BCOT TEST #2 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Corrections - ANSWER"Mother of all punishments"
Probation officers assist with: - ANSWER(1) Prepare sentences, (2) orders of
probation conduct pre-sentence investigations, (3)Record checks, (4) Assist local
law enforcement agencies.
Parole definition: - ANSWERParole is the discretionary decision made by the State
Board of Pardons and Paroles to release an offender from confinement after he or
she has served an appropriate portion of a prison sentence.
Corrections entails... - ANSWERIncarceration, Probation, Parole
Corrections levels of security: Lvl I - ANSWERTransitional Centers
Corrections levels of security: Lvl II - ANSWERCounty Facilities
Corrections levels of security: Lvl III/IV - ANSWERMedium Security
Corrections levels of security: Lvl V - ANSWERClose (inmates w/ management
problems)
Corrections levels of security: Lvl IV - ANSWERMaximum Security
Probation - ANSWER"Incarceration Light"
Youth Offenders - ANSWER18 years old and younger
Four Divisions in DOC - ANSWERFacilities, Administration and Finance, Health
Services, Inmate Services.
Facilities Division - ANSWEROffender/Administration Unit, Fire/Life Safety Unit,
Transportation Unit, Tier Management, Special Operations, Planning & Analysis
Unit. MOST IMPORTANT DIVISION.
Administration and Finances Division - ANSWERHuman Resources, Admin Support,
Risk Management, Financial Services, Budget Services, Business Support
Health Services Division - ANSWERTraining and Education, Physical and Mental
Health services, Offender recreation, Dental
Inmate Services Division - ANSWEREducation Unit, Risk Reduction Unit,
Transitional Services Unit, Chaplaincy Unit.
, Types of Facilities - ANSWERState, County, and Private
Security Levels - ANSWERMaximum, Close, Medium
Prison Alternatives - ANSWERDetention centers, Transitional Centers
Liability - ANSWERA legally enforceable obligation or responsibility.
Criminal Liability - ANSWERWhen a person commits an act that is forbidden by law,
that person is liable to punishment by that law resulting in imporisionment, fines or
both.
Civil Liability - ANSWERWhen a person violates another person's civil/private rights,
that person is liable to punishment by civil law. (Punishment is usually in the form of
monetary compensation.)
Rights - ANSWERThose things guaranteed by the consitution or departmental rules
and regulations. Rights must never be violated.
Privileges - ANSWERAre those things granted as a particular benefit, advantage, or
favor. Privileges should be earned and the institution may take them away under
certain circumstances. (i.e. phone calls, visitation, store calls.)
Staff Responsibilities - ANSWERMedical treatment, safety, sanitation, Use of force,
Due process, Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion, Search and Seizure, Drug
Testing, Information.
Sixth amendment - ANSWERSpeedy and public trial, impartial jury, informed of the
nature and cause of the accusation against him, right to have compulsory process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor, right to have assistance of counsel.
Eight Amendment - ANSWERProhibition against excessive bail, right to equal
protection.
Fourteenth Amendment - ANSWERRight to due process, right to equal protection of
the laws.
Right to privacy: - ANSWERExtrapolated from 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th
amendments.
Discipline - ANSWERcontrol gained by enforcing obedience or order; or a "state of
order based on submission to rules and authority."
Confidential information can be sent or recieved from an inmates': -
ANSWERLawyer, Doctor, Clergy Person, Mental Health Professional.
Confidential Information Definition: - ANSWERCommuncations which concern the
inmates Criminal History
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Corrections - ANSWER"Mother of all punishments"
Probation officers assist with: - ANSWER(1) Prepare sentences, (2) orders of
probation conduct pre-sentence investigations, (3)Record checks, (4) Assist local
law enforcement agencies.
Parole definition: - ANSWERParole is the discretionary decision made by the State
Board of Pardons and Paroles to release an offender from confinement after he or
she has served an appropriate portion of a prison sentence.
Corrections entails... - ANSWERIncarceration, Probation, Parole
Corrections levels of security: Lvl I - ANSWERTransitional Centers
Corrections levels of security: Lvl II - ANSWERCounty Facilities
Corrections levels of security: Lvl III/IV - ANSWERMedium Security
Corrections levels of security: Lvl V - ANSWERClose (inmates w/ management
problems)
Corrections levels of security: Lvl IV - ANSWERMaximum Security
Probation - ANSWER"Incarceration Light"
Youth Offenders - ANSWER18 years old and younger
Four Divisions in DOC - ANSWERFacilities, Administration and Finance, Health
Services, Inmate Services.
Facilities Division - ANSWEROffender/Administration Unit, Fire/Life Safety Unit,
Transportation Unit, Tier Management, Special Operations, Planning & Analysis
Unit. MOST IMPORTANT DIVISION.
Administration and Finances Division - ANSWERHuman Resources, Admin Support,
Risk Management, Financial Services, Budget Services, Business Support
Health Services Division - ANSWERTraining and Education, Physical and Mental
Health services, Offender recreation, Dental
Inmate Services Division - ANSWEREducation Unit, Risk Reduction Unit,
Transitional Services Unit, Chaplaincy Unit.
, Types of Facilities - ANSWERState, County, and Private
Security Levels - ANSWERMaximum, Close, Medium
Prison Alternatives - ANSWERDetention centers, Transitional Centers
Liability - ANSWERA legally enforceable obligation or responsibility.
Criminal Liability - ANSWERWhen a person commits an act that is forbidden by law,
that person is liable to punishment by that law resulting in imporisionment, fines or
both.
Civil Liability - ANSWERWhen a person violates another person's civil/private rights,
that person is liable to punishment by civil law. (Punishment is usually in the form of
monetary compensation.)
Rights - ANSWERThose things guaranteed by the consitution or departmental rules
and regulations. Rights must never be violated.
Privileges - ANSWERAre those things granted as a particular benefit, advantage, or
favor. Privileges should be earned and the institution may take them away under
certain circumstances. (i.e. phone calls, visitation, store calls.)
Staff Responsibilities - ANSWERMedical treatment, safety, sanitation, Use of force,
Due process, Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion, Search and Seizure, Drug
Testing, Information.
Sixth amendment - ANSWERSpeedy and public trial, impartial jury, informed of the
nature and cause of the accusation against him, right to have compulsory process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor, right to have assistance of counsel.
Eight Amendment - ANSWERProhibition against excessive bail, right to equal
protection.
Fourteenth Amendment - ANSWERRight to due process, right to equal protection of
the laws.
Right to privacy: - ANSWERExtrapolated from 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th
amendments.
Discipline - ANSWERcontrol gained by enforcing obedience or order; or a "state of
order based on submission to rules and authority."
Confidential information can be sent or recieved from an inmates': -
ANSWERLawyer, Doctor, Clergy Person, Mental Health Professional.
Confidential Information Definition: - ANSWERCommuncations which concern the
inmates Criminal History
