CDCR SGT UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔CCR 3084 I/M Appeal 3rd Level: - ✔✔60 Working Days.
Usually Heard at the Director's Level.
✔✔Emergency Appeals: - ✔✔If warranted, the 1st level shall be waived. The 2nd Level
shall be completed in 5 Working days.
✔✔Who Can Be the Chief Disciplinary Officer (CDO)? - ✔✔A person not below the level
of a Correctional Administrator or Parole Administrator I.
✔✔What is the Role of the Chief Disciplinary Officer (CDO)? - ✔✔1. Affirm, Reverse or
Modify the disciplinary action or credit forfeiture.
2. Order a different action/method
3. Dismiss
4. Order a re-hearing
✔✔What are the 3 ways of I/M Discipline? - ✔✔1. Verbal Counseling
2. Custodial Chrono (CDC 128-A)
3. Rules Violation Report (RVR) CDC 115
✔✔Who reviews all disciplinary methods and actions? - ✔✔Chief Disciplinary Officer
(CDO)
✔✔Who can classify a 115? - ✔✔1. Captain, PA3, CC3
OR
2. An experienced LT, CC2 or PA2
* EXCEPTION: Facilities having 1 Lieutenant or higher... a Sergeant can classify a 115.
✔✔What are the two classifications of a 115? - ✔✔1. Serious (CCR 3315)
2. Administrative (CCR 3314)
✔✔Can a person who classifies a 115, hear that same 115? - ✔✔No.
✔✔What does a CCR 3314 cover? - ✔✔'"Administrative" Rules Violation Report (RVR)
✔✔Does an I/M have a right to call a witness(es) for an Administrative Hearing? -
✔✔No.
✔✔What are the required documents for Administrative Segregation (Ad. Seg.)? - ✔✔1.
114D ASU Placement Notice
2. 114A - I/M Daily Activities Log Sheet while in ASU
, 3. 114-A1: Segregation Profile (must be updated every 90-days) including non-
confidential enemies on CDC 812.
4. 7219 Medical Evaluation
5. 128-MH7: Pre Ad. Seg. Placement Mental Health Screening.
✔✔What are the 9 roles of a Sergeant? - ✔✔1. Hear Administrative CDC 115's
2. Prepare/review 837 Incident Reports
3. Train Officers
4. Assist the LT w/ 114-D Lock-Up Orders
5. Monitor I/M Movement and Programs
6. Review Reports
7. Review and Answer 1st Level 602's
8. Monitor Sick Leave
9. Think and Act Quickly in Emergencies
✔✔What are the levels of STAFF discipline? - ✔✔1. Preventative
2. Corrective
3. Adverse
✔✔Identify the Seven (7) levels of Disciplinary Credit Forfeitures: - ✔✔A1, A2, B, C, D,
E, F
✔✔Identify the potential credit loss for each level of Disciplinary Credit Forfeitures: -
✔✔A1: 181-360
A2: 151-180
B: 121-150
C: 91-120
D: 61-90
E: 31-60
F: 0-30
✔✔Name the 7 Major Lawsuits Affecting CDCR - ✔✔1. Armstrong (ADA Disability
Placement Program)
2. Clark (DDP: Developmental Disability Placement)
3. Coleman (Mental Illness: CCCMS, DMH, EOP, MHCB)
4. Perez (right to Dental care)
5. Plata - Access to adequate medical care services (CDC MH-7362 Medical Request
Form)
6. Valdivia - Parole Revocation Process
7. Madrid- Madrid PBSP ad-seg
✔✔Clark Lawsuit Outcome - ✔✔Developmental Disability Program (DDP)
✔✔Armstrong Lawsuit Outcome - ✔✔Disability Placement Program (DPP); Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔CCR 3084 I/M Appeal 3rd Level: - ✔✔60 Working Days.
Usually Heard at the Director's Level.
✔✔Emergency Appeals: - ✔✔If warranted, the 1st level shall be waived. The 2nd Level
shall be completed in 5 Working days.
✔✔Who Can Be the Chief Disciplinary Officer (CDO)? - ✔✔A person not below the level
of a Correctional Administrator or Parole Administrator I.
✔✔What is the Role of the Chief Disciplinary Officer (CDO)? - ✔✔1. Affirm, Reverse or
Modify the disciplinary action or credit forfeiture.
2. Order a different action/method
3. Dismiss
4. Order a re-hearing
✔✔What are the 3 ways of I/M Discipline? - ✔✔1. Verbal Counseling
2. Custodial Chrono (CDC 128-A)
3. Rules Violation Report (RVR) CDC 115
✔✔Who reviews all disciplinary methods and actions? - ✔✔Chief Disciplinary Officer
(CDO)
✔✔Who can classify a 115? - ✔✔1. Captain, PA3, CC3
OR
2. An experienced LT, CC2 or PA2
* EXCEPTION: Facilities having 1 Lieutenant or higher... a Sergeant can classify a 115.
✔✔What are the two classifications of a 115? - ✔✔1. Serious (CCR 3315)
2. Administrative (CCR 3314)
✔✔Can a person who classifies a 115, hear that same 115? - ✔✔No.
✔✔What does a CCR 3314 cover? - ✔✔'"Administrative" Rules Violation Report (RVR)
✔✔Does an I/M have a right to call a witness(es) for an Administrative Hearing? -
✔✔No.
✔✔What are the required documents for Administrative Segregation (Ad. Seg.)? - ✔✔1.
114D ASU Placement Notice
2. 114A - I/M Daily Activities Log Sheet while in ASU
, 3. 114-A1: Segregation Profile (must be updated every 90-days) including non-
confidential enemies on CDC 812.
4. 7219 Medical Evaluation
5. 128-MH7: Pre Ad. Seg. Placement Mental Health Screening.
✔✔What are the 9 roles of a Sergeant? - ✔✔1. Hear Administrative CDC 115's
2. Prepare/review 837 Incident Reports
3. Train Officers
4. Assist the LT w/ 114-D Lock-Up Orders
5. Monitor I/M Movement and Programs
6. Review Reports
7. Review and Answer 1st Level 602's
8. Monitor Sick Leave
9. Think and Act Quickly in Emergencies
✔✔What are the levels of STAFF discipline? - ✔✔1. Preventative
2. Corrective
3. Adverse
✔✔Identify the Seven (7) levels of Disciplinary Credit Forfeitures: - ✔✔A1, A2, B, C, D,
E, F
✔✔Identify the potential credit loss for each level of Disciplinary Credit Forfeitures: -
✔✔A1: 181-360
A2: 151-180
B: 121-150
C: 91-120
D: 61-90
E: 31-60
F: 0-30
✔✔Name the 7 Major Lawsuits Affecting CDCR - ✔✔1. Armstrong (ADA Disability
Placement Program)
2. Clark (DDP: Developmental Disability Placement)
3. Coleman (Mental Illness: CCCMS, DMH, EOP, MHCB)
4. Perez (right to Dental care)
5. Plata - Access to adequate medical care services (CDC MH-7362 Medical Request
Form)
6. Valdivia - Parole Revocation Process
7. Madrid- Madrid PBSP ad-seg
✔✔Clark Lawsuit Outcome - ✔✔Developmental Disability Program (DDP)
✔✔Armstrong Lawsuit Outcome - ✔✔Disability Placement Program (DPP); Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
