Corrections Academy Ohio Jail Test
Questions & Answers
1. Describe the responsibilities of a corrections officer
ANS -Care of Inmates
-Custody of Inmates
-Control of Inmates
2. 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
3. Define custody of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections offi-
cers
ANS -Maintain security
-Observe inmate conduct and behavior to prevent disturbances and escapes
4. Define control of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers-
ANS -Direct inmate movement
-Maintain key, tool, and equipment control
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, -Distribute authorized items to inmates
5. 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."
6. 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."
7. 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."
8. 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).
9. Describe Controlling in the CHUMPS approach
ANS -Controlling yourself and not becoming complacent
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Questions & Answers
1. Describe the responsibilities of a corrections officer
ANS -Care of Inmates
-Custody of Inmates
-Control of Inmates
2. 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
3. Define custody of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections offi-
cers
ANS -Maintain security
-Observe inmate conduct and behavior to prevent disturbances and escapes
4. Define control of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers-
ANS -Direct inmate movement
-Maintain key, tool, and equipment control
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, -Distribute authorized items to inmates
5. 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."
6. 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."
7. 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."
8. 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).
9. Describe Controlling in the CHUMPS approach
ANS -Controlling yourself and not becoming complacent
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