CDCR CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT INTERVIEW NEWEST
ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED/GRADED A+
Reasonable Force. 3268-a1 - ---Answers----The force that an
objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced
with similar facts and circumstances, would consider
nesesary and reasonable to subdue an attacker, overcome
resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful
order.
Unnecessary Force. 3268-a2 - ---Answers----The use of
force when none is required or appropriate.
Excessive Force. 3268-a3 - ---Answers----The use of force,
more force than objectively reasonable to accomplish a lawful
purpose.
Immediate Use of Force. 3268-a4 - ---Answers----The force
used to respond without delay to a situation or circumstance
that constitutes an imminent threat to security or the safety of
persons.
Controlled use of Force 3268-a5 - ---Answers----The force
used in an institution/facility setting, when an inmates
presence or conduct poses a threat to safety or security and
the inmate is located in an area that can be controlled or
isolated.
,Deadly Force 3268 a-8 - ---Answers----Any use of force that
is likely to result in death. Any discharge of a firearm other
than lawful discharge during weapons qualifications, firearms
training, or other legal recreational use of firearm is deadly
force.
Letter of Instruction time constraints. - ---Answers----30
days or date of discovery.
LOI/1123 Not exceed 1 year 6 months of date of incident.
Grievance time constraints as Watch Sergeant. - ---Answers-
---Grievance timeline for overtime as a watch sergeant is
within 14 days to be answered.
What do you think your best trait will be as a Sergeant or if you
become a Sergeant. - ---Answers----I'm definitely ambitions,
I want to achieve success with everything I do. That includes
being a leader, showing and teaching what is right basically
leading by example.
What is a weakness? - ---Answers----I'm sometimes too
honest.
Real short story, I worked for 24 hour fitness as a personal
trainer, a client asked me if 3 sessions with me would "change
her life". I answered no, honestly it's going to take more than 3
, sessions with me including changing your diet, restricting your
calories and doing a lot of cardio to "change your life" she left
furious because she didn't want to hear that. A week later she
came back with coffee and donuts and said "where do we
start" I'm glad to say she lost the weight.
What is your Greatest strength? - ---Answers----One of my
greatest strengths is as a problem solver. I have the ability to
see a situation from a different perspective, and I can put in
work even in the face of difficult obstacles.
Example short story: I was at a call out for CRT, we were at the
Montecito Mudslides. I was paired up with Slo SO, we were all
given different duties. My duty was for a call to service, an old
lady was still missing from a known house nearby, her sister
called the SO looking for her, she knew the sister didn't leave.
We arrived at the house to find the lady 5 feet in mud in the
side of her house, my partner the Slo SO walked towards her
as he sank in. I immediately ran back to the patrol car a
grabbed whatever I could find to pull him in all I could find was
my cdcr rain jacket that was in the car and extended it to him,
he grabbed her, I pulled them in. My partner was drenched in
mud, the old lady was so thankful for our help, she said she
was there for 5 hours.
Your housing unit on your yard has a code 1, inmates are found
with slashing marks on them. There is a lot of blood, what do
you do? - ---Answers----Respond as the response
supervisor.
ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED/GRADED A+
Reasonable Force. 3268-a1 - ---Answers----The force that an
objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced
with similar facts and circumstances, would consider
nesesary and reasonable to subdue an attacker, overcome
resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful
order.
Unnecessary Force. 3268-a2 - ---Answers----The use of
force when none is required or appropriate.
Excessive Force. 3268-a3 - ---Answers----The use of force,
more force than objectively reasonable to accomplish a lawful
purpose.
Immediate Use of Force. 3268-a4 - ---Answers----The force
used to respond without delay to a situation or circumstance
that constitutes an imminent threat to security or the safety of
persons.
Controlled use of Force 3268-a5 - ---Answers----The force
used in an institution/facility setting, when an inmates
presence or conduct poses a threat to safety or security and
the inmate is located in an area that can be controlled or
isolated.
,Deadly Force 3268 a-8 - ---Answers----Any use of force that
is likely to result in death. Any discharge of a firearm other
than lawful discharge during weapons qualifications, firearms
training, or other legal recreational use of firearm is deadly
force.
Letter of Instruction time constraints. - ---Answers----30
days or date of discovery.
LOI/1123 Not exceed 1 year 6 months of date of incident.
Grievance time constraints as Watch Sergeant. - ---Answers-
---Grievance timeline for overtime as a watch sergeant is
within 14 days to be answered.
What do you think your best trait will be as a Sergeant or if you
become a Sergeant. - ---Answers----I'm definitely ambitions,
I want to achieve success with everything I do. That includes
being a leader, showing and teaching what is right basically
leading by example.
What is a weakness? - ---Answers----I'm sometimes too
honest.
Real short story, I worked for 24 hour fitness as a personal
trainer, a client asked me if 3 sessions with me would "change
her life". I answered no, honestly it's going to take more than 3
, sessions with me including changing your diet, restricting your
calories and doing a lot of cardio to "change your life" she left
furious because she didn't want to hear that. A week later she
came back with coffee and donuts and said "where do we
start" I'm glad to say she lost the weight.
What is your Greatest strength? - ---Answers----One of my
greatest strengths is as a problem solver. I have the ability to
see a situation from a different perspective, and I can put in
work even in the face of difficult obstacles.
Example short story: I was at a call out for CRT, we were at the
Montecito Mudslides. I was paired up with Slo SO, we were all
given different duties. My duty was for a call to service, an old
lady was still missing from a known house nearby, her sister
called the SO looking for her, she knew the sister didn't leave.
We arrived at the house to find the lady 5 feet in mud in the
side of her house, my partner the Slo SO walked towards her
as he sank in. I immediately ran back to the patrol car a
grabbed whatever I could find to pull him in all I could find was
my cdcr rain jacket that was in the car and extended it to him,
he grabbed her, I pulled them in. My partner was drenched in
mud, the old lady was so thankful for our help, she said she
was there for 5 hours.
Your housing unit on your yard has a code 1, inmates are found
with slashing marks on them. There is a lot of blood, what do
you do? - ---Answers----Respond as the response
supervisor.
