FDLE CORRECTIONS 2027 TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Hudson vs. McMillan 503 U.S.1 (1992) established that intent determines
reasonableness in use of force situations in correctional settings. - ✔✔the court
recognized that correctional officers have to maintain order and discipline within a
correctional setting, however, officers must be acting in good faith, not for punishment
or revenge, to raise a legal defense
✔✔to defend his or her self
to prevent escape
to prevent damage to property
to quell a disturbance
to overcome physical resistance to a lawful command
to administer medical treatment under the supervision of a physician or his designee -
✔✔944.35 Use of Force
✔✔Florida law provides for correctional officers to use reasonable force including
deadly force to prevent the escape of inmates. - ✔✔776.07(2)
✔✔944.34 - ✔✔Penalties if an officer fails to document a use of force
✔✔Criminal, civil and administrative charges may be brought against an officer whose
use of force was not _________________ - ✔✔reasonable and justifiable
✔✔Criminal liability - ✔✔when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
✔✔Civil liability - ✔✔responsibility a wrongful act or failure to do an act that the officer
has a duty to perform that injured another person or damages property, and most often
involves negligence
✔✔Tort - ✔✔A civil wrong in which the action or inaction of an officer or entity violates
the rights of another person
, ✔✔Negligence - ✔✔failure to use reasonable care in a situation where an officer has a
duty to act, that results in harm to another
✔✔The elements of negligence are 1) Breach of Duty 2) Proof that a breach of duty
caused damages 3) actual damages - ✔✔true
✔✔Compensatory and Punitive - ✔✔Compensatory damages awarded in a civil suit
✔✔The unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of another person such as the
right to due process and the right to legal protection under the law - ✔✔Civil Rights
Violation
✔✔Color of Law - ✔✔when an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance or regulation
✔✔Chapter 111 F.S. protects officers charged with civil and criminal actions, provided
the scope and course of the officer's employment - ✔✔Chapter 111 F.S. (acting within
the scope of employment.
✔✔Protection from civil and criminal liability for officers acting within the scope of their
employment - ✔✔Sovereign Immunity
Qualified Immunity
Acting in Good Faith
Acts done in a Reasonable Manner
Acts Justified Under the Law
The Emergency Doctrine
✔✔Sovereign Immunity 768.28 - ✔✔provides one of the most important protections for
state and govermental correctional agencies and their employees
✔✔Qualified Immunity - ✔✔Harlow vs. Fitzgerald 457 US 800 (1982) "....protects
government officials....from liability from civil damages insofar as their conduct does not
violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person
would have known."
✔✔Interpersonal Communication involves the exchange of ideas, messages, or
information between two or more people through speaking, writing, or behavior to affect
some kind of action. - ✔✔true
✔✔Consider what you want to say
Convey the message via verbal, nonverbal, telecommunication or written format to the
group to whom it is intended
Allow time for the person or group to receive and understand the message
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Hudson vs. McMillan 503 U.S.1 (1992) established that intent determines
reasonableness in use of force situations in correctional settings. - ✔✔the court
recognized that correctional officers have to maintain order and discipline within a
correctional setting, however, officers must be acting in good faith, not for punishment
or revenge, to raise a legal defense
✔✔to defend his or her self
to prevent escape
to prevent damage to property
to quell a disturbance
to overcome physical resistance to a lawful command
to administer medical treatment under the supervision of a physician or his designee -
✔✔944.35 Use of Force
✔✔Florida law provides for correctional officers to use reasonable force including
deadly force to prevent the escape of inmates. - ✔✔776.07(2)
✔✔944.34 - ✔✔Penalties if an officer fails to document a use of force
✔✔Criminal, civil and administrative charges may be brought against an officer whose
use of force was not _________________ - ✔✔reasonable and justifiable
✔✔Criminal liability - ✔✔when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
✔✔Civil liability - ✔✔responsibility a wrongful act or failure to do an act that the officer
has a duty to perform that injured another person or damages property, and most often
involves negligence
✔✔Tort - ✔✔A civil wrong in which the action or inaction of an officer or entity violates
the rights of another person
, ✔✔Negligence - ✔✔failure to use reasonable care in a situation where an officer has a
duty to act, that results in harm to another
✔✔The elements of negligence are 1) Breach of Duty 2) Proof that a breach of duty
caused damages 3) actual damages - ✔✔true
✔✔Compensatory and Punitive - ✔✔Compensatory damages awarded in a civil suit
✔✔The unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of another person such as the
right to due process and the right to legal protection under the law - ✔✔Civil Rights
Violation
✔✔Color of Law - ✔✔when an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance or regulation
✔✔Chapter 111 F.S. protects officers charged with civil and criminal actions, provided
the scope and course of the officer's employment - ✔✔Chapter 111 F.S. (acting within
the scope of employment.
✔✔Protection from civil and criminal liability for officers acting within the scope of their
employment - ✔✔Sovereign Immunity
Qualified Immunity
Acting in Good Faith
Acts done in a Reasonable Manner
Acts Justified Under the Law
The Emergency Doctrine
✔✔Sovereign Immunity 768.28 - ✔✔provides one of the most important protections for
state and govermental correctional agencies and their employees
✔✔Qualified Immunity - ✔✔Harlow vs. Fitzgerald 457 US 800 (1982) "....protects
government officials....from liability from civil damages insofar as their conduct does not
violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person
would have known."
✔✔Interpersonal Communication involves the exchange of ideas, messages, or
information between two or more people through speaking, writing, or behavior to affect
some kind of action. - ✔✔true
✔✔Consider what you want to say
Convey the message via verbal, nonverbal, telecommunication or written format to the
group to whom it is intended
Allow time for the person or group to receive and understand the message
