CDCR Major 3 Exam Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports.
PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police chief executive to furnish reports specified
misdemeanors and felonies to the DOJ (department of justice)
Identify information to be included in field notes.
Facts and information that will aid that officer in answering questions—who, what, when,
where, how and why.
A. Field interviews
Gathering information from a person who has knowledge of the facts an officer will need to
conduct an investigation.
Interview must be clear, accurate and complete.
B. Before the interview
Separate involved parties
Established rapport
Three-step process for taking notices during a field interview:
Listen attentively
Take notes and ask questions
Verify information
What are the primary questions that must be answered within an effective report?
Who, what, when, where, how and why
(Pay, date, time, inmate + CDCR # + housing, reason for report)
What fundamental content elements of effective reports:
,Initial information
Identification of involved parties
Witness/victim statements
Crime scene specifics
Property information
CDCR correctional officer actions
Initial information:
Describe the officer's immediate observations of any action taken upon arrival at the scene.
Identification of the crime:
the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as the corpus delicti it, or the body of the
crime
Identification of involved parties:
Can include the person(s) who reported the incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements:
helps place events in their proper sequence, establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics:
Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology of events, location of physical evidence
Property Information:
Such as brand names, model/serial numbers, description (like color, unique markings and
dimensions), value of stolen item, identification of the owner/possessor/finder, Location
where the item was found or stolen from and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
CDCR correctional officer actions:
,Any stops, searches conducted, seizures of evidence, arrest, standard procedures followed
(knock and notice, field show ups, etc), Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical
attention (offered, accepted, or refused), safety measures taken, disposition of suspects,
methods used to preserve evidence or capture essential information
Six types of CDCR documents used by correctional peace officers with its
corresponding descriptions:
CDCR memorandum
Counseling only RVR
CDCR form 128-b General Chrono
CDCR form 837-c staff report
CDCR form 837-c1 supplement
CDCR 837-c2 review notice
CDCR memorandum
Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff ID card; observed misconduct by staff; or
reports of inspection
CDCR form 128-B general chrono
3 types of this form: INFORMATIONAL, LAUDATORY, AND CONFIDENTIAL
Counseling ONLY RVR
Used to document an inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 837-C STAFF REPORT and C1
Supplement (used to document an incident you observed or were involved in.
RVR
, Used to document inmate misconduct or misbehavior that is not minor; categorized as either
serious or administrative
CDCR Form 837 C2
REVIEW NOTICE (used when the information you present on a CDCR form 837-C and C1
is unclear or incomplete
Types of information classified as confidential:
• Information, which, if known to the inmate, would endanger the safety of any person
• Information which would jeopardize the security of the institution
• Specific medical or psychological information which, if known to the inmate, would be
medically or psychologically
detrimental to the inmate
• Information provided and classified confidential by another governmental agency
Five situations when the use of chemical agents would be appropriate as a non-deadly
force option:
(G.O.E.S.P)
• Gain Compliance
• Overcome Resistance
• Effect arrest and custody
• Subdue an attacker
• Prevent escape
EXAMPLE of improper use of chemical agents:
It is illegal for chemical agents to be used as punishment, retaliation, or for disciplinary
reasons.
Correct Answers
Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports.
PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police chief executive to furnish reports specified
misdemeanors and felonies to the DOJ (department of justice)
Identify information to be included in field notes.
Facts and information that will aid that officer in answering questions—who, what, when,
where, how and why.
A. Field interviews
Gathering information from a person who has knowledge of the facts an officer will need to
conduct an investigation.
Interview must be clear, accurate and complete.
B. Before the interview
Separate involved parties
Established rapport
Three-step process for taking notices during a field interview:
Listen attentively
Take notes and ask questions
Verify information
What are the primary questions that must be answered within an effective report?
Who, what, when, where, how and why
(Pay, date, time, inmate + CDCR # + housing, reason for report)
What fundamental content elements of effective reports:
,Initial information
Identification of involved parties
Witness/victim statements
Crime scene specifics
Property information
CDCR correctional officer actions
Initial information:
Describe the officer's immediate observations of any action taken upon arrival at the scene.
Identification of the crime:
the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as the corpus delicti it, or the body of the
crime
Identification of involved parties:
Can include the person(s) who reported the incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements:
helps place events in their proper sequence, establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics:
Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology of events, location of physical evidence
Property Information:
Such as brand names, model/serial numbers, description (like color, unique markings and
dimensions), value of stolen item, identification of the owner/possessor/finder, Location
where the item was found or stolen from and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
CDCR correctional officer actions:
,Any stops, searches conducted, seizures of evidence, arrest, standard procedures followed
(knock and notice, field show ups, etc), Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical
attention (offered, accepted, or refused), safety measures taken, disposition of suspects,
methods used to preserve evidence or capture essential information
Six types of CDCR documents used by correctional peace officers with its
corresponding descriptions:
CDCR memorandum
Counseling only RVR
CDCR form 128-b General Chrono
CDCR form 837-c staff report
CDCR form 837-c1 supplement
CDCR 837-c2 review notice
CDCR memorandum
Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff ID card; observed misconduct by staff; or
reports of inspection
CDCR form 128-B general chrono
3 types of this form: INFORMATIONAL, LAUDATORY, AND CONFIDENTIAL
Counseling ONLY RVR
Used to document an inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 837-C STAFF REPORT and C1
Supplement (used to document an incident you observed or were involved in.
RVR
, Used to document inmate misconduct or misbehavior that is not minor; categorized as either
serious or administrative
CDCR Form 837 C2
REVIEW NOTICE (used when the information you present on a CDCR form 837-C and C1
is unclear or incomplete
Types of information classified as confidential:
• Information, which, if known to the inmate, would endanger the safety of any person
• Information which would jeopardize the security of the institution
• Specific medical or psychological information which, if known to the inmate, would be
medically or psychologically
detrimental to the inmate
• Information provided and classified confidential by another governmental agency
Five situations when the use of chemical agents would be appropriate as a non-deadly
force option:
(G.O.E.S.P)
• Gain Compliance
• Overcome Resistance
• Effect arrest and custody
• Subdue an attacker
• Prevent escape
EXAMPLE of improper use of chemical agents:
It is illegal for chemical agents to be used as punishment, retaliation, or for disciplinary
reasons.
