BCO Post Utah

BCO Post Utah Questions and
Answers 2025/2026 100% Correct!!
What are the various approaches inmates will use to compromise staff? (14 possible) -
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Answer 1. Support system/ego boosting
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2. Reliance on inmate to make job easier
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3. Empathy/Sympathy
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4. Plea for help
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5. The we/they syndrome
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6. Offers of protection
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7. Allusions of sex
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8. Female-seduction/urges
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9. Male- offers of sex on the outside (homo.)
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10. Touching/rumors
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11. Trapping by coaxing the officer to do something against policy
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12. Intimidating
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13. Coaxing officers into feeling comfortable/trustworthy
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14. Coaxing the officer to keep secrets
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What are some approaches officers can use to help achieve the desired goals when
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helping inmates? - Answer -Separate from the audience
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-Empathy
-5 Step Hard Style
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1- ASK instead of COMMAND
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2- Explain (set the context)
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3- Present Options
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4- Confirm
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5- Action
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Define the Survival Mind Set: - Answer "I will win!"
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What are 5 components of Officer Survival? - Answer 1. Mental conditioning
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2. Tactical conditioning
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3. Physical conditioning
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4. Equipment and maintenance
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5. Control the environment
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What is Mental Conditioning in reference to an Officers Survival? - Answer Where you
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prepare mentally for the dangerous encounter, and know the effects of fear, pain, and
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death on the officers performance.
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What is Tactical Conditioning in reference to an Officers Survival? - Answer Where you
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learn the latest survival tactics, practice the tactics continually, and never stop learning.
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, What is Physical Conditioning in reference to an Officers Survival? - Answer Where you
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keep your body in good physical condition to help prevent injury and have an adequate
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energy reserve for emergencies.
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What is Communications for Survival in reference to an Officers Survival? - Answer The
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use of verbal skills on an everyday basis to enhance your ability to persuade subjects to
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comply.
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What does Equipment and Maintenance mean in reference to an Officers Survival? -
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Answer Knowing your equipment and how to use it under stress. Keep your equipment in
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good, working order.
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What does Control the Enviroment mean, in reference to an Officers Survival? - Answer If
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tactical retreat is possible, use it. If the area is not safe, then rethink the encounter-who has
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the tactical advantage?
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What years do the Builders generation belong to? - Answer 1922-1945
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What years do the Baby Boomers generation belong to? - Answer 1943-1960
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What years do the Generation X belong to? - Answer 1961-1983
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What years do the Generation Y belong to? - Answer 1984-2003
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When dealing with explosives, what are some various initiators? - Answer 1. Electric
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blasting caps
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2. Non-electric blasting caps
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3. Non-electric (NonEL)
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When dealing with explosives, what are some various low explosive materials? - Answer -
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When dealing with explosives, what are various types of primary high explosives? - Answer
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-Mercury Fulminate
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When dealing with explosives, what are some various types of secondary high explosives?
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- Answer -TNT (trinitrotoluene)
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-RDX (Research Development Explosives)
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-PETN
-Nitroglycerin