FDLE CHAPTERS 1-4 CORRECTIONS (SOCE PRACTICE 1/2) 450+ ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL ANSWERS || 100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Correctional Officer: any person who is employed full time by the state or
county, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody,
and control, or investigation, of inmates within a correctional institution
2. F.A.C.: Florida Administrative Code
3. FMJS: Florida Model Jail Standards
4. Nolo Contendre: when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for the
charges but agrees to accept punishment
5. Values: principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable
6. Ethics: the moral principles that govern a person or group based on society's
understanding of right and wrong
7. Ethical Behavior: principled, valued-based decision making that is practiced
daily
8. Stereotyping: judging a group of people who are different from you based on
your own or others' opinions or encounters
9. 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
10. Discrimination: negative behavior toward a person or group that is based on
color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, disability, or marital status
11. Assumption: a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that
may or may not be factual
12. Professionalism: behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride in self and career
13. Chain of Command: the order of authority that helps coordination, reduces
confusion, and enhances the efficiency of the organization
14. Organization: a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or multiple objectives
15. Insubordination: failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in your chain
of command
16. Jurisdiction: the types of cases in which the court can make decisions
17. Probation: a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision
of a probation officer under specified court-ordered terms and conditions
18. Parole: the release of an inmate from a correctional institution prior to the
conclusion of the inmate's court-imposed sentence
,19. Community Control: (house arrest) is a form of closely monitored community
supervision and is more restrictive than probation or parole
20. Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution
21. Search: as governmental intrusion into a place where a person has a reasonable
expectation of privacy
,22. Contraband: any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive
quantities or altered from its intended purpose
23. Probable Cause: a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime
was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances
24. Seizure: the act of taking possession of contraband or evidence for a violation
of rule or law
25. Miranda Warnings: provide the protections of the Fifth Amendment right against
self-incrimination when a suspect in custody is interrogated in a criminal investiga-
tion
26. Baker Act: provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term community inpatient
treatment
27. P.R.E.A.: prison rape elimination act
28. Privileged Communication: information held confidential within a protected
relationship, such as between an inmate and an attorney
29. Criminal Act: a violation of the law
30. Felony: any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by death or impris-
onment in a state facility for more than one year
31. Misdemeanor: any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by imprison-
ment for one year or less in a county correctional facility
32. Instrumentalities of a Crime: anything used to commit a crime
33. Fruits of a Crime: anything gained or obtained by committing a crime
34. Evidence: anything that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or discipli-
nary hearing
35. Direct Evidence: directly proves a fact without inference or assumption
36. Indirect Evidence: based on an inference, not on personal knowledge through
observation
37. Physical Evidence: material objects such as weapons, drugs, or money
38. Testimonial Evidence: verbal evidence obtained from a witness, victim, or
suspect
39. Documentary Evidence: printed or written evidence such as a call out log,
written property receipt, letter, or recording
40. Chain of Custody: documentation of every person who handled evidence as
well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it
41. Reasonable Force: the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes to be necessary to overcome resistance
42. Criminal Liability: when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
43. Civil Liability: responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act that an
officer has a duty to perform that injures another person or damages property
, 44. Tort: a civil wrong in which the action or inaction of an officer or entity violates
the rights of another person
45. Negligence: failure to use due or reasonable care, in a situation where an officer
has a duty to act, that results in harm to another
46. Color of Law: an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official duties
under any law, ordinance, or regulation
47. Sovereign Immunity: protects individual officers and agency employees from
personal liability and from being named as a defendant in a state civil lawsuit
48. Qualified Immunity: protects the officer from personal liability
49. 1st Amendment: protects freedom of speech, of the press, and of religion, and
the right to peacefully assemble
50. 4th Amendment: prohibits unreasonable search and seizure
51. Fifth Amendment: prohibiting self-incrimination and requires grand jury indict-
ment for capital crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprivation of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law
52. Sixth Amendment: guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, to counsel,
to an impartial jury, to be informed of the nature of the charges, and to confront
witnesses
53. Eighth Amendment: prohibits excessive bails and fines, and cruel and unusual
punishment
54. Emergency Doctrine: an incident requiring an immediate life-or-death decision
resulting in the violation of agency policy in order to protect others from harm or
death
55. What are the 5 amendments that a important to a correctional officer?: first,
fourth, fifth, sixth, and eigth
56. When a juvenile is arrested, what facility do they go to?: juvenile assessment
center (JAC)
57. Name the 3 components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement,
corrections, courts
58. Where do inmates stay while they wait to go to court/trail?: county jails
59. Who can give miranda to inmates in jail?: law enforcement officers or prison
inspectors
60. Whats another name for Baker Act?: Florida Mental Health Act
61. Is introduction of contraband into a facility a felony or misdemeanor?: -
felony
62. If you have to use force on the job it must be and .: reasonable
and justified
63. Graham v Connor is?: use of force cases are judged with objective reasonable-
