Officer Exam Guide || VERIFIED QUESTIONS
<2025 Edition>
Description:
Covers verified exam material for Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Region 1
Training Academy. Includes inmate management, court protocols, use of force policies, and
officer safety procedures.
Keywords:
TDCJ Region 1
corrections officer training
court procedure
inmate management
use of force
correctional safety
verified TDCJ answers
training academy exam
Symptoms of warm related injuries: - ANSWER Heat Cramps
Heat Exhaustion
,Heat Stroke
Core Competencies: - ANSWER Inmate Management
Court Procedures
Searches
Suicide Prevention
Transportation
Staff Recruitment and Retention
Escort
Application of Restraints
Key Control
Security Checks
TDCJ was established in: - ANSWER 1848
What is Ruiz Vs. Estelle? - ANSWER The case that Ruiz fought the Texas Department of
Corrections at Estelle prison in Texas because he felt the conditions were constitutionally cruel.
Ruiz won the trial which gave inmates more rights and better living conditions.
,BIR stands for: - ANSWER Brief
Initial
Report
Steps of calling an ICS: - ANSWER 1. Flash, Flash, Flash
2. Name
3. Location
4. What is going on?
5. What resources do you need?
What is Holt vs. Hobbs? - ANSWER A muslim inmate legally fought for men to be allowed
to have facial hair
PROP-05: - ANSWER The log for recording an offender's property.
PROP-08 - ANSWER The log for recording confiscation of contraband from inmates.
, A cell should be searched: - ANSWER At least once every calendar month
STG stands for: - ANSWER Security Threat Group
What is the saying Stg. Humphrey told us to remember when it came to Non-Violent Crisis
Information? - ANSWER Survival lies within you
Reactionary Gap is: - ANSWER Making sure you keep 6 feet or more between you and
inmates at all times.
Non-verbal communication tools for non-violent crisis intervention: - ANSWER 1. Facial
Expressions
2. Body Gestures
3. Facing Squarely
4. Signals
5. Eye Contact
6. Posture/Stance
7. Distance