QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1st amendment - CORRECT ANSWER freedom of religion, speech,
4th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER unreasonable search and seizures
5th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER self-incrimination, due process, double
jeopardy
6th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER right to speedy trial
8th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment
which amendment covers the right to privacy? - CORRECT ANSWER 4th amendment
which court has the ultimate responsibility for settling disputes and interpreting the meaning
of laws? - CORRECT ANSWER supreme court
the role of the Supreme Court to examine the actions of local state and national gov'ts and to
rule on the constitutionality of any disputed actions by those political bodies is known as
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER judicial review
three characteristics against which a belief system may be measure to determine if it is, in
fact considered a religion - CORRECT ANSWER must address fundamental and
ultimate questions of deep and imponderable matters
must be comprehensive in nature and consist of a belief system as opposed to an isolate
teaching
must be recognizable by certain formal and external signs
,what is privileged communication? - CORRECT ANSWER communication between
an inmate and his/her lawyer is privileged as communication between any citizen and his/her
lawyer
spoken or written communication that must be conducted in secret and can not be divulged
how should detention staff handle incoming privileged mail? - CORRECT
ANSWER incoming mail from attorneys can be opened and inspected for contraband
but only in the inmate's presence and may not be read by jail personnel
when do jail officers have the right to use a reasonable and necessary amount of force? -
CORRECT ANSWER self defense and/or defense of others
prevent a crime, including escape
maintain order and security
quell a disturbance
do inmates have a legitimate expectation of privacy in their cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER no, according to Hudson v. Palmer
what type of search requires special legal justification and is to be conducted only by medical
personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER body cavity search including a probe
when conducting cell searches, how should officers treat an inmate's legal papers? -
CORRECT ANSWER more care than they would treat other inmate possessions. legal
materials can be searched for contraband
does it constitute double jeopardy for an inmate to be disciplined by jail administration and
prosecuted in court for the same offense? - CORRECT ANSWER no
which U.S. code grants the right to sue government officials for committing constitutional
violations? - CORRECT ANSWER title 42 USC 1983
, administrative segregation vs. disciplinary segregation - CORRECT ANSWER admin
seg is for protection
disciplinary segregation is for punishment
stress - CORRECT ANSWER non-specific response of the body to any demand made
upon it - events that cause changes to our overall health and wellness
job-related stressors - CORRECT ANSWER co-workers
supervisors
inmates
public
job assignment
safety
hours
money
non-job related stressors - CORRECT ANSWER family
neighbors
household duties
bills
pets
burnout - CORRECT ANSWER physical or emotional exhaustion from long term
stress
five stages of burnout - CORRECT ANSWER honeymoon
fuel shortages
chronic symptoms