NC DOCC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
| LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027.
A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written examination if
he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on each of the four units. (a.
60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80) - ANSWER 70%
If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the
State Comprehensive Exam, you may request a retest within how many days after
the original exam? (a. 20 days b. 30 days c. 60 days d. 90 days) - ANSWER 30
days
There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become
proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a. 19 b. 21 c. 23 d. 25) -
ANSWER 23
At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course? (a. 3
b. 4 c. 5 d. 6) - ANSWER 4
What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, complete
makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a. 5% b. 10% c. 15% d.
20%) - ANSWER 10%
Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order
to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many
days from the last date of trainee participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b.
100 c. 120 d. 180) - ANSWER 180 days
Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqualifying
offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction or commission? (a. A felony
, b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than
two years c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the
date of appointment d. All the above) - ANSWER All the above
You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sheriffs'
Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district
confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21) - ANSWER 20 years
___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and
implementing the minimum employment, training, certification, and retention
standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention officers in North Carolina. (a.
American Correctional Association b. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission c.
North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission d. North
Carolina Justice Officers' Commission) - ANSWER North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training Standards Commission
How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your
department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)? (a. 3
business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business days d. 30 business days) -
ANSWER 5 business days
Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the
Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy) - ANSWER Trainee
If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be eligible to sit for
the state comprehensive written examination of the Commission nor will you
receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4) - ANSWER 1
The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation or may
deny certification of successful course completion where the trainee is habitually
tardy to, or regularly departs early from, class meetings or field exercises. (a. True
b. False) - ANSWER True
CORRECT ANSWERS | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
| LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027.
A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written examination if
he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers on each of the four units. (a.
60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80) - ANSWER 70%
If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to successfully pass the
State Comprehensive Exam, you may request a retest within how many days after
the original exam? (a. 20 days b. 30 days c. 60 days d. 90 days) - ANSWER 30
days
There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected to become
proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a. 19 b. 21 c. 23 d. 25) -
ANSWER 23
At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the course? (a. 3
b. 4 c. 5 d. 6) - ANSWER 4
What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss, complete
makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a. 5% b. 10% c. 15% d.
20%) - ANSWER 10%
Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training program, in order
to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency, must occur within how many
days from the last date of trainee participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b.
100 c. 120 d. 180) - ANSWER 180 days
Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as disqualifying
offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction or commission? (a. A felony
, b. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than
two years c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the
date of appointment d. All the above) - ANSWER All the above
You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the Sheriffs'
Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district
confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21) - ANSWER 20 years
___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for developing and
implementing the minimum employment, training, certification, and retention
standards for all deputy sheriffs and detention officers in North Carolina. (a.
American Correctional Association b. North Carolina Crime Justice Commission c.
North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission d. North
Carolina Justice Officers' Commission) - ANSWER North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training Standards Commission
How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and your
department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence Order (50B)? (a. 3
business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business days d. 30 business days) -
ANSWER 5 business days
Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion of the
Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c. School Director
d. NC Justice Academy) - ANSWER Trainee
If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be eligible to sit for
the state comprehensive written examination of the Commission nor will you
receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4) - ANSWER 1
The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation or may
deny certification of successful course completion where the trainee is habitually
tardy to, or regularly departs early from, class meetings or field exercises. (a. True
b. False) - ANSWER True
