personal liability
✔✔Reasonable Accommodation - ✔✔any modification or adjustment that will allow a
qualified inmate with a disability to participate in the programs, services, or activities of
an institution or facility
✔✔reasonable force - ✔✔the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes necessary to overcome resistance
✔✔Reception - ✔✔a multifaceted process in which an inmate is admitted to a state
institution
✔✔Release - ✔✔the process by which an inmate is discharged from a county detention
facility or state correctional institution
✔✔Report - ✔✔a written document prepared by a correctional officer that gives
information about an incident, event, situation, or person encountered by the officer
✔✔Riot - ✔✔a disturbance with uncontrolled violence by inmates, usually directed at the
administration; a riot is not necessarily localized
RATED A+
✔✔Legal mail - ✔✔a category of mail that includes mail to and from municipal, county,
state, and federal courts, and state attorneys, private attorneys, public defenders, legal
aid organizations, and agency clerks
✔✔Manipulation - ✔✔the act of manipulating or trying to influence someone to do
something they would not
usually do
✔✔Maximum custody grade - ✔✔a state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
sentenced to death
✔✔Maximum security level - ✔✔county custody or security risk levels for inmates
considered high risk: those who have serious or violent felony charges pending or who
pose a threat to the safety of staff and security of the facility
✔✔Medium custody grade - ✔✔state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
eligible for placement at a work camp with a secure perimeter but who are not eligible
for placement in an outside work assignment without armed supervision
✔✔Medium security level - ✔✔county custody, or security risk levels for inmates
considered moderate risk (those who have adjusted to being incarcerated in the past
and have limited violence in their criminal history
✔✔mental illness - ✔✔an impairment of the mental or emotional processes that
exercises the conscious control of one's actions; mental illness can impair one's ability
to perceive or understand reality
✔✔Minimum Security Level - ✔✔state custody grade that refers to inmates who are
eligible for outside work assignments but not for placement in a community residential
center
✔✔Minimum Security Level - ✔✔county custody, or security risk levels for inmates
considered low risk (those who have adjusted well to being incarcerated, have a
minimal criminal history with no violent charges in their history, or are currently charged
with a non-violent crime)
✔✔Miranda warning - ✔✔a warning given to provide protection by the Fifth Amendment
right against self- incrimination when a suspect in custody is interrogated in a criminal
investigation
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔any criminal offense punishable under the laws of this state by a
term of imprisonment for one year or less in a county correctional facility
,✔✔natural disaster - ✔✔an event or force of nature that has catastrophic consequences
(e.g., hurricane, earth-
quake, tornado, flood, or wildfire
✔✔Negligence - ✔✔failure to use due or reasonable care in a situation where an officer
has a duty to act, and which results in harm to another
✔✔nolo contendere - ✔✔a legal plea in which a person does not accept or deny
responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment
✔✔non-contact visits - ✔✔visits in which the inmate and visitor are physically separated
by some kind of barrier or communicate using electronic equipment
✔✔note-taking - ✔✔writing down brief observations or, if it is an interview, quotes from
people involved
✔✔Nuisance contraband - ✔✔any authorized item found in excessive amounts or
altered from its original state that usually does not pose an immediate threat to the
safety or security of the staff, inmates, and facility (Officer Safety)
✔✔Observing - ✔✔staying aware of any occurrence or activity, such as irregular mood
changes, emotional outbursts, acting out, threatening behavior, or changes in inmate
energy levels, that may signify safety and security problems
✔✔Organization - ✔✔a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish one
or more objectives
✔✔Parole - ✔✔the release of an inmate from a correctional institution before the
inmate's court-imposed sentence ends
✔✔perimeter - ✔✔a secure area that surrounds a facility and is a critical element of
security
✔✔Positioning - ✔✔placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe an
area
✔✔posture - ✔✔holding the body in a manner that shows strength, confidence, interest,
and control
✔✔Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) - ✔✔a law enacted by Congress to address the
problem of sexual abuse of persons in the custody of U.S. federal, state, or local
correctional agencies; implemented to create national standards for detecting,
preventing, reducing, and punishing prison rape
, ✔✔Privilege communication - ✔✔inmate communications that are given special privacy
considerations, such as between an inmate and an attorney
✔✔Privilege mail - ✔✔a mail category that includes mail to and from public officials,
governmental agencies, and the news media
✔✔Probable cause - ✔✔a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime
was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances
✔✔Probation - ✔✔a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision
of a probation officer under specified court ordered terms and conditions
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride in self and career
✔✔Proofreading - ✔✔checking a report to ensure that all words are spelled correctly,
punctuation is used accurately, appropriate words are capitalized, and proper grammar
is used
✔✔Proactive management - ✔✔a form of confinement where an inmate is placed into
segregated housing because of concerns for their safety
✔✔Qualify Immunity - ✔✔a defense that protects the officer from personal liability
✔✔Reasonable Accommodation - ✔✔any modification or adjustment that will allow a
qualified inmate with a disability to participate in the programs, services, or activities of
an institution or facility
✔✔reasonable force - ✔✔the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes necessary to overcome resistance
✔✔Reception - ✔✔a multifaceted process in which an inmate is admitted to a state
institution
✔✔Release - ✔✔the process by which an inmate is discharged from a county detention
facility or state correctional institution
✔✔Report - ✔✔a written document prepared by a correctional officer that gives
information about an incident, event, situation, or person encountered by the officer
✔✔Riot - ✔✔a disturbance with uncontrolled violence by inmates, usually directed at the
administration; a riot is not necessarily localized
