Corrections Academy Ohio Jail Test with
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Describe the responsibilities of a corrections officer - ANS--Care of Inmates
-Custody of Inmates
-Control of Inmates
Define care of Inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--Manage
Inmates and their behavior
-communicate with peers and supervisors
-Maintain health,safety, and sanitation of facility and inmates
Define custody of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--
Maintain security
-Observe inmate conduct and behavior to prevent disturbances and escapes
Define control of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--Direct
inmate movement
-Maintain key, tool, and equipment control
-Distribute authorized items to inmates
Define apathy relating to corrections. - ANS--Lack of feeling or emotion, indifference,
lack of interest or concern.
An apathetic officer would say "I don't care how feel."
Define sympathy relating to corrections. - ANS--The feeling that you care about and are
sorry about someone else's trouble; a state in which different people share the same
interests, goals, opinions.
A sympathetic officer would say, "I am sorry about how you are feeling."
Define empathy relating to corrections. - ANS--The feeling that you understand and
share another person's emotions.
-Empathy allows a person to understand another person's problems without feeling
sorry for him or her, while in sympathy one feels pity and sorry for the person without
understanding the problem.
A empathetic officer would say, "I understand how you feel."
Define an approach to use in avoiding manipulation by inmates. - ANS--Approach that
can help keep your guard up and avoid being a chump to an inmate is CHUMPS
(Controlling, Helping, Understanding, Maintaining, Practicing, Stopping).
, Describe Controlling in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Controlling yourself and not
becoming complacent
-Controlling means that you set the tone
-Control means not tolerating rule infractions even minor ones
-Control means saying no in a strong confident way not in nasty abrasive way
Describe Helping in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Helping Inmates to help themselves
-Programming, grievance processes
-making inmates realize they have to follow rules and go thru channels like everyone
else
-Assist Inmates by helping them see the tools at their disposal which let them deal with
their situations(grievances, programming)
Describe Understanding in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Understanding the inmate
subculture and Understanding yourself
-remind yourself that inmates don't live by same set rules you do
-Inmates look for shortcuts
-Inmates use their family and friends to help manipulate officers
When should you seek assistance when it relates to stress? - ANS-- Individual coping
skills are not working
- Your friends or family notice emotional responses or behavior that differ from your
norm
- When you don't "feel like yourself" (e.g. disorientation, depression)
- Suicidal or homicidal thoughts or plans
Identify the relationship between race, genetics, and physical characteristics - ANS--
Race is modern concept used to classify people by similar observable physical
characteristics, not based on genetics
Different types of racism - ANS-- INDIVIDUAL - Internalized, unexpressed biases and
prejudices based on race
- INTERPERSONAL - Occurs between individuals. Includes public expressions of racial
prejudice and hate made by individuals
- INSTITUTIONAL - Race based discriminatory policies and treatment that are produced
and perpetuated by institutions that result in inequitable opportunities and impacts
- STRUCTURAL - Refers to the collective way history, culture, and institutions reinforce
and perpetuate radicalized outcomes, even in the absence of racist intent
Two types of bias - ANS--Explicit - conscious preference positive or negative for a social
category
- Implicit - preference positive or negative for a social category based on stereotypes or
attitudes that we hold and tend to develop early in life and that operate outside of our
awareness
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Describe the responsibilities of a corrections officer - ANS--Care of Inmates
-Custody of Inmates
-Control of Inmates
Define care of Inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--Manage
Inmates and their behavior
-communicate with peers and supervisors
-Maintain health,safety, and sanitation of facility and inmates
Define custody of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--
Maintain security
-Observe inmate conduct and behavior to prevent disturbances and escapes
Define control of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers - ANS--Direct
inmate movement
-Maintain key, tool, and equipment control
-Distribute authorized items to inmates
Define apathy relating to corrections. - ANS--Lack of feeling or emotion, indifference,
lack of interest or concern.
An apathetic officer would say "I don't care how feel."
Define sympathy relating to corrections. - ANS--The feeling that you care about and are
sorry about someone else's trouble; a state in which different people share the same
interests, goals, opinions.
A sympathetic officer would say, "I am sorry about how you are feeling."
Define empathy relating to corrections. - ANS--The feeling that you understand and
share another person's emotions.
-Empathy allows a person to understand another person's problems without feeling
sorry for him or her, while in sympathy one feels pity and sorry for the person without
understanding the problem.
A empathetic officer would say, "I understand how you feel."
Define an approach to use in avoiding manipulation by inmates. - ANS--Approach that
can help keep your guard up and avoid being a chump to an inmate is CHUMPS
(Controlling, Helping, Understanding, Maintaining, Practicing, Stopping).
, Describe Controlling in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Controlling yourself and not
becoming complacent
-Controlling means that you set the tone
-Control means not tolerating rule infractions even minor ones
-Control means saying no in a strong confident way not in nasty abrasive way
Describe Helping in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Helping Inmates to help themselves
-Programming, grievance processes
-making inmates realize they have to follow rules and go thru channels like everyone
else
-Assist Inmates by helping them see the tools at their disposal which let them deal with
their situations(grievances, programming)
Describe Understanding in the CHUMPS approach - ANS--Understanding the inmate
subculture and Understanding yourself
-remind yourself that inmates don't live by same set rules you do
-Inmates look for shortcuts
-Inmates use their family and friends to help manipulate officers
When should you seek assistance when it relates to stress? - ANS-- Individual coping
skills are not working
- Your friends or family notice emotional responses or behavior that differ from your
norm
- When you don't "feel like yourself" (e.g. disorientation, depression)
- Suicidal or homicidal thoughts or plans
Identify the relationship between race, genetics, and physical characteristics - ANS--
Race is modern concept used to classify people by similar observable physical
characteristics, not based on genetics
Different types of racism - ANS-- INDIVIDUAL - Internalized, unexpressed biases and
prejudices based on race
- INTERPERSONAL - Occurs between individuals. Includes public expressions of racial
prejudice and hate made by individuals
- INSTITUTIONAL - Race based discriminatory policies and treatment that are produced
and perpetuated by institutions that result in inequitable opportunities and impacts
- STRUCTURAL - Refers to the collective way history, culture, and institutions reinforce
and perpetuate radicalized outcomes, even in the absence of racist intent
Two types of bias - ANS--Explicit - conscious preference positive or negative for a social
category
- Implicit - preference positive or negative for a social category based on stereotypes or
attitudes that we hold and tend to develop early in life and that operate outside of our
awareness
