CORRECTIONAL OFFICER BASIC TRAINING
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ How is forced used by policy? Answer: Prevent an escape of inmate
Ensure compliance with a lawful order
Protect property
Return an escapee to custody
⩥ When to use force. Answer: To obtain a proper correctional objective
Defend officer or third party from assult
⩥ Whitley vs. Albers. Answer: The determination of appropriateness
The need for the application of force.
Relationship between the need and amount of force used.
Threat reasonably preceived by responsible officials.
Efforts made to temper the severity of a forceful response.
⩥ Procedure for prison rule infraction under disciplinary action. Answer:
Written notice of charges 24 hours before hearing
Verbal or written statement
Request written witness statements
,Assistance of staff to prepare and present defense
Read substance to refute and explain disciplinary hearing
Right to appeal to the Director of Prison
⩥ What is ARP. Answer: Administrative remedy procedure
⩥ Administrative remedy procedure. Answer: Formal grievance
Inmates must exhausted administrative remedy procedures before filing
a lawsuit
⩥ Legal mail record book. Answer: DC 218
Must be signed coming in and going out
⩥ Tort claim act. Answer: A civil wrong doing
⩥ What does the tort claim do?. Answer: Give private citizens to qualify
right to sue the state and recover judgement from the state
⩥ When will the state cover you. Answer: Under the scope of your
employment
⩥ What are the general restriction for religion. Answer: Compelling
government interest
, Least restrictive mean of furthering that compelling governmental
interest
⩥ Statue of limitation for civil suits and criminal actions. Answer: 3
years or 2 years if theres a death
⩥ Who can press criminal charges?. Answer: District attorney
⩥ What is the civil law suit procedure?. Answer: Notify attorney general
office immediately
If served with a Criminal summons notify facility had the same day
Compare detail written response and gather documents
⩥ Use of force spectrum. Answer: Lawful command
Pepper spray
Hand to hand
Baton
Lethal weapon
⩥ Wilkins vs. Gaddy. Answer: When force is used to resolve an issue
that indisputably poses significant risk to prison security
In good faith to maintain and restore discipline
Maliciously and sadisticallt to cause harm
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ How is forced used by policy? Answer: Prevent an escape of inmate
Ensure compliance with a lawful order
Protect property
Return an escapee to custody
⩥ When to use force. Answer: To obtain a proper correctional objective
Defend officer or third party from assult
⩥ Whitley vs. Albers. Answer: The determination of appropriateness
The need for the application of force.
Relationship between the need and amount of force used.
Threat reasonably preceived by responsible officials.
Efforts made to temper the severity of a forceful response.
⩥ Procedure for prison rule infraction under disciplinary action. Answer:
Written notice of charges 24 hours before hearing
Verbal or written statement
Request written witness statements
,Assistance of staff to prepare and present defense
Read substance to refute and explain disciplinary hearing
Right to appeal to the Director of Prison
⩥ What is ARP. Answer: Administrative remedy procedure
⩥ Administrative remedy procedure. Answer: Formal grievance
Inmates must exhausted administrative remedy procedures before filing
a lawsuit
⩥ Legal mail record book. Answer: DC 218
Must be signed coming in and going out
⩥ Tort claim act. Answer: A civil wrong doing
⩥ What does the tort claim do?. Answer: Give private citizens to qualify
right to sue the state and recover judgement from the state
⩥ When will the state cover you. Answer: Under the scope of your
employment
⩥ What are the general restriction for religion. Answer: Compelling
government interest
, Least restrictive mean of furthering that compelling governmental
interest
⩥ Statue of limitation for civil suits and criminal actions. Answer: 3
years or 2 years if theres a death
⩥ Who can press criminal charges?. Answer: District attorney
⩥ What is the civil law suit procedure?. Answer: Notify attorney general
office immediately
If served with a Criminal summons notify facility had the same day
Compare detail written response and gather documents
⩥ Use of force spectrum. Answer: Lawful command
Pepper spray
Hand to hand
Baton
Lethal weapon
⩥ Wilkins vs. Gaddy. Answer: When force is used to resolve an issue
that indisputably poses significant risk to prison security
In good faith to maintain and restore discipline
Maliciously and sadisticallt to cause harm
