BCO Post Utah Exam 2026: The Ultimate
Passing Guide
Description:
Crush your correctional officer exam with this complete 40-question study package –
featuring manipulation tactics, survival strategies, PREA protocols, and explosive materials
training.
✅ Inmate manipulation approaches decoded
✅ Officer survival mindset & tactics
✅ 2026 updates on use-of-force & PREA compliance
✅ Explosives identification & prison safety protocols
Your highest score starts here – download now and test with confidence!
, BCO Post Utah Exam: 40 Critical Questions & Answers (2026)
1. What are the various approaches inmates will use to compromise staff? (Select all that apply)
a. Support system/ego boosting
b. Reliance on inmate to make job easier
c. Empathy/Sympathy
d. Plea for help
e. The we/they syndrome
f. Offers of protection
g. Allusions of sex
h. Female-seduction/urges
i. Male-offers of sex on the outside (homo.)
j. Touching/rumors
k. Trapping by coaxing the officer to do something against policy
l. Intimidating
m. Coaxing officers into feeling comfortable/trustworthy
n. Coaxing the officer to keep secrets
Answer: All options (a-n) are correct.
Explanation: Inmates may employ any of these tactics to manipulate or compromise
correctional staff, ranging from emotional appeals to intimidation.
2. What are some approaches officers can use to help achieve desired goals when helping inmates?
a. Separate from the audience
b. Empathy
c. 5-Step Hard Style
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above.
Explanation: Officers should use a combination of strategies, including the 5-Step Hard Style
(Ask, Explain, Present Options, Confirm, Action), empathy, and isolating the inmate from an
audience to maintain control.
Passing Guide
Description:
Crush your correctional officer exam with this complete 40-question study package –
featuring manipulation tactics, survival strategies, PREA protocols, and explosive materials
training.
✅ Inmate manipulation approaches decoded
✅ Officer survival mindset & tactics
✅ 2026 updates on use-of-force & PREA compliance
✅ Explosives identification & prison safety protocols
Your highest score starts here – download now and test with confidence!
, BCO Post Utah Exam: 40 Critical Questions & Answers (2026)
1. What are the various approaches inmates will use to compromise staff? (Select all that apply)
a. Support system/ego boosting
b. Reliance on inmate to make job easier
c. Empathy/Sympathy
d. Plea for help
e. The we/they syndrome
f. Offers of protection
g. Allusions of sex
h. Female-seduction/urges
i. Male-offers of sex on the outside (homo.)
j. Touching/rumors
k. Trapping by coaxing the officer to do something against policy
l. Intimidating
m. Coaxing officers into feeling comfortable/trustworthy
n. Coaxing the officer to keep secrets
Answer: All options (a-n) are correct.
Explanation: Inmates may employ any of these tactics to manipulate or compromise
correctional staff, ranging from emotional appeals to intimidation.
2. What are some approaches officers can use to help achieve desired goals when helping inmates?
a. Separate from the audience
b. Empathy
c. 5-Step Hard Style
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above.
Explanation: Officers should use a combination of strategies, including the 5-Step Hard Style
(Ask, Explain, Present Options, Confirm, Action), empathy, and isolating the inmate from an
audience to maintain control.
