NC CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Undue familiarity. Answer: When familiarity crosses over the line
from professional to personal.
◉ NCGS 14-27.13. Answer: Intercourse consent no defense: if a person
having custody of a victim of any age or a person, who is an agent or
employee of any person, or institution, whether such institution is
private, charitable, or government, having custody of a victim of any age
engages in vaginal intercourse or sexual act with such victim, the
defendant is guilty of a Class E felony.
◉ Class E Felony Penalty. Answer: Between 15 and 63 months,
depending on the amount and kind of prior offenses.
◉ Class H Felony Penalty. Answer: 120 days in custody.
◉ PREA Acronym. Answer: Prison Rape Elimination Act
,◉ Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. Answer: Establish a zero-
tolerance standard for the incident of prison rape and institutions in the
United States.
Make the prevention of institutional rape at top priority in each prison
system.
Implement national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction,
and punishment of institutional rape.
◉ Stress. Answer: How the brain and body respond to any demand that
poses an actual or perceived threat to our physical health, mental health
or well-being.
◉ Acute stress. Answer: The most common type of stress. This kind of
stress is experienced by most of us in our daily lives. Typically resolves
when the stressor is no longer present.
◉ Distress. Answer: Negative state which coping processes fail to return
a person to their normal physical or psychological state.
◉ Eustress. Answer: Type of stress resulting from positive life events.
Sometimes referred to as positive stress.
◉ Episodic stress. Answer: Occurs when acute stress begins to recure
very frequently and becomes a common occurrence for you.
,◉ Chronic stress. Answer: Results from prolonged pressure and makes
you feel like you don't have control over our emotions.
◉ Post traumatic stress disorder. Answer: An event or a series of events
which that impact our minds for a long time.
◉ Workplace factors that can contribute to stress for staff. Answer:
Hyper-vigilance,
administrative demands,
conflict with co-workers/supervisors and subordinates,
lack of recognition/poor public image,
security level of the facility,
staffing shortages,
offender violence and manipulation,
outside influences.
◉ Physical stress. Answer: Any type of body pain and physical health
issues.
Ex Headaches, body aches, chest pain, sleep deprivation, high blood
pressure.
◉ Emotional stress. Answer: Mental health issues.
Ex anxiety, depression, feeling bad about yourself, low self esteem,
easily agitated, overwhelmed, difficulty relaxing
, ◉ Behavioral stress. Answer: Changes in actions.
Ex become more argumentative, avoiding others, changes in appetite,
substance abuse, exhibiting more nervous behaviors.
◉ Fitness. Answer: One's ability to carry out daily task with vigor and
alertness without undue fatigue and with ample energy to engage in
leisure time pursuits, meeting the above average physical stresses
encountered during an emergency situation.
◉ Wellness. Answer: The dynamic process of becoming aware of, taking
responsibility for, and making choices that directly contribute to one's
well-being and that of the common good.
◉ Teamwork. Answer: When two or more people work together to
achieve a common goal.
◉ Stewardship. Answer: Taking good care of something you value.
◉ Needs. Answer: Something you must have for survival
◉ Wants. Answer: Something you would like to have, but it is not
necessary and you could do without it.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Undue familiarity. Answer: When familiarity crosses over the line
from professional to personal.
◉ NCGS 14-27.13. Answer: Intercourse consent no defense: if a person
having custody of a victim of any age or a person, who is an agent or
employee of any person, or institution, whether such institution is
private, charitable, or government, having custody of a victim of any age
engages in vaginal intercourse or sexual act with such victim, the
defendant is guilty of a Class E felony.
◉ Class E Felony Penalty. Answer: Between 15 and 63 months,
depending on the amount and kind of prior offenses.
◉ Class H Felony Penalty. Answer: 120 days in custody.
◉ PREA Acronym. Answer: Prison Rape Elimination Act
,◉ Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. Answer: Establish a zero-
tolerance standard for the incident of prison rape and institutions in the
United States.
Make the prevention of institutional rape at top priority in each prison
system.
Implement national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction,
and punishment of institutional rape.
◉ Stress. Answer: How the brain and body respond to any demand that
poses an actual or perceived threat to our physical health, mental health
or well-being.
◉ Acute stress. Answer: The most common type of stress. This kind of
stress is experienced by most of us in our daily lives. Typically resolves
when the stressor is no longer present.
◉ Distress. Answer: Negative state which coping processes fail to return
a person to their normal physical or psychological state.
◉ Eustress. Answer: Type of stress resulting from positive life events.
Sometimes referred to as positive stress.
◉ Episodic stress. Answer: Occurs when acute stress begins to recure
very frequently and becomes a common occurrence for you.
,◉ Chronic stress. Answer: Results from prolonged pressure and makes
you feel like you don't have control over our emotions.
◉ Post traumatic stress disorder. Answer: An event or a series of events
which that impact our minds for a long time.
◉ Workplace factors that can contribute to stress for staff. Answer:
Hyper-vigilance,
administrative demands,
conflict with co-workers/supervisors and subordinates,
lack of recognition/poor public image,
security level of the facility,
staffing shortages,
offender violence and manipulation,
outside influences.
◉ Physical stress. Answer: Any type of body pain and physical health
issues.
Ex Headaches, body aches, chest pain, sleep deprivation, high blood
pressure.
◉ Emotional stress. Answer: Mental health issues.
Ex anxiety, depression, feeling bad about yourself, low self esteem,
easily agitated, overwhelmed, difficulty relaxing
, ◉ Behavioral stress. Answer: Changes in actions.
Ex become more argumentative, avoiding others, changes in appetite,
substance abuse, exhibiting more nervous behaviors.
◉ Fitness. Answer: One's ability to carry out daily task with vigor and
alertness without undue fatigue and with ample energy to engage in
leisure time pursuits, meeting the above average physical stresses
encountered during an emergency situation.
◉ Wellness. Answer: The dynamic process of becoming aware of, taking
responsibility for, and making choices that directly contribute to one's
well-being and that of the common good.
◉ Teamwork. Answer: When two or more people work together to
achieve a common goal.
◉ Stewardship. Answer: Taking good care of something you value.
◉ Needs. Answer: Something you must have for survival
◉ Wants. Answer: Something you would like to have, but it is not
necessary and you could do without it.