ness
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL ANSWERS || 100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Correctional Officer: any person who is employed full time by the state or
county, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody,
and control, or investigation, of inmates within a correctional institution
2. F.A.C.: Florida Administrative Code
3. FMJS: Florida Model Jail Standards
4. Nolo Contendre: when a person does not accept or deny responsibility for the
charges but agrees to accept punishment
5. Values: principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable
6. Ethics: the moral principles that govern a person or group based on society's
understanding of right and wrong
7. Ethical Behavior: principled, valued-based decision making that is practiced
daily
8. Stereotyping: judging a group of people who are different from you based on
your own or others' opinions or encounters
9. 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
10. Discrimination: negative behavior toward a person or group that is based on
color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, disability, or marital status
11. Assumption: a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that
may or may not be factual
12. Professionalism: behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by
pride in self and career
13. Chain of Command: the order of authority that helps coordination, reduces
confusion, and enhances the efficiency of the organization
14. Organization: a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish an
objective or multiple objectives
15. Insubordination: failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in your chain
of command
16. Jurisdiction: the types of cases in which the court can make decisions
17. Probation: a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision
of a probation officer under specified court-ordered terms and conditions
18. Parole: the release of an inmate from a correctional institution prior to the
conclusion of the inmate's court-imposed sentence
,19. Community Control: (house arrest) is a form of closely monitored community
supervision and is more restrictive than probation or parole
20. Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution
21. Search: as governmental intrusion into a place where a person has a reasonable
expectation of privacy
,22. Contraband: any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive
quantities or altered from its intended purpose
23. Probable Cause: a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime
was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances
24. Seizure: the act of taking possession of contraband or evidence for a violation
of rule or law
25. Miranda Warnings: provide the protections of the Fifth Amendment right against
self-incrimination when a suspect in custody is interrogated in a criminal investiga-
tion
26. Baker Act: provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term community inpatient
treatment
27. P.R.E.A.: prison rape elimination act
28. Privileged Communication: information held confidential within a protected
relationship, such as between an inmate and an attorney
29. Criminal Act: a violation of the law
30. Felony: any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by death or impris-
onment in a state facility for more than one year
31. Misdemeanor: any criminal offense punishable under Florida law by imprison-
ment for one year or less in a county correctional facility
32. Instrumentalities of a Crime: anything used to commit a crime
33. Fruits of a Crime: anything gained or obtained by committing a crime
34. Evidence: anything that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or discipli-
nary hearing
35. Direct Evidence: directly proves a fact without inference or assumption
36. Indirect Evidence: based on an inference, not on personal knowledge through
observation
37. Physical Evidence: material objects such as weapons, drugs, or money
38. Testimonial Evidence: verbal evidence obtained from a witness, victim, or
suspect
39. Documentary Evidence: printed or written evidence such as a call out log,
written property receipt, letter, or recording
40. Chain of Custody: documentation of every person who handled evidence as
well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it
41. Reasonable Force: the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes to be necessary to overcome resistance
42. Criminal Liability: when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
43. Civil Liability: responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act that an
officer has a duty to perform that injures another person or damages property
, 44. Tort: a civil wrong in which the action or inaction of an officer or entity violates
the rights of another person
45. Negligence: failure to use due or reasonable care, in a situation where an officer
has a duty to act, that results in harm to another
46. Color of Law: an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official duties
under any law, ordinance, or regulation
47. Sovereign Immunity: protects individual officers and agency employees from
personal liability and from being named as a defendant in a state civil lawsuit
48. Qualified Immunity: protects the officer from personal liability
49. 1st Amendment: protects freedom of speech, of the press, and of religion, and
the right to peacefully assemble
50. 4th Amendment: prohibits unreasonable search and seizure
51. Fifth Amendment: prohibiting self-incrimination and requires grand jury indict-
ment for capital crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprivation of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law
52. Sixth Amendment: guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, to counsel,
to an impartial jury, to be informed of the nature of the charges, and to confront
witnesses
53. Eighth Amendment: prohibits excessive bails and fines, and cruel and unusual
punishment
54. Emergency Doctrine: an incident requiring an immediate life-or-death decision
resulting in the violation of agency policy in order to protect others from harm or
death
55. What are the 5 amendments that a important to a correctional officer?: first,
fourth, fifth, sixth, and eigth
56. When a juvenile is arrested, what facility do they go to?: juvenile assessment
center (JAC)
57. Name the 3 components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement,
corrections, courts
58. Where do inmates stay while they wait to go to court/trail?: county jails
59. Who can give miranda to inmates in jail?: law enforcement officers or prison
inspectors
60. Whats another name for Baker Act?: Florida Mental Health Act
61. Is introduction of contraband into a facility a felony or misdemeanor?: -
felony
62. If you have to use force on the job it must be and .: reasonable
and justified
63. Graham v Connor is?: use of force cases are judged with objective reasonable-
ness
