Introduction to Correctional
Probation – Chapter 1 Study
Notes and Exam Preparation
Guide
Safety - ANSWER-Safety remains a priority, in everything we do, for our staff,
inmates, offenders, and the public. Looking forward, technology will allow us to
take an innovative approach toward creating safer environments.
Accountability - ANSWER-We must be accountable to those under our
supervision, our fellow members, and most importantly, the people of Florida
through fiscally sound policy and strategic goals that complement our mission and
vision.
Fairness & Integrity - ANSWER-We must always be fair and act with integrity. Our
officers face difficult situations every day. We expect them to rise above these
testing circumstances and be professional at all times.
Innovation - ANSWER-We must be innovative in our approach to building a
modern Department of Corrections. We expect Florida to serve as a national
leader in correctional policy and embrace a best in class approach to creating
policies that promote success for our supervised population.
, Reentry - ANSWER-The process of an offender transitioning from incarceration in a
facility to supervision within the community enhancing public safety and reducing
recidivism.
Recidivism - ANSWER-A measure of the likelihood that an inmate will reoffend
within THREE YEARS of release from incarceration.
Correctional Probation Officer - ANSWER-Florida Statute 943.10(3) A person
responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned
inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the Department
of Corrections' institutions or within the community.
Criminal justice - ANSWER-The structure, functions, and decision-making
processes of those agencies that deal with the management and control of crime
and criminal offenders.
Jurisdiction - ANSWER-The types of cases in which the court can make decisions.
Judgment - ANSWER-A formal decision made by the court, an obligation made by
the ruling of a court.
Court order - ANSWER-A legal relationship between persons in a court
proceeding, it requires someone to do or refrain from doing something.
ie. restraining order, warrant, divorce decree, summons
Probation – Chapter 1 Study
Notes and Exam Preparation
Guide
Safety - ANSWER-Safety remains a priority, in everything we do, for our staff,
inmates, offenders, and the public. Looking forward, technology will allow us to
take an innovative approach toward creating safer environments.
Accountability - ANSWER-We must be accountable to those under our
supervision, our fellow members, and most importantly, the people of Florida
through fiscally sound policy and strategic goals that complement our mission and
vision.
Fairness & Integrity - ANSWER-We must always be fair and act with integrity. Our
officers face difficult situations every day. We expect them to rise above these
testing circumstances and be professional at all times.
Innovation - ANSWER-We must be innovative in our approach to building a
modern Department of Corrections. We expect Florida to serve as a national
leader in correctional policy and embrace a best in class approach to creating
policies that promote success for our supervised population.
, Reentry - ANSWER-The process of an offender transitioning from incarceration in a
facility to supervision within the community enhancing public safety and reducing
recidivism.
Recidivism - ANSWER-A measure of the likelihood that an inmate will reoffend
within THREE YEARS of release from incarceration.
Correctional Probation Officer - ANSWER-Florida Statute 943.10(3) A person
responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned
inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the Department
of Corrections' institutions or within the community.
Criminal justice - ANSWER-The structure, functions, and decision-making
processes of those agencies that deal with the management and control of crime
and criminal offenders.
Jurisdiction - ANSWER-The types of cases in which the court can make decisions.
Judgment - ANSWER-A formal decision made by the court, an obligation made by
the ruling of a court.
Court order - ANSWER-A legal relationship between persons in a court
proceeding, it requires someone to do or refrain from doing something.
ie. restraining order, warrant, divorce decree, summons
