THE STATE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION (SOCE) STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of career is Law Enforcement?
A career of service.
How does the majority of a law enforcement Officer's time become occupied?
Serving the public, because the customer of an officer is the public.
What are the traits of a law enforcement Officer?
Service minded, dependable, a communicator, a problem solver, and a multi-
tasker.
What is a supporter?
This is a function that law enforcement should automatically accept when they
are interacting with their people. That means law enforcement will have to take
time and understand the community and the people that live within it.
Incorporating the people from the community will equip the law enforcement
officers with the competency that they will require in order to effectively
assume the role of the supporter.
What is the biggest benefit of being a supporter?
The increased probability that citizens will contact law enforcement themselves
with assistance.
What is a stabilizer?
This role is used whenever there are high-stress incidents, law enforcement will
need to display confidence in order to comfort the people who are around them.
Being calm and able to display confidence in their own capability is vital to this
role.
, What is the main work of a stabilizer?
Helping those who are struggling to remain calm. A law enforcement officer
will escort them through the mayhem and establish order in out-of-control
situations.
What is an enforcer?
This is a job that represents responsibilities that are typically typical of a law
enforcement officer. Arresting and maintaining order by giving legal commands
when appropriate.
What is emotional intelligence?
The ability to know and cope with one's own feelings and the feelings of the
people around them too. This does not mean stifling other individuals' or one's
own feelings. What it really means is that one has some notion about noticing
them, regulating them, and even valuing them as a part of one's professional
life.
What are the benefits of having emotional intelligence?
Officers prefer to recognize when to take on and switch roles. They also believe
that during chaotic circumstances, the ability to manage their own emotions
manages disorder.
Why are some people resistant to police officers?
Due to the power disparity, some people may react to police officers with fear,
suspicion, or even hostility.
What is CJSTC?
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
What is the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission?
This is the agency that oversees the certification, employment, training,
maintenance of officer records, and overviews of all Florida criminal justice
EXAMINATION (SOCE) STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of career is Law Enforcement?
A career of service.
How does the majority of a law enforcement Officer's time become occupied?
Serving the public, because the customer of an officer is the public.
What are the traits of a law enforcement Officer?
Service minded, dependable, a communicator, a problem solver, and a multi-
tasker.
What is a supporter?
This is a function that law enforcement should automatically accept when they
are interacting with their people. That means law enforcement will have to take
time and understand the community and the people that live within it.
Incorporating the people from the community will equip the law enforcement
officers with the competency that they will require in order to effectively
assume the role of the supporter.
What is the biggest benefit of being a supporter?
The increased probability that citizens will contact law enforcement themselves
with assistance.
What is a stabilizer?
This role is used whenever there are high-stress incidents, law enforcement will
need to display confidence in order to comfort the people who are around them.
Being calm and able to display confidence in their own capability is vital to this
role.
, What is the main work of a stabilizer?
Helping those who are struggling to remain calm. A law enforcement officer
will escort them through the mayhem and establish order in out-of-control
situations.
What is an enforcer?
This is a job that represents responsibilities that are typically typical of a law
enforcement officer. Arresting and maintaining order by giving legal commands
when appropriate.
What is emotional intelligence?
The ability to know and cope with one's own feelings and the feelings of the
people around them too. This does not mean stifling other individuals' or one's
own feelings. What it really means is that one has some notion about noticing
them, regulating them, and even valuing them as a part of one's professional
life.
What are the benefits of having emotional intelligence?
Officers prefer to recognize when to take on and switch roles. They also believe
that during chaotic circumstances, the ability to manage their own emotions
manages disorder.
Why are some people resistant to police officers?
Due to the power disparity, some people may react to police officers with fear,
suspicion, or even hostility.
What is CJSTC?
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
What is the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission?
This is the agency that oversees the certification, employment, training,
maintenance of officer records, and overviews of all Florida criminal justice
