Correctional Counselor (CC1) Exam – CDCR - Questions
& Answers
General duties of a CC1? Correct Ans - - Conduct classifications -
Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole
suitability, etc. - Check funds for I/M's - Verify and scan marriage licenses -
Screen I/M's for lower level placement including MCRP & ACP
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (C/C, C over C) Correct Ans
- - When deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's within 180 days
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's within 180 days
What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? Correct Ans - - No
canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? Correct Ans - -
Review case due to I/M's program failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG: C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal
of C/C no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written
request
What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? Correct Ans -
- Good judgment
- Effective communication
An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is
ineligible to: Correct Ans - - Receive favorable points for no serious
disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
,- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month
review period
20 elements of 128G (initial) Correct Ans - - Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
- I/M requests and reasons for actions
- I/M's agreement/disagreement with com actions
- Effective communication achieved
- Release date and type
- Work group/privilege group and date
- Points, level, and custody
- County of commitment
- Escape, sex, or arson history
- Enemy concerns or gang status
- Grade point level
- Ethnicity
- Re-class date
- Next BPT and date
- Date and status of last mental health chrono
- Committee date and type
- Name and signatures of recorder, chairperson, and committee members
- Compas score if available
3 reasons for ASU placement Correct Ans - - Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns?
Correct Ans - - Do not allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
- Establish who, what, when, where, why and
how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration
5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors Correct Ans - - A1 - SHU
in the last 3 years for div A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or
weapons
,- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months.
180 for 1 year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months.
180 for a 1 year from RVR
- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang
member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody
misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement
7 methods of effective communication Correct Ans - - TABE score
4.0 or under
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process, the following is where you find if an I/M requires
effective communication
+ DECS
+ 1845 or 7410 DDP
+ TABE chrono
+ 128c DDP
+ POR: Probation Officer's Report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
2 types of classification committees Correct Ans - - Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
Unit committees (UCC) consist of: Correct Ans - - Facility Captain
(FC) as the Chair-person
- CCII - CCI as the recorder
- Others as needed
Institutional committees (ICC) consist of:
And what units get ICC's? Correct Ans - - Warden as the Chair-
person
- Facility Captain (FC)
- CCII as the Recorder
- Psychiatrist or Physician
, - Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
- Ad-Seg, SHU, & Camp
Departmental Review Board (DRB) Committees consist of:
(Highest committee - cannot be appealed) Correct Ans - - Deputy
Director of Institution and Paroles as Chair-person
- Chief of Classification or Chief of Healthcare
+ 2 members constitute a quorum
STG Committees consist of: Correct Ans - - Captain as the
Chairperson
- CCII or CCI as the Recorder
- Other staff as witness
What do UCC's do? Correct Ans - - Review I/M's cases at least
annually to consider the accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program
and group placement, and recommendation for transfer
+ A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months
so that it will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of
official notice of a BPH decision regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C
offenses per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have
been met per section 3321
What do ICC's do? Correct Ans - - Recommend transfer of I/Ms
- Act on cases referred by lower committees
- Review I/M requests for meritorious sentence reduction to determine
compliance with PC section 2935
- Make classification service recommendations through the chief for cases
requiring DRB decisions
- Change an I/M's work/privilege group
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have
been met per section
3321
& Answers
General duties of a CC1? Correct Ans - - Conduct classifications -
Interview I/M's
- Evaluate their progress in programs
- Summarize reports from I/M files to assist in the classification of parole
suitability, etc. - Check funds for I/M's - Verify and scan marriage licenses -
Screen I/M's for lower level placement including MCRP & ACP
When can an I/M be on placed on C status? (C/C, C over C) Correct Ans
- - When deemed a program failure per CCR Title 15, Section 3000
+ Refusing to work without a justifiable reason
- 2 serious RVR's within 180 days
- 1 serious RVR and 2 admin RVR's within 180 days
What penalties are applied for I/M's on C/C? Correct Ans - - No
canteen
- No yard
- No credits given
What actions do CC1's take to place an I/M on C/C? Correct Ans - -
Review case due to I/M's program failure
- Take to committee
- Place WG/PG: C/C
- I/M remains C/C until classified for placement in a qualifying WG
- I/M must submit a written request for reclass of assignment and removal
of C/C no earlier than 30 days from the date of placement
- I/M shall be scheduled for hearing within 30 days of receipt of the written
request
What are the 2 most important characteristics for CC1's? Correct Ans -
- Good judgment
- Effective communication
An I/M who was found guilty based solely on a positive test result is
ineligible to: Correct Ans - - Receive favorable points for no serious
disciplinary(s) in the last 12 months
,- Receive favorable points for no serious disciplinary(s) during the 6 month
review period
20 elements of 128G (initial) Correct Ans - - Purpose of the hearing
- I/M given 72 hours and introduced to committee
- Committee actions and reasons
- I/M requests and reasons for actions
- I/M's agreement/disagreement with com actions
- Effective communication achieved
- Release date and type
- Work group/privilege group and date
- Points, level, and custody
- County of commitment
- Escape, sex, or arson history
- Enemy concerns or gang status
- Grade point level
- Ethnicity
- Re-class date
- Next BPT and date
- Date and status of last mental health chrono
- Committee date and type
- Name and signatures of recorder, chairperson, and committee members
- Compas score if available
3 reasons for ASU placement Correct Ans - - Safety concerns
- Investigations not related to misconduct
- Relative of or an associate of prison staff
What do you do if an I/M reports to you that he has safety concerns?
