NC DOCC DETENTION OFFICER TEST 300
EXAM REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction
or commission.
Answer: D. All the above
◉ You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or
a regional/district confinement facility.
Answer: C. 20
◉ ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and
detention officers in North Carolina..
Answer: c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards Commission
◉ Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful
completion of the Detention Officer Certification Course?.
,Answer: a. Trainee
◉ If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification..
Answer: a. 1
◉ The School Director may terminate a trainee from course
participation or may deny certification of successful course
completion where the trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly
departs early from, class meetings or field exercises..
Answer: a. True
◉ The ___________ serves as the curriculum development entity of the
Commission and continues to revise and publish the mandated
curricula of both the Sheriffs' and the Criminal Justice Education and
Training Standards Commissions for the detention officer
certification course..
Answer: d. North Carolina Justice Academy
◉ This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five (5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one
of whom will serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee
deliberates and decides whether the evidence is sufficient to
, establish probable cause for adverse actions to be taken against an
applicant or a certified officer..
Answer: c. Probable Cause Committee
◉ Any detention officer employed by a sheriffs office or a district
confinement facility holding a probationary certification shall
satisfactorily complete a commission-accredited detention officer
training course within ______________from the date of his original
appointment as a detention officer as determined by the date of the
probationary certification..
Answer: c. One year
◉ An accredited school MAY NOT enroll you in a basic training
course later than the initial (first) day of course delivery..
Answer: a. True
◉ One of the rights that the Eighth Amendment guarantees is the
right:.
Answer: a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
◉ An average sentence for a particular crime that can be raised or
lowered based on the presence of mitigating or aggravating
circumstances is called?.
Answer: c. Presumptive Sentence
EXAM REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction
or commission.
Answer: D. All the above
◉ You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or
a regional/district confinement facility.
Answer: C. 20
◉ ___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and
detention officers in North Carolina..
Answer: c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards Commission
◉ Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful
completion of the Detention Officer Certification Course?.
,Answer: a. Trainee
◉ If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification..
Answer: a. 1
◉ The School Director may terminate a trainee from course
participation or may deny certification of successful course
completion where the trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly
departs early from, class meetings or field exercises..
Answer: a. True
◉ The ___________ serves as the curriculum development entity of the
Commission and continues to revise and publish the mandated
curricula of both the Sheriffs' and the Criminal Justice Education and
Training Standards Commissions for the detention officer
certification course..
Answer: d. North Carolina Justice Academy
◉ This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five (5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one
of whom will serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee
deliberates and decides whether the evidence is sufficient to
, establish probable cause for adverse actions to be taken against an
applicant or a certified officer..
Answer: c. Probable Cause Committee
◉ Any detention officer employed by a sheriffs office or a district
confinement facility holding a probationary certification shall
satisfactorily complete a commission-accredited detention officer
training course within ______________from the date of his original
appointment as a detention officer as determined by the date of the
probationary certification..
Answer: c. One year
◉ An accredited school MAY NOT enroll you in a basic training
course later than the initial (first) day of course delivery..
Answer: a. True
◉ One of the rights that the Eighth Amendment guarantees is the
right:.
Answer: a. Of no cruel and unusual punishment
◉ An average sentence for a particular crime that can be raised or
lowered based on the presence of mitigating or aggravating
circumstances is called?.
Answer: c. Presumptive Sentence
