CDCR SGT 2026 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Scenario 2 - ✔✔Decontaminate inmates
Discuss with incident commander re:disposition of yard
- Yard recall or resume
• Controlled
• Stripped
• Clothed body searches
Equipment Check
Possibly
-inmate count and staff accountability
✔✔Scenario 3 - ✔✔Have Inmates on out-count as applicable
Complete 114D Package
- 114D
- 114a-1
- Bed-card with picture and state
ID
- Bed move in SOMS
- 7219
- 1030 copies if issued
- DECS print out
- Property receipt
- Pertinent medical forms for tracking of appointments and medication
Ensure all staff write concise and comprehensive reports before leaving work
- Use of force review, screen reports, proper grammar and verbiage
Assist IC with 837
- A = synopsis
- B-1 = Inmates involved
- B-2 = Staff involved
- B-3 = Visitors involved
- C = individual reports
✔✔Use of Restraints - ✔✔Transporting inmate
Likelihood of violence or escape
Under direction of medical staff to prevent self injury or suicid
, Not for punishment
Not on neck or restrict breathing or circulation
Not to a fixed part of a vehicle
✔✔Evidence Preservation (Think of Forensics Class) - ✔✔Be safe use PPE at all times
Isolate the location
- Barriers and Limit Access
Search the Scene
- Systematic process and do not disturb
Photograph the Scene and evidence
- Overall, Approach, Close up, and Relational
Document the crime scene
- Document everything seen and done, create log (scribe)
Identify evidence
- Type of evidence, relation to crime, use markers
Properly Package, Store, and Secure Evidence
- Bag, tag, label, document, type of container, warnings, what and where, where stored.
Log it and write it.
✔✔Sergeant Tours - ✔✔Look for hazards
Review Log Book
Talk with Staff' request feedback on concerns and needs
Review
- Clark binder
- 24 hour log
- Inventories
- Heat list
- Mandatory postings
- Uniforms
- MSDS
- Shadow searches and counts
- Post Orders
- Inmate time cards up to date
Address concerns and seek feedback
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Scenario 2 - ✔✔Decontaminate inmates
Discuss with incident commander re:disposition of yard
- Yard recall or resume
• Controlled
• Stripped
• Clothed body searches
Equipment Check
Possibly
-inmate count and staff accountability
✔✔Scenario 3 - ✔✔Have Inmates on out-count as applicable
Complete 114D Package
- 114D
- 114a-1
- Bed-card with picture and state
ID
- Bed move in SOMS
- 7219
- 1030 copies if issued
- DECS print out
- Property receipt
- Pertinent medical forms for tracking of appointments and medication
Ensure all staff write concise and comprehensive reports before leaving work
- Use of force review, screen reports, proper grammar and verbiage
Assist IC with 837
- A = synopsis
- B-1 = Inmates involved
- B-2 = Staff involved
- B-3 = Visitors involved
- C = individual reports
✔✔Use of Restraints - ✔✔Transporting inmate
Likelihood of violence or escape
Under direction of medical staff to prevent self injury or suicid
, Not for punishment
Not on neck or restrict breathing or circulation
Not to a fixed part of a vehicle
✔✔Evidence Preservation (Think of Forensics Class) - ✔✔Be safe use PPE at all times
Isolate the location
- Barriers and Limit Access
Search the Scene
- Systematic process and do not disturb
Photograph the Scene and evidence
- Overall, Approach, Close up, and Relational
Document the crime scene
- Document everything seen and done, create log (scribe)
Identify evidence
- Type of evidence, relation to crime, use markers
Properly Package, Store, and Secure Evidence
- Bag, tag, label, document, type of container, warnings, what and where, where stored.
Log it and write it.
✔✔Sergeant Tours - ✔✔Look for hazards
Review Log Book
Talk with Staff' request feedback on concerns and needs
Review
- Clark binder
- 24 hour log
- Inventories
- Heat list
- Mandatory postings
- Uniforms
- MSDS
- Shadow searches and counts
- Post Orders
- Inmate time cards up to date
Address concerns and seek feedback
