SOCE CORE EXAMS MANUAL UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What court case held that all law enforcement use of force cases are to be judged
by an objective reasonableness standard based upon the Fourth Amendment. The use
of force is to be judged from the perspective of what a reasonable officer would do
under the same circumstances without the benefit of hindsight. - ✔✔Graham V. Conner
(1989)
✔✔What court case established that intent determines reasonableness in use of force
situations in a correctional setting. Officers must be acting in a good faith manner, not
for punishment or revenge. - ✔✔Hudson V. McMillan (1992)
✔✔Officers acting in a sadistic or malicious manner with negate the ____. -
✔✔Reasonableness Standard
✔✔Excessive ___ may also result in negative community reaction and loss of trust in
the profession. - ✔✔Use of Force
✔✔The two main categories of damages that may be awarded in a civil suit are ___ and
__. - ✔✔Compensatory damages and Punitive damages
✔✔Arise when a victim is physically injured or suffers a property loss. He or she should
be paid for the actual loss(lost wages, medical expenses, property damage, attorney's
fees, pain and suffering or mental anguish) - ✔✔Compensatory Damages
✔✔May be awarded in addition to compensation to punish a defendant who acted with
recklessness, malice or deceit and to discourage others from committing the same act. -
✔✔Punitive Damages
✔✔When an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of official duties under
any law, ordinance, or regulation, he or she is acting under ____. - ✔✔Color of Law
✔✔If the plaintiff proves at trial that the officer committed a tort or violated civil rights as
part of his or her duties, the employing agency is likely to be liable for damages through
direct or ___ liability. - ✔✔Vicarious
✔✔______ provides one of the most important protections for state and county
correctional agencies and their employees. - ✔✔Sovereign Immunity
✔✔_____ immunity protects the officer from personal liability for civil damages insofar
as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of
which a reasonable person would have known. - ✔✔Qualified
, ✔✔Who prohibits all persons using radios, including correctional officers and base
station personnel from committing certain acts? - ✔✔FCC, Federal Communications
Commission
✔✔Depress and hold the transmit button on a radio for approximately __ second(s)
before speaking. Make sure your mouth is __ to __ inches in front of the microphone
and speak directly into it. - ✔✔1 second. 1 to 3 inches.
✔✔Three types of commonly used radios. - ✔✔Handheld or portable, radio base
station, mobile radio.
✔✔_____ in a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength
falls below a certain level. - ✔✔Squelch
✔✔Encourage conversation and require the interviewee to think, reflect, and provide his
or her opinion or feelings. Example: " What happened next? " - ✔✔Open-ended
question
✔✔Are questions asked with a specific yes or no answer in mind. Example: " Have you
read your rules and regulations? " - ✔✔Close-ended questions
✔✔Are questions framed in such a way to evoke a specific response from the individual
being questioned. The questioner uses language that suggests a particular answer. "
You removed the packet of candy from the canteen, did you not? " - ✔✔Leading
questions
✔✔Questions that are a combination of close-ended and leading questions. " Did you
take the inmates shoes? " - ✔✔Direct questions
✔✔Are asked to obtain a precise answer to an important fit or preference quesiton by
defining the range in which answers can be given. Example: " How many inmates were
present when you hit inmate Jones on the head? " " 0-3, 4-6, or 7-9? " - ✔✔Forced
choice questions
✔✔Using multiple questioning techniques in an interview helps the officer ____. -
✔✔Obtain additional information.
✔✔Hidden image that is visible when viewed at certain angles or appropriate lighting. -
✔✔Holograms
✔✔A recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears lighter or darker when held
up to the light. - ✔✔Watermark
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What court case held that all law enforcement use of force cases are to be judged
by an objective reasonableness standard based upon the Fourth Amendment. The use
of force is to be judged from the perspective of what a reasonable officer would do
under the same circumstances without the benefit of hindsight. - ✔✔Graham V. Conner
(1989)
✔✔What court case established that intent determines reasonableness in use of force
situations in a correctional setting. Officers must be acting in a good faith manner, not
for punishment or revenge. - ✔✔Hudson V. McMillan (1992)
✔✔Officers acting in a sadistic or malicious manner with negate the ____. -
✔✔Reasonableness Standard
✔✔Excessive ___ may also result in negative community reaction and loss of trust in
the profession. - ✔✔Use of Force
✔✔The two main categories of damages that may be awarded in a civil suit are ___ and
__. - ✔✔Compensatory damages and Punitive damages
✔✔Arise when a victim is physically injured or suffers a property loss. He or she should
be paid for the actual loss(lost wages, medical expenses, property damage, attorney's
fees, pain and suffering or mental anguish) - ✔✔Compensatory Damages
✔✔May be awarded in addition to compensation to punish a defendant who acted with
recklessness, malice or deceit and to discourage others from committing the same act. -
✔✔Punitive Damages
✔✔When an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of official duties under
any law, ordinance, or regulation, he or she is acting under ____. - ✔✔Color of Law
✔✔If the plaintiff proves at trial that the officer committed a tort or violated civil rights as
part of his or her duties, the employing agency is likely to be liable for damages through
direct or ___ liability. - ✔✔Vicarious
✔✔______ provides one of the most important protections for state and county
correctional agencies and their employees. - ✔✔Sovereign Immunity
✔✔_____ immunity protects the officer from personal liability for civil damages insofar
as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of
which a reasonable person would have known. - ✔✔Qualified
, ✔✔Who prohibits all persons using radios, including correctional officers and base
station personnel from committing certain acts? - ✔✔FCC, Federal Communications
Commission
✔✔Depress and hold the transmit button on a radio for approximately __ second(s)
before speaking. Make sure your mouth is __ to __ inches in front of the microphone
and speak directly into it. - ✔✔1 second. 1 to 3 inches.
✔✔Three types of commonly used radios. - ✔✔Handheld or portable, radio base
station, mobile radio.
✔✔_____ in a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength
falls below a certain level. - ✔✔Squelch
✔✔Encourage conversation and require the interviewee to think, reflect, and provide his
or her opinion or feelings. Example: " What happened next? " - ✔✔Open-ended
question
✔✔Are questions asked with a specific yes or no answer in mind. Example: " Have you
read your rules and regulations? " - ✔✔Close-ended questions
✔✔Are questions framed in such a way to evoke a specific response from the individual
being questioned. The questioner uses language that suggests a particular answer. "
You removed the packet of candy from the canteen, did you not? " - ✔✔Leading
questions
✔✔Questions that are a combination of close-ended and leading questions. " Did you
take the inmates shoes? " - ✔✔Direct questions
✔✔Are asked to obtain a precise answer to an important fit or preference quesiton by
defining the range in which answers can be given. Example: " How many inmates were
present when you hit inmate Jones on the head? " " 0-3, 4-6, or 7-9? " - ✔✔Forced
choice questions
✔✔Using multiple questioning techniques in an interview helps the officer ____. -
✔✔Obtain additional information.
✔✔Hidden image that is visible when viewed at certain angles or appropriate lighting. -
✔✔Holograms
✔✔A recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears lighter or darker when held
up to the light. - ✔✔Watermark
