BCOT TEST 3 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Health screening form: section 1 - ANSWERmedications used
PDS - ANSWERPerimeter Defense System
What should any officer do when relieving a post? - ANSWERCheck the equipment
What is not necessary when searching a vehicle on the perimeter of the prison? -
ANSWERWarrant
What should the P car officer do before approaching a stopped vehicle? -
ANSWERNotify a supervisor and wait for further instructions
When is the P car officer allowed to approach the unknown vehicle? -
ANSWERWhen back-up arrives
What should the PDS officer do when an alarm goes off? - ANSWERImmediately
respond to any and all of them
All alarms should be - ANSWERproperly documented
What should the PDS officer do in a zone that has an alarm going off? -
ANSWERRemain in the zone until it has cleared
What will the P car officer be armed with when the back gate is opening? -
ANSWERShotgun
What information should you try an get on a car that is being stopped on perimeter
road? - ANSWERmake, model, year, color, identifying marks, license plate
What should the P car officer watch when observing an individual inside the stopped
car? - ANSWERhands
What should the P car officer ask to the occupants of the unknown vehicle when they
are first approached? - ANSWERWhat is your purpose here on the perimeter
Primary function of a correctional officer - ANSWERProtect the public
Primary functions of the Perimeter officer - ANSWERprevent escape, prevent
contraband from entering the prison, control disturbances, control and secure
perimeter traffic, and secure parking areas and any auxillary buildings outside the
prison fence
, How wide should the gap be between an unknown vehicle that has just been pulled
over and the P car? - ANSWER15 ft
How should the P car be positioned once the unknown vehicle stops? - ANSWERat
an angle
What protects the P officer when their car is angled? - ANSWERengine block
Free and Fleeing - ANSWERP car officer is permitted to shoot an inmate that is
escaping if they turn to the free world and take one step towards the free world
What should the P car officer do if they see a convict scaling down the second
perimeter fence? - ANSWERDraw weapon but do not shoot until the intentions of the
convict are known. The convict still has the ability to surrender once their feet
touches the ground.
What should the P car do if they have stopped a vehicle and it is dark outside? -
ANSWERTurn on high beams
What should the P car officer do once they have exited their vehicle? -
ANSWERSecure it
When are both back gates allowed to be open? - ANSWERIf a vehicle is too long to
fit through the sally port, both can be open up until the entirety of the vehicle has
made it through the outside back gate.
Who must be present when the back gate is being opened? - ANSWERP car officer
What should the P car officer inform the occupants of an unknown vehicle about? -
ANSWERThey are in a restricted area
What should the P car officer ask for after a vehicle has been stopped and the
occupants have been questioned? - ANSWERIdentification
What should the P car officer do once an unknown vehicle has been cleared to
leave? - ANSWEREscort off the perimeter
People v Brite - ANSWER1 + 1 theory; you can go one step in force above any force
used or threatened against you
Graham v Connor - ANSWERdeadly force against deadly force or threatened deadly
force
Low ready - ANSWERweapon in 2 handed firing grip, finger off trigger, pointed
above the subjects knees, and be ready to escalate if necessary
Nuisance contraband - ANSWERany item or article which may be or may have
previously been authorized for possession, but is now prohibited because of
excessive quantities or otherwise presents a fire, security, or housekeeping problem
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Health screening form: section 1 - ANSWERmedications used
PDS - ANSWERPerimeter Defense System
What should any officer do when relieving a post? - ANSWERCheck the equipment
What is not necessary when searching a vehicle on the perimeter of the prison? -
ANSWERWarrant
What should the P car officer do before approaching a stopped vehicle? -
ANSWERNotify a supervisor and wait for further instructions
When is the P car officer allowed to approach the unknown vehicle? -
ANSWERWhen back-up arrives
What should the PDS officer do when an alarm goes off? - ANSWERImmediately
respond to any and all of them
All alarms should be - ANSWERproperly documented
What should the PDS officer do in a zone that has an alarm going off? -
ANSWERRemain in the zone until it has cleared
What will the P car officer be armed with when the back gate is opening? -
ANSWERShotgun
What information should you try an get on a car that is being stopped on perimeter
road? - ANSWERmake, model, year, color, identifying marks, license plate
What should the P car officer watch when observing an individual inside the stopped
car? - ANSWERhands
What should the P car officer ask to the occupants of the unknown vehicle when they
are first approached? - ANSWERWhat is your purpose here on the perimeter
Primary function of a correctional officer - ANSWERProtect the public
Primary functions of the Perimeter officer - ANSWERprevent escape, prevent
contraband from entering the prison, control disturbances, control and secure
perimeter traffic, and secure parking areas and any auxillary buildings outside the
prison fence
, How wide should the gap be between an unknown vehicle that has just been pulled
over and the P car? - ANSWER15 ft
How should the P car be positioned once the unknown vehicle stops? - ANSWERat
an angle
What protects the P officer when their car is angled? - ANSWERengine block
Free and Fleeing - ANSWERP car officer is permitted to shoot an inmate that is
escaping if they turn to the free world and take one step towards the free world
What should the P car officer do if they see a convict scaling down the second
perimeter fence? - ANSWERDraw weapon but do not shoot until the intentions of the
convict are known. The convict still has the ability to surrender once their feet
touches the ground.
What should the P car do if they have stopped a vehicle and it is dark outside? -
ANSWERTurn on high beams
What should the P car officer do once they have exited their vehicle? -
ANSWERSecure it
When are both back gates allowed to be open? - ANSWERIf a vehicle is too long to
fit through the sally port, both can be open up until the entirety of the vehicle has
made it through the outside back gate.
Who must be present when the back gate is being opened? - ANSWERP car officer
What should the P car officer inform the occupants of an unknown vehicle about? -
ANSWERThey are in a restricted area
What should the P car officer ask for after a vehicle has been stopped and the
occupants have been questioned? - ANSWERIdentification
What should the P car officer do once an unknown vehicle has been cleared to
leave? - ANSWEREscort off the perimeter
People v Brite - ANSWER1 + 1 theory; you can go one step in force above any force
used or threatened against you
Graham v Connor - ANSWERdeadly force against deadly force or threatened deadly
force
Low ready - ANSWERweapon in 2 handed firing grip, finger off trigger, pointed
above the subjects knees, and be ready to escalate if necessary
Nuisance contraband - ANSWERany item or article which may be or may have
previously been authorized for possession, but is now prohibited because of
excessive quantities or otherwise presents a fire, security, or housekeeping problem