Correct Ans - - Do not allow the I/M to leave your office
- Notify custody ASAP
- Establish who, what, when, where, why and
how?
- Document info on a confidential memo
- Schedule the I/M for committee for housing and placement consideration
5 180/270 exclusionary criteria / factors Correct Ans - - A1 - SHU
in the last 3 years for div A1/A2/B offense for assaultive behavior or
weapons
,- A2 - Found guilty of riot or inciting riot twice or more within 12 months.
180 for 1 year from RVR
- A3 - Found guilty of battery of assault twice or more within 12 months.
180 for a 1 year from RVR
- A4 - Indeterminant SHU term within 2 years due to being a validated gang
member/associate
- A5 - Indeterminant SHU term within the last 2 years due to in-custody
misbehavior. 180 for 2 years from GP placement
7 methods of effective communication Correct Ans - - TABE score
4.0 or under
- CCCMS
- Vision, hearing, or speech impaired
- Learning disability
- DDP
- Foreign language issues
- During any due process, the following is where you find if an I/M requires
effective communication
+ DECS
+ 1845 or 7410 DDP
+ TABE chrono
+ 128c DDP
+ POR: Probation Officer's Report
+ ISRS: Institutional staff recommendations summary
2 types of classification committees Correct Ans - - Unit (UCC)
- Institutional (ICC)
Unit committees (UCC) consist of: Correct Ans - - Facility Captain
(FC) as the Chair-person
- CCII - CCI as the recorder
- Others as needed
Institutional committees (ICC) consist of:
And what units get ICC's? Correct Ans - - Warden as the Chair-
person
- Facility Captain (FC)
- CCII as the Recorder
- Psychiatrist or Physician
, - Others as needed
- DDP designations (1, 2, & 3)
- Ad-Seg, SHU, & Camp
Departmental Review Board (DRB) Committees consist of:
(Highest committee - cannot be appealed) Correct Ans - - Deputy
Director of Institution and Paroles as Chair-person
- Chief of Classification or Chief of Healthcare
+ 2 members constitute a quorum
STG Committees consist of: Correct Ans - - Captain as the
Chairperson
- CCII or CCI as the Recorder
- Other staff as witness
What do UCC's do? Correct Ans - - Review I/M's cases at least
annually to consider the accuracy of the I/M's score, custody level, program
and group placement, and recommendation for transfer
+ A parole violator's first annual review may be delayed for up to 5 months
so that it will coincide with score updates
- Change in I/M's WG and PG
- Conduct post board classification on an I/M within 15 days of receipt of
official notice of a BPH decision regarding the I/M
- Act on an I/M's request for restoration of forfeited credits for less than C
offenses per section 3327
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have
been met per section 3321
What do ICC's do? Correct Ans - - Recommend transfer of I/Ms
- Act on cases referred by lower committees
- Review I/M requests for meritorious sentence reduction to determine
compliance with PC section 2935
- Make classification service recommendations through the chief for cases
requiring DRB decisions
- Change an I/M's work/privilege group
- Review confidential info to ensure the standards for confidential info have
been met per section
3321
