FDLE CORRECTIONS 2027 CORRECT ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
Correctional Officer - ✔✔any person who is appointed of employed full time by the state
or any political subdivision thereof, or 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: however, the
term "correctional officer" does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally
trained personnel.
✔✔F.A.C - ✔✔Florida Administrative Code/ The body of law that oversees public
regulatory agencies.
✔✔FMJS - ✔✔Florida Model Jail Standard
✔✔In addition to FAC and FMJS, certified correctional officers are overseen by
_________. - ✔✔CJSTC
✔✔CJSTC - ✔✔Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
✔✔Florida Statute 943.12 - ✔✔explains the duties of the CJSTC.
✔✔The CJSTC meets quarterly and has a purpose to ____________________ -
✔✔"ensure that the citizens of the State of Florida are served by the most qualified,
well-trained, competent and ethical criminal justice officers in the nation."
✔✔SOCE - ✔✔State Officer Certification Exam
✔✔Nolo Contendere - ✔✔individual does not accept or deny responsibility for the
charges but agrees to accept punishment.
✔✔Values - ✔✔Principles, qualities considered worthwhile and required. They are core
beliefs or desires that guide or motivate a person's attitude and actions.
, ✔✔Ethics - ✔✔moral principles that govern an individual or group based on societies
standards of right and wrong.
✔✔Ethical Behavior - ✔✔decision making based on ethical values, performed on a daily
basis for personal or professional reasons.
✔✔Stereotyping - ✔✔fixed and unvarying ideas or opinions of a person, group or
subject.
✔✔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 - ✔✔negative behavior towards a person or group that is based on
color, sex, age, race, religion, ethnic and national origin, handicap, and/ or mental
status.
✔✔Assumption - ✔✔a notion or statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may not be factual.
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride and self and career.
✔✔Chain of Command - ✔✔the order of authority within an organization.
✔✔Organization - ✔✔a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or multiple objectives.
✔✔Insubordination - ✔✔failure to follow lawful orders from a supervisor
✔✔Criminal Justice - ✔✔structure, functions and decision making processes of those
agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders.
✔✔The three main components of the Criminal Justice System - ✔✔law enforcement,
court system, and corrections
✔✔Four levels of law enforcement within the United States - ✔✔local or municipal,
county, state and federal
✔✔Jurisdiction - ✔✔the types of cases in which the court can make decisions
✔✔There are _____county courts in the state of Florida - ✔✔67
✔✔There are _____ circuit courts in the state of Florida. - ✔✔20
QUESTIONS SET A+
Correctional Officer - ✔✔any person who is appointed of employed full time by the state
or any political subdivision thereof, or 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: however, the
term "correctional officer" does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally
trained personnel.
✔✔F.A.C - ✔✔Florida Administrative Code/ The body of law that oversees public
regulatory agencies.
✔✔FMJS - ✔✔Florida Model Jail Standard
✔✔In addition to FAC and FMJS, certified correctional officers are overseen by
_________. - ✔✔CJSTC
✔✔CJSTC - ✔✔Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
✔✔Florida Statute 943.12 - ✔✔explains the duties of the CJSTC.
✔✔The CJSTC meets quarterly and has a purpose to ____________________ -
✔✔"ensure that the citizens of the State of Florida are served by the most qualified,
well-trained, competent and ethical criminal justice officers in the nation."
✔✔SOCE - ✔✔State Officer Certification Exam
✔✔Nolo Contendere - ✔✔individual does not accept or deny responsibility for the
charges but agrees to accept punishment.
✔✔Values - ✔✔Principles, qualities considered worthwhile and required. They are core
beliefs or desires that guide or motivate a person's attitude and actions.
, ✔✔Ethics - ✔✔moral principles that govern an individual or group based on societies
standards of right and wrong.
✔✔Ethical Behavior - ✔✔decision making based on ethical values, performed on a daily
basis for personal or professional reasons.
✔✔Stereotyping - ✔✔fixed and unvarying ideas or opinions of a person, group or
subject.
✔✔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 - ✔✔negative behavior towards a person or group that is based on
color, sex, age, race, religion, ethnic and national origin, handicap, and/ or mental
status.
✔✔Assumption - ✔✔a notion or statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may not be factual.
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride and self and career.
✔✔Chain of Command - ✔✔the order of authority within an organization.
✔✔Organization - ✔✔a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or multiple objectives.
✔✔Insubordination - ✔✔failure to follow lawful orders from a supervisor
✔✔Criminal Justice - ✔✔structure, functions and decision making processes of those
agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders.
✔✔The three main components of the Criminal Justice System - ✔✔law enforcement,
court system, and corrections
✔✔Four levels of law enforcement within the United States - ✔✔local or municipal,
county, state and federal
✔✔Jurisdiction - ✔✔the types of cases in which the court can make decisions
✔✔There are _____county courts in the state of Florida - ✔✔67
✔✔There are _____ circuit courts in the state of Florida. - ✔✔20
