SOCE PRACTICE TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Misdemeanor.
Answer: Any criminal offense punishable by Florida law by
imprisonment for less than one year in a county correctional facility.
⩥ Components of a Crime.
Answer: Two basic elements necessary to convict a person of a crime:
Proof that a crime has been committed and proof that the person being
charged with a crime committed the crime.
⩥ Instrumentalities of a Crime.
Answer: Anything used to commit a crime.
⩥ Fruits of a Crime.
Answer: Anything gained or obtained by committing a crime.
⩥ Evidence.
Answer: Anything that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or
disciplinary hearing.
⩥ Direct Evidence.
,Answer: Evidence that directly proves a fact without inference or
assumption.
⩥ Circumstantial Evidence.
Answer: Evidence that is based on an inference, not on personal
knowledge through observation, and is presumed to be true.
⩥ Physical Evidence.
Answer: Material Evidence such as weapons, drugs, or money.
⩥ Testimonial Evidence.
Answer: Verbal evidence obtained from a witness, victim, or suspect.
⩥ Chain of Custody.
Answer: Documentation of every individual who handled evidence as
well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it.
⩥ 944 and 776 F.S..
Answer: Two statutes that govern all use of force by a correctional
officer.
⩥ Reasonable Force.
, Answer: The type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes to be necessary to overcome resistance.
⩥ Graham vs. Connor(US 386).
Answer: The case that the Supreme Court held that all law enforcement
cases are to be judged by an objective reasonableness standard based on
the Fourth Amendment.
⩥ Objective Reasonable Test.
Answer: Test that requires the officer to answer two questions about the
level of force used in any situation: Was the action reasonable and
necessary and was the amount of force applied reasonable and
necessary?
⩥ Hudson vs. McMillan (502).
Answer: US Supreme Court case that established that intent determines
reasonableness in use of force situations in a correctional settings.
⩥ F.S 944.35.
Answer: Statute that an employee of the Department of Corrections is
authorized to apply physical force upon an inmate only when and tot he
extent that it reasonably appears necessary. Also, imposes penalties if an
officer fails to document a use of force.
⩥ F.S. 776.07.
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Misdemeanor.
Answer: Any criminal offense punishable by Florida law by
imprisonment for less than one year in a county correctional facility.
⩥ Components of a Crime.
Answer: Two basic elements necessary to convict a person of a crime:
Proof that a crime has been committed and proof that the person being
charged with a crime committed the crime.
⩥ Instrumentalities of a Crime.
Answer: Anything used to commit a crime.
⩥ Fruits of a Crime.
Answer: Anything gained or obtained by committing a crime.
⩥ Evidence.
Answer: Anything that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or
disciplinary hearing.
⩥ Direct Evidence.
,Answer: Evidence that directly proves a fact without inference or
assumption.
⩥ Circumstantial Evidence.
Answer: Evidence that is based on an inference, not on personal
knowledge through observation, and is presumed to be true.
⩥ Physical Evidence.
Answer: Material Evidence such as weapons, drugs, or money.
⩥ Testimonial Evidence.
Answer: Verbal evidence obtained from a witness, victim, or suspect.
⩥ Chain of Custody.
Answer: Documentation of every individual who handled evidence as
well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it.
⩥ 944 and 776 F.S..
Answer: Two statutes that govern all use of force by a correctional
officer.
⩥ Reasonable Force.
, Answer: The type and amount of force that the officer reasonably
believes to be necessary to overcome resistance.
⩥ Graham vs. Connor(US 386).
Answer: The case that the Supreme Court held that all law enforcement
cases are to be judged by an objective reasonableness standard based on
the Fourth Amendment.
⩥ Objective Reasonable Test.
Answer: Test that requires the officer to answer two questions about the
level of force used in any situation: Was the action reasonable and
necessary and was the amount of force applied reasonable and
necessary?
⩥ Hudson vs. McMillan (502).
Answer: US Supreme Court case that established that intent determines
reasonableness in use of force situations in a correctional settings.
⩥ F.S 944.35.
Answer: Statute that an employee of the Department of Corrections is
authorized to apply physical force upon an inmate only when and tot he
extent that it reasonably appears necessary. Also, imposes penalties if an
officer fails to document a use of force.
⩥ F.S. 776.07.
