FLORIDA BRT CORRECTIONS - INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS || EXAM| UPDATED 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |100% PASS
s. 943.10, F.S. ✔️law that defines a correctional officer
correctional officer ✔️any person who is appointed or employed full time by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or by any private
entity which has contracted with the state or county, and whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, and
control, or investigation, of inmates within a correctional institution
personal characteristics supervisors look for in new officers include abilities to ✔️• work alone with little or no supervision
• perform tasks without getting distracted
• independently make decisions and stand by those decisions
• learn new techniques and procedures
• adapt to change without incurring undue stress
• be attentive to their environment
• be responsible for actions taken as well as the consequences of inaction
• interact appropriately with others
Florida Administrative Code (FAC) ✔️the body of law that oversees public regulatory agencies
Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) ✔️standards set by the Florida Sheriff's Association and with which all local jails must comply
Florida Statutes and FAC ✔️the requirements and rules set out for officers who work for the Florida Department of Corrections and its entities
are governed by
Florida Statutes and FMJS ✔️officer who work for county agencies and facilities are governed by
CJSTC ✔️Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
CJSTC was created to ✔️oversee the certification, employment, training, and conduct of the Florida law enforcement. correctional, and
correctional probation officers; meets quarterly
s. 943.12, F.S. ✔️explains the Commission's duties as follows:
• establish uniform minimum standards for the employment and training of full-time, part-time, and auxiliary law enforcement, correctional,
and correctional probation officers
• establish and maintain officer training programs, curricula requirement , and certification of training schools and training school instructors
• certify officers who completed a Florida BRT Program or who are diversely qualified through experience and training and who met minimum
employment standards
• review and administer appropriate administrative sanctions in instances when an officer, instructor, or training school is found to be in
violation of the Florida Statutes and Commission standards
• set forth rules and procedures to administer the requirements of ss. 943.085-943.255, F.S.
• conduct studies of compensation, education, and training for correctional, correctional probation, and law enforcement disciplines
• maintain a central repository or records of all certified criminal justice officers
• develop, maintain, and administer the SOCE for criminal justice officers
CJP ✔️Criminal Justice Professionalism Division
FDLE ✔️Florida Department of Law Enforcement
CJP and FDLE supports and assists the Commission's the ✔️the execution, administration, implementation, and evaluation of the Commission's
powers, duties, and functions
, s. 943.13, F.S. ✔️sets minimum requirements and standards that a person must meet before being employed or appointed as a correctional
officer
nolo contendere ✔️when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment
SOCE ✔️State Officer Certification Examination
values ✔️principles or standards considered worthwhile or desirable; core beliefs or desires that guide or motivate a person's attitude and
actions
ethics ✔️moral principles that govern a person or group; based on society's understanding of right and wrong
ethical behavior ✔️principled, value-based decision making that is practiced daily
behaviors to avoid ✔️• stereotyping
• bias or prejudice
• discrimination
• assumption
stereotyping ✔️judging a group of people who are different from you based on your own or others' opinions or encounters
bias or prejudice ✔️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 ✔️the 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 ✔️a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that may or may not be factual
ethical decision-making tool ✔️an assessment tool that can assist you in making decisions in difficult ethical situations
professionalism ✔️behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by pride in self and career
chain of command ✔️the order of authority within an organization; linking the authority and responsibility of one level of an organization to
another
organization ✔️a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an objective or multiple objectives
rank structure in a correctional setting ✔️• sheriff or warden
• undersheriff or assistant warden
• colonel or chief of security
• major
• captain
• lieutenant
• sergeant
• corporal
• deputy or officer
insubordination ✔️failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in your chain of command; a very serious offense
criminal justice ✔️refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal with the management and
control of crime and criminal offenders
main components of the criminal justice system ✔️• law enforcement
s. 943.10, F.S. ✔️law that defines a correctional officer
correctional officer ✔️any person who is appointed or employed full time by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or by any private
entity which has contracted with the state or county, and whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, and
control, or investigation, of inmates within a correctional institution
personal characteristics supervisors look for in new officers include abilities to ✔️• work alone with little or no supervision
• perform tasks without getting distracted
• independently make decisions and stand by those decisions
• learn new techniques and procedures
• adapt to change without incurring undue stress
• be attentive to their environment
• be responsible for actions taken as well as the consequences of inaction
• interact appropriately with others
Florida Administrative Code (FAC) ✔️the body of law that oversees public regulatory agencies
Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) ✔️standards set by the Florida Sheriff's Association and with which all local jails must comply
Florida Statutes and FAC ✔️the requirements and rules set out for officers who work for the Florida Department of Corrections and its entities
are governed by
Florida Statutes and FMJS ✔️officer who work for county agencies and facilities are governed by
CJSTC ✔️Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
CJSTC was created to ✔️oversee the certification, employment, training, and conduct of the Florida law enforcement. correctional, and
correctional probation officers; meets quarterly
s. 943.12, F.S. ✔️explains the Commission's duties as follows:
• establish uniform minimum standards for the employment and training of full-time, part-time, and auxiliary law enforcement, correctional,
and correctional probation officers
• establish and maintain officer training programs, curricula requirement , and certification of training schools and training school instructors
• certify officers who completed a Florida BRT Program or who are diversely qualified through experience and training and who met minimum
employment standards
• review and administer appropriate administrative sanctions in instances when an officer, instructor, or training school is found to be in
violation of the Florida Statutes and Commission standards
• set forth rules and procedures to administer the requirements of ss. 943.085-943.255, F.S.
• conduct studies of compensation, education, and training for correctional, correctional probation, and law enforcement disciplines
• maintain a central repository or records of all certified criminal justice officers
• develop, maintain, and administer the SOCE for criminal justice officers
CJP ✔️Criminal Justice Professionalism Division
FDLE ✔️Florida Department of Law Enforcement
CJP and FDLE supports and assists the Commission's the ✔️the execution, administration, implementation, and evaluation of the Commission's
powers, duties, and functions
, s. 943.13, F.S. ✔️sets minimum requirements and standards that a person must meet before being employed or appointed as a correctional
officer
nolo contendere ✔️when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment
SOCE ✔️State Officer Certification Examination
values ✔️principles or standards considered worthwhile or desirable; core beliefs or desires that guide or motivate a person's attitude and
actions
ethics ✔️moral principles that govern a person or group; based on society's understanding of right and wrong
ethical behavior ✔️principled, value-based decision making that is practiced daily
behaviors to avoid ✔️• stereotyping
• bias or prejudice
• discrimination
• assumption
stereotyping ✔️judging a group of people who are different from you based on your own or others' opinions or encounters
bias or prejudice ✔️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 ✔️the 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 ✔️a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that may or may not be factual
ethical decision-making tool ✔️an assessment tool that can assist you in making decisions in difficult ethical situations
professionalism ✔️behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by pride in self and career
chain of command ✔️the order of authority within an organization; linking the authority and responsibility of one level of an organization to
another
organization ✔️a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an objective or multiple objectives
rank structure in a correctional setting ✔️• sheriff or warden
• undersheriff or assistant warden
• colonel or chief of security
• major
• captain
• lieutenant
• sergeant
• corporal
• deputy or officer
insubordination ✔️failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in your chain of command; a very serious offense
criminal justice ✔️refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal with the management and
control of crime and criminal offenders
main components of the criminal justice system ✔️• law enforcement
