SOCE STATE EXAM || QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Acting within the scope of employment: the range of reasonable and
foresee- able activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's
business
2. active listening: giving full attention to what is being said and taking
time to understand the message with- out interruption
3. administrative confinement: is the temporary removal of an inmate from
the general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent
inmate management process is in place.
4. Arrest papers: paperwork generated by an arresting officer that
allows for a subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for
admission
5. assumption: a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or
event that may or may not be factual
6. Baker act: provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
7. Bias or prejudice: a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or
subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all
available facts or information
8. Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
9. Categorically: the grouping of recorded information into types of
collection sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons,
rule violations, evidence, and crime elements
10. chain of command: the order of authority within an organization
11. chain of custody: documentation of every person who handled
evidence, as well as when, why, and what
changes, if any, were made to it
12. chronologically: the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline,
usually from the first event to the last
13. civil liability: responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act
that an officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or
property and most often involves negligence
,14. Civil right violation: an unlawful interference with the fundamental
rights of another person, such as the right to due process and equal
protection under the law
15. Classification: a management tool used to assist facilities in defining
inmate custody or security levels
16. Clinical restraints: measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
them- selves in a medical facility
, 17. Clinical seclusion: isolating inmate patients from the general population
at a medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a
padded room for their safety
18. Close custody grade: state custody grade that refers to inmates who
must be maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed
supervision when outside a secure perimeter
19. Color law: when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
20. Command presence: body language that projects confidence, poise,
and a professional demeanor
21. Commitment papers: documents or orders generated by the court
after an offender is found guilty of a crime and that commits the offender to a
correctional facility or to a mental hospital
22. Community control or (house arrest): a form of community supervision
that is closely monitored and is more restrictive than probation or parole
23. Community custody grade: a state custody grade that refers to inmates
who are eligible for placement at a community residential facility
24. Contact visits: visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the
same room without a physical barrier, and can have limited physical contact
25. Content: the significant facts of an incident or occurrence in a report
26. Contraband: any unauthorized article or any authorized article in
excessive quantities or altered from its
intended purpose
27. control behavior: the practice of demonstrating confidence and
control by avoiding such distracting behaviors as foot tapping, nail biting,
and fidgeting
28. correctional officers: any person who is appointed or employed full time
by the state, county, or a contracted private entity, whose primary responsibility
is the supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates
within a correctional institution; does not include any secretarial, clerical, or
professionally trained personnel
29. Corrective action: steps that are taken to eliminate the cause of
inappropriate or unlawful behavior to prevent recurrence
30. corrective consultation: usually an agency specific form that
documents an inmate rule violation
31. Counseling: an in-depth explanation of a rule violation, including
suggestions for an inmate to correct their behavior
32. Courtesy: behavior that involves showing consideration, respect, and
coopera- tion when interacting with others
, 33. Criminal act: a violation of the law; in Florida, a crime is designated as
either a felony or misdemeanor according to s. 775.08(4), F.S.
34. Criminal justice: the structures, functions, and decision-making
processes of the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime
and criminal offenders
35. Criminal Liability: when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
36. Deception: the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or
fooling them
37. Disability: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more of the major life activities of an individual
38. Discharge Gratuity: money given to qualified inmates discharged from
the custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502,
F.A.C.
39. Disciplinary confinement: formal punishment in which the officer
segregates an inmate for a length of time to an individual cell because a
disciplinary committee has found them guilty of committing a violation of agency
rules
40. Disciplinary Report (DR): a detailed report of the facts surrounding an
inmate's rule violation (Supervising in a
41. Discipline: the enforcement of a penalty or consequence for a violation
of established rules used to ensure compliance and obedience to established
rules
42. Discrimination: the negative behavior toward a person or group that is
based on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, disability, or
marital status
43. diaturbance: any incident that disrupts the normal operations within a facility
44. Drug addiction: when someone uses a substance consistently in
excess de- spite negative consequences
45. Editing: the process of ensuring that all pertinent facts have been included
in a report in an organized and
accurate manner
46. Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG): a resource used to guide a
first responder's initial actions to a hazmat incident, including the identification
of haz- ardous materials, areas of personal protection, and initial safety plan
47. Escort: a correctional officer or staff member accompanying the
movement of an inmate from one point to another
48. Ethical behavior: principled, values based decision making that is
practiced daily
49. Ethics: the standards of conduct based on the principles of right and wrong
1. Acting within the scope of employment: the range of reasonable and
foresee- able activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's
business
2. active listening: giving full attention to what is being said and taking
time to understand the message with- out interruption
3. administrative confinement: is the temporary removal of an inmate from
the general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent
inmate management process is in place.
