FCSO OPOTA CORRECTIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1.SPO 1.1-What's the relationship between a student performance
objective and a test question?: A test question must respond directly to
an spo and every spo may be the basis of a test question.
2.SPO 1.1-What are the reasons for corrections training?: • Mandated by
state law.
•To acquire new knowledge and skills
•To reduce errors and mistakes in
performing critical tasks while
protecting the public.
•To standardize procedures.
•To increase efficiency
•To build confidence and morale.
•To build safety and survival skills
•To reduce civil liability.
•To eliminate unfit trainees who do
not meet training standards.
3.SPO 1.2-List the internal and external influences that affect and
complicate an officer's decisions: • Relationships with family and friends.
•The media.
•Department regulations.
•Citizens.
•Interdepartmental politics.
•The officer's own ethical and moral beliefs.
4.SPO 1.2-2-What are factors that contribute to unethical behavior?: • Anger
•Lust
•Greed
•Peer Pressure
5.SPO 1.2-3-Part 1: What will an ethical corrections officer do?: • Treat
every- one professionally and without
bias.
•Conduct duties objectively.
•Respect the profession of corrections.
•Be responsible to his/her
family and community.
6.SPO 1.2-3-Part 2: What will an unethical corrections officer do?: • Use
exces- sive force.
•Accept gratuities.
•Commit perjury.
•Falsify reports.
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7.SPO 2.1-1-What are the purposes of the Bill of Rights: • Protect an
individuals freedoms.
•Prevent the government from
interfering in protected rights.
8.SPO 2.1-2-Describe the major components of the criminal justice system::
• Law enforcement-keep the peace,
apprehend violators, combat crime,
prevent crime, and provide services.
•Courts-Hold fair and impartial trials
(due process), determine guilt or
innocence, impose sentences on
the guilty, key personnel includes
judges, prosecutors, and defense
attorneys.
•Corrections-responsible for
supervising the offender.
Prison/county jails, parole, probation,
halfway houses, and work release
programs.
9.SPO 2.1-3-List the goals of sentencing: • Punish the offender and in
many cases,
rehabilitate thee offender.
•Protect society.
•Restore the victim as much as possible.
10.SPO 2.1-4-What are the general rules for effective courtroom testimony?:
• Be prepared.
•Project a positive image.
•Dress in professional attire.
•Sit, stand, and walk with good posture.
•Project your voice.
•Give direct answers to questions
from attorneys or the judge.
•If permitted to take reports and
notes to the witness stand, ask for
a moment to review them (don't
read report directly unless told to).
•Be honest.
11.SPO 2.4-1-Essential jail standards:: • Standard that has been
designated to directly support the life, safety, and health of
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the jail inmates, employees, and volunteers.
•Jail must follow all of these standards.
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ANSWERS
12.SPO2.4-1-Important jail standards:: • Standard that has been
designated to support good correctional practices in training,
operations, inmate services, safety, and emergency procedures,
sanitation, food services, inmate rules/discipline, and other areas that
address good correctional practices.
•Full service and minimum security jails must comply with 90% of these
standards.
13.SPO 2.7-1-characteristics of inmates vulnerable to sexual assault:: •
Mental illness or disabled.
•Physical size-most reports
from underweight or
morbidly obese.
•First time and/or younger inmates.
•Perceived as homosexual by other inmates.
•Prior sexual abuse victim.
14.SPO2.7-2-Signs of potential sexual assault victims (physical indicators)::
• Contraction of an STI (sexually transmitted
infection).
•Pregnancy.
•Stomach/abdominal pain
•Difficulty walking or sitting.
•Unexplained injuries.
15.SPO2.7-2-Signs of potential sexual assault victims (psychological
indica- tors):: • Acting out
•Anger
•Anxiety
•Depression
•Difficulty concentrating
•Suicidal thoughts
•Numbness
16.SPO 2.7-2-What is the definition of red flag indicators of sexual assault?:
• Indicators that should immediately arouse an officer's suspicion and
warrant some questions, especially when coupled with other physical
and psychological indicators.
17.SPO 2.7-2-Red flag indicators of sexual assault:: • Isolation
•Depression
•Lashing out/unusual aggression
•Refusal to shower
•Suicidal thoughts/actions
ANSWERS
1.SPO 1.1-What's the relationship between a student performance
objective and a test question?: A test question must respond directly to
an spo and every spo may be the basis of a test question.
