NC DOCC PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the State Comprehensive Exam,
you may request a retest within how many days after the original exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days: B. 30
2. 1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your department head of a criminal
offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days: B. 5 Business days
3. 1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become proficient in each and
every one of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25: C. 23
4. 1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6: B. 4
5. 1) What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, com-plete makeup work and still be able
to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
,b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%: B. 10%
6. 1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order to complete the
specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee participation
in a prior course delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180: D. 180
7. 1) A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written exami-nation if he/she achieves a
minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
b. 70
C. 75
d. 80 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER B. 70
8. 1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqual-ifying offenses in obtaining
certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of appointment
d. All the above ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER D. All the above
9. 1) You must be years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sher-iffs' Commission as a detention
officer, in either a county jail or a regional/dis-trict confinement facility.
, a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER C. 20
10. 1) is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and implementing the
minimum employment, training, certification, and reten-tion standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention
officers in North Carolina
11. American Correctional Association
a. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission
b. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
c. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER c. North Carolina Sheritts' Education and Training
Standards Commission
12. 1) Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the Detention Officer Certification
Course?
a. Trainee
b. Instructor
c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. Trainee
13. 1) 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.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. 1
14. 1) The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation or may deny certification of
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
,If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the State Comprehensive Exam,
you may request a retest within how many days after the original exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days: B. 30
2. 1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your department head of a criminal
offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days: B. 5 Business days
3. 1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become proficient in each and
every one of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25: C. 23
4. 1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6: B. 4
5. 1) What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, com-plete makeup work and still be able
to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
,b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%: B. 10%
6. 1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order to complete the
specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee participation
in a prior course delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180: D. 180
7. 1) A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written exami-nation if he/she achieves a
minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
b. 70
C. 75
d. 80 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER B. 70
8. 1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqual-ifying offenses in obtaining
certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the date of appointment
d. All the above ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER D. All the above
9. 1) You must be years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sher-iffs' Commission as a detention
officer, in either a county jail or a regional/dis-trict confinement facility.
, a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 21 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER C. 20
10. 1) is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and implementing the
minimum employment, training, certification, and reten-tion standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention
officers in North Carolina
11. American Correctional Association
a. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission
b. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
c. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER c. North Carolina Sheritts' Education and Training
Standards Commission
12. 1) Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the Detention Officer Certification
Course?
a. Trainee
b. Instructor
c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. Trainee
13. 1) 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.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. 1
14. 1) The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation or may deny certification of