4. Arrest papers: paperwork generated by an arresting officer that
allows for a subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for
admission
5. assumption: a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or
event that may or may not be factual
6. Baker act: provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
7. Bias or prejudice: a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or
subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all
available facts or information
8. Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
9. Categorically: the grouping of recorded information into types of
collection sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons,
rule violations, evidence, and crime elements
10. chain of command: the order of authority within an organization
11. chain of custody: documentation of every person who handled
evidence, as well as when, why, and what
changes, if any, were made to it
12. chronologically: the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline,
usually from the first event to the last
13. civil liability: responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act
that an officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or
property and most often involves negligence
,14. Civil right violation: an unlawful interference with the fundamental
rights of another person, such as the right to due process and equal
protection under the law
15. Classification: a management tool used to assist facilities in defining
inmate custody or security levels
16. Clinical restraints: measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
them- selves in a medical facility
, 17. Clinical seclusion: isolating inmate patients from the general population
at a medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a
padded room for their safety
18. Close custody grade: state custody grade that refers to inmates who
must be maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed
supervision when outside a secure perimeter
19. Color law: when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
20. Command presence: body language that projects confidence, poise,
and a professional demeanor
21. Commitment papers: documents or orders generated by the court
after an offender is found guilty of a crime and that commits the offender to a
correctional facility or to a mental hospital
22. Community control or (house arrest): a form of community supervision
that is closely monitored and is more restrictive than probation or parole
23. Community custody grade: a state custody grade that refers to inmates
who are eligible for placement at a community residential facility
24. Contact visits: visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the
same room without a physical barrier, and can have limited physical contact
25. Content: the significant facts of an incident or occurrence in a report
26. Contraband: any unauthorized article or any authorized article in
excessive quantities or altered from its
intended purpose
27. control behavior: the practice of demonstrating confidence and
control by avoiding such distracting behaviors as foot tapping, nail biting,
and fidgeting
28. correctional officers: any person who is appointed or employed full time
by the state, county, or a contracted private entity, whose primary responsibility
is the supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates
within a correctional institution; does not include any secretarial, clerical, or
professionally trained personnel
29. Corrective action: steps that are taken to eliminate the cause of
inappropriate or unlawful behavior to prevent recurrence
30. corrective consultation: usually an agency specific form that
documents an inmate rule violation
31. Counseling: an in-depth explanation of a rule violation, including
suggestions for an inmate to correct their behavior
32. Courtesy: behavior that involves showing consideration, respect, and
coopera- tion when interacting with others
, 33. Criminal act: a violation of the law; in Florida, a crime is designated as
either a felony or misdemeanor according to s. 775.08(4), F.S.
34. Criminal justice: the structures, functions, and decision-making
processes of the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime
and criminal offenders
35. Criminal Liability: when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime
36. Deception: the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or
fooling them
37. Disability: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more of the major life activities of an individual
38. Discharge Gratuity: money given to qualified inmates discharged from
the custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502,
F.A.C.
39. Disciplinary confinement: formal punishment in which the officer
segregates an inmate for a length of time to an individual cell because a
disciplinary committee has found them guilty of committing a violation of agency
rules
40. Disciplinary Report (DR): a detailed report of the facts surrounding an
inmate's rule violation (Supervising in a
41. Discipline: the enforcement of a penalty or consequence for a violation
of established rules used to ensure compliance and obedience to established
rules
42. Discrimination: the negative behavior toward a person or group that is
based on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic and national origin, disability, or
marital status
43. diaturbance: any incident that disrupts the normal operations within a facility
44. Drug addiction: when someone uses a substance consistently in
excess de- spite negative consequences
45. Editing: the process of ensuring that all pertinent facts have been included
in a report in an organized and
accurate manner
46. Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG): a resource used to guide a
first responder's initial actions to a hazmat incident, including the identification
of haz- ardous materials, areas of personal protection, and initial safety plan
47. Escort: a correctional officer or staff member accompanying the
movement of an inmate from one point to another
48. Ethical behavior: principled, values based decision making that is
practiced daily
49. Ethics: the standards of conduct based on the principles of right and wrong