2.SPO 1.1-What are the reasons for corrections training?: • Mandated by
state law.
•To acquire new knowledge and skills
•To reduce errors and mistakes in
performing critical tasks while
protecting the public.
•To standardize procedures.
•To increase efficiency
•To build confidence and morale.
•To build safety and survival skills
•To reduce civil liability.
•To eliminate unfit trainees who do
not meet training standards.
3.SPO 1.2-List the internal and external influences that affect and
complicate an officer's decisions: • Relationships with family and friends.
•The media.
•Department regulations.
•Citizens.
•Interdepartmental politics.
•The officer's own ethical and moral beliefs.
4.SPO 1.2-2-What are factors that contribute to unethical behavior?: • Anger
•Lust
•Greed
•Peer Pressure
5.SPO 1.2-3-Part 1: What will an ethical corrections officer do?: • Treat
every- one professionally and without
bias.
•Conduct duties objectively.
•Respect the profession of corrections.
•Be responsible to his/her
family and community.
6.SPO 1.2-3-Part 2: What will an unethical corrections officer do?: • Use
exces- sive force.
•Accept gratuities.
•Commit perjury.
•Falsify reports.
, FCSO OPOTA CORRECTIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
7.SPO 2.1-1-What are the purposes of the Bill of Rights: • Protect an
individuals freedoms.
•Prevent the government from
interfering in protected rights.
8.SPO 2.1-2-Describe the major components of the criminal justice system::
• Law enforcement-keep the peace,
apprehend violators, combat crime,
prevent crime, and provide services.
•Courts-Hold fair and impartial trials
(due process), determine guilt or
innocence, impose sentences on
the guilty, key personnel includes
judges, prosecutors, and defense
attorneys.
•Corrections-responsible for
supervising the offender.
Prison/county jails, parole, probation,
halfway houses, and work release
programs.
9.SPO 2.1-3-List the goals of sentencing: • Punish the offender and in
many cases,
rehabilitate thee offender.
•Protect society.
•Restore the victim as much as possible.
10.SPO 2.1-4-What are the general rules for effective courtroom testimony?:
• Be prepared.
•Project a positive image.
•Dress in professional attire.
•Sit, stand, and walk with good posture.
•Project your voice.
•Give direct answers to questions
from attorneys or the judge.
•If permitted to take reports and
notes to the witness stand, ask for
a moment to review them (don't
read report directly unless told to).
•Be honest.
11.SPO 2.4-1-Essential jail standards:: • Standard that has been
designated to directly support the life, safety, and health of
, FCSO OPOTA CORRECTIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the jail inmates, employees, and volunteers.
•Jail must follow all of these standards.
, FCSO OPOTA CORRECTIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
12.SPO2.4-1-Important jail standards:: • Standard that has been
designated to support good correctional practices in training,
operations, inmate services, safety, and emergency procedures,
sanitation, food services, inmate rules/discipline, and other areas that
address good correctional practices.
•Full service and minimum security jails must comply with 90% of these
standards.
13.SPO 2.7-1-characteristics of inmates vulnerable to sexual assault:: •
Mental illness or disabled.
•Physical size-most reports
from underweight or
morbidly obese.
•First time and/or younger inmates.
•Perceived as homosexual by other inmates.
•Prior sexual abuse victim.
14.SPO2.7-2-Signs of potential sexual assault victims (physical indicators)::
• Contraction of an STI (sexually transmitted
infection).
•Pregnancy.
•Stomach/abdominal pain
•Difficulty walking or sitting.
•Unexplained injuries.
15.SPO2.7-2-Signs of potential sexual assault victims (psychological
indica- tors):: • Acting out
•Anger
•Anxiety
•Depression
•Difficulty concentrating
•Suicidal thoughts
•Numbness
16.SPO 2.7-2-What is the definition of red flag indicators of sexual assault?:
• Indicators that should immediately arouse an officer's suspicion and
warrant some questions, especially when coupled with other physical
and psychological indicators.
17.SPO 2.7-2-Red flag indicators of sexual assault:: • Isolation
•Depression
•Lashing out/unusual aggression
•Refusal to shower
•Suicidal thoughts/actions
