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Safety Exam with accurate detailed !| !| !| !| !|
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Correctional Officers are the first line of defense against... - Correct answer
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✔• violence
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• security breaches
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• other safety hazards
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It is the responsibility of Correctional Officers to provide this line of defense
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not only for themselves, but also for... - Correct answer ✔• the public
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• facility staff
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• and inmates
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____________ is your worst enemy. - Correct answer ✔complacency
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complacency - Correct answer ✔a comfortable or relaxed state of mind,
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which lulls you into a false sense of safety and security
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Stress can be minimized with... - Correct answer ✔• proper training
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• knowledge of policies and procedures
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,• and familiarity with various inmate behaviors
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the four categories of stress an officer may experience are - Correct answer
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✔• Environmental
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• Personal
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• Work-related
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• Self-induced
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environmental stress - Correct answer ✔weather, noise levels, lighting
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conditions, crowded areas !| !|
personal stress - Correct answer ✔family issues, health, lack of sleep, poor
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eating habits, financial situation, and academic demands
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work-related stress - Correct answer ✔shift work, supervisors, coworkers,
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contact with the general public, court appearances, and performance
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standards
self-induced stress - Correct answer ✔personal attitudes toward work,
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perception of others, and work or academic goals
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situational awareness - Correct answer ✔a state of mental responsiveness;
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the ability to pay attention to what is going on around you
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, situational awareness in a correctional setting occurs in three stages -
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Correct answer ✔• being alert !| !| !| !|
• identifying a potential threat
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• responding to a threat
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being alert - Correct answer ✔Officers must be aware of what is going on
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around them at all times. Paying attention to sights and sounds helps with
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maintaining a high level of alertness. !| !| !| !| !|
identifying a potential threat - Correct answer ✔concentrate on possible
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threats while remaining aware of your surroundings
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responding to a threat - Correct answer ✔focus your attention on potential
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threats while maintaining intense concentration and avoiding tunnel vision
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tunnel vision - Correct answer ✔the narrowing of your attention and field
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due to stress
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the four basic skills you can use in evaluating a situation - Correct answer
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✔• positioning
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• posture
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• observing
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• listening
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Safety Exam with accurate detailed !| !| !| !| !|
solutions
Correctional Officers are the first line of defense against... - Correct answer
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✔• violence
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• security breaches
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• other safety hazards
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It is the responsibility of Correctional Officers to provide this line of defense
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not only for themselves, but also for... - Correct answer ✔• the public
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• facility staff
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• and inmates
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____________ is your worst enemy. - Correct answer ✔complacency
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complacency - Correct answer ✔a comfortable or relaxed state of mind,
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which lulls you into a false sense of safety and security
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Stress can be minimized with... - Correct answer ✔• proper training
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• knowledge of policies and procedures
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,• and familiarity with various inmate behaviors
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the four categories of stress an officer may experience are - Correct answer
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✔• Environmental
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• Personal
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• Work-related
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• Self-induced
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environmental stress - Correct answer ✔weather, noise levels, lighting
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conditions, crowded areas !| !|
personal stress - Correct answer ✔family issues, health, lack of sleep, poor
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eating habits, financial situation, and academic demands
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work-related stress - Correct answer ✔shift work, supervisors, coworkers,
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contact with the general public, court appearances, and performance
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standards
self-induced stress - Correct answer ✔personal attitudes toward work,
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perception of others, and work or academic goals
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situational awareness - Correct answer ✔a state of mental responsiveness;
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the ability to pay attention to what is going on around you
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, situational awareness in a correctional setting occurs in three stages -
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Correct answer ✔• being alert !| !| !| !|
• identifying a potential threat
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• responding to a threat
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being alert - Correct answer ✔Officers must be aware of what is going on
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around them at all times. Paying attention to sights and sounds helps with
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maintaining a high level of alertness. !| !| !| !| !|
identifying a potential threat - Correct answer ✔concentrate on possible
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threats while remaining aware of your surroundings
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responding to a threat - Correct answer ✔focus your attention on potential
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threats while maintaining intense concentration and avoiding tunnel vision
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tunnel vision - Correct answer ✔the narrowing of your attention and field
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due to stress
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the four basic skills you can use in evaluating a situation - Correct answer
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✔• positioning
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• posture
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• observing
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• listening
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