Corrections Officer Exam Questions
With New Update Solutions
/. How much is a corrections officer's average weekly pay if he receives $38,970
annually?
a) $749
b) $947
c) $1,499
d) $3,248 - Answer-✅$749
divide by 52
/.What is the present occupancy rate of a 555-bed facility that only has 333 inmates
booked?
a) 33%
b) 49%
c) 55%
d) 60% - Answer-✅60%
/.What is the officer-to-inmate ratio of a facility with 1221 inmates and one-third as many
officers?
a) 1:3
b) 1:12.21
c) 1:407
d) 1:610.5 - Answer-✅1:407
divide inmate population by 3
/.How many seconds will it take to get a seriously injured inmate to a medical center if
the distance between the two points is 48 miles, assuming that the transport vehicle
runs at a constant speed of 32mph and does not experience traffic or any delays?
a) 18,000
b) 5,400
c) 667
d) 90 - Answer-✅5,400
, Divide the distance by constant speed to get 1.5 hours. Divide the answer by 60
(minutes in an hour), then by 60 (seconds in a minute). Remember that the question is
seeking an answer expressed in seconds.
/.How much quarterly budget should be allocated for a facility that spends an average of
$30,000 annually for each of its 611 inmates?
a) $4.58 million
b) $6.11 million
c) $9.17 million
d) $18.33 million - Answer-✅$4.58 Million
Multiply the annual per-head allocation by the number of inmates to get $18,330,000.
Divide the answer by 4 to get the quarterly budget.
/.During training, you are _________ to listen to the instructor carefully and follow
directions to the letter.
a) suppose
b) supposed
c) supposedly
d) supposibly - Answer-✅supposed
/.Officers ZYX and WVU _________ exercised brute force when they were ordering the
two inmates to stop arguing.
a) wouldn't of
b) shouldn't have
c) couldn't be
d) didn't at - Answer-✅shouldn't have
/.In corrections, one of the _________ effects of delivering substandard service is
endangering the community.
a) adversary
b) aversionary
c) averse
d) adverse - Answer-✅adverse
/.Corrections officers may be given due recognition for _________ exemplary service.
a) their
b) they're
c) there
d) there's - Answer-✅their
With New Update Solutions
/. How much is a corrections officer's average weekly pay if he receives $38,970
annually?
a) $749
b) $947
c) $1,499
d) $3,248 - Answer-✅$749
divide by 52
/.What is the present occupancy rate of a 555-bed facility that only has 333 inmates
booked?
a) 33%
b) 49%
c) 55%
d) 60% - Answer-✅60%
/.What is the officer-to-inmate ratio of a facility with 1221 inmates and one-third as many
officers?
a) 1:3
b) 1:12.21
c) 1:407
d) 1:610.5 - Answer-✅1:407
divide inmate population by 3
/.How many seconds will it take to get a seriously injured inmate to a medical center if
the distance between the two points is 48 miles, assuming that the transport vehicle
runs at a constant speed of 32mph and does not experience traffic or any delays?
a) 18,000
b) 5,400
c) 667
d) 90 - Answer-✅5,400
, Divide the distance by constant speed to get 1.5 hours. Divide the answer by 60
(minutes in an hour), then by 60 (seconds in a minute). Remember that the question is
seeking an answer expressed in seconds.
/.How much quarterly budget should be allocated for a facility that spends an average of
$30,000 annually for each of its 611 inmates?
a) $4.58 million
b) $6.11 million
c) $9.17 million
d) $18.33 million - Answer-✅$4.58 Million
Multiply the annual per-head allocation by the number of inmates to get $18,330,000.
Divide the answer by 4 to get the quarterly budget.
/.During training, you are _________ to listen to the instructor carefully and follow
directions to the letter.
a) suppose
b) supposed
c) supposedly
d) supposibly - Answer-✅supposed
/.Officers ZYX and WVU _________ exercised brute force when they were ordering the
two inmates to stop arguing.
a) wouldn't of
b) shouldn't have
c) couldn't be
d) didn't at - Answer-✅shouldn't have
/.In corrections, one of the _________ effects of delivering substandard service is
endangering the community.
a) adversary
b) aversionary
c) averse
d) adverse - Answer-✅adverse
/.Corrections officers may be given due recognition for _________ exemplary service.
a) their
b) they're
c) there
d) there's - Answer-✅their
