SOCE/FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SOCE/FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Valueso-oanswer--
areoprinciples,ostandards,ooroqualitiesoconsideredoworthwhileoorodesirable.

Assumptiono-oanswer--
isoaonotion,ostatement,oorobeliefoaboutoaoperson,ogroup,ooroeventothatomayooromayonoto
beofactual

Briberyo-oanswer--
corruptlyotoogive,ooffer,ooropromiseotooanyopublicoservant,oor,oifoaopublicoservant,ocorrup
tlyotoorequest,osolicit,oaccept,ooroagreeotooacceptoforohimselfooroherselfooroanother,oanyo
pecuniaryoorootherobenefitonotoauthorizedobyolawowithoanointentooropurposeotooinfluenc
eotheoperformanceoofoanyoactooroomissionowhichotheopersonobelievesotoobe,oorotheopub
licoservantorepresentsoasobeing,owithinotheoofficialodiscretionoofoaopublicoservant,oinoviol
ationoofoaopublicoduty,ooroinoperformanceoofoaopublicoduty.

Quidoprooquoo-oanswer--Latinotermothatomeanso"somethingoforosomethingoinoreturn."

Insubordinationo-oanswer--
failureotoofollowoordersofromosuperiorsoinotheochainoofocommand

Probationo-oanswer--
isoaosentenceoplacingoaopersonounderotheosupervisionoofoaoprobationoofficeroforoaospec
ifiedolengthoofotimeoinsteadoofoconfinement.

Misuseoofopositionooroauthorityo-oanswer--
Noopublicoofficer,oemployeeoofoanoagency,oorolocalogovernmentoattorneyoshallocorruptl
youseooroattemptotoouseohisooroheroofficialopositionooroanyopropertyoororesourceowhicho
mayobeowithinohisooroherotrust,ooroperformohisooroheroofficialoduties,otoosecureoaospecial
oprivilege,obenefit,ooroexemptionoforohimself,oherself,ooroothers.



Chainoofocommando-oanswer--theoorderoofoauthorityowithinoanoorganization

,Noloocontendereo-oanswer--
whereoanoindividualodoesonotoacceptoorodenyoresponsibilityoforotheochargesobutoagrees
otooacceptopunishment



Prosecutiono-oanswer--presentsotheogovernment'socase

Hostileoworkoenvironmento-oanswer--
aojobocultureowhereolewdojokesoorootherooffensiveohabitsoareoacceptable.

Perceptiono-oanswer--
isotheoimpressionoinoaoperson'somindoofoanoindividual,oaogroupoofopeople,ooroeventsoba
sedoonoexperiences,obiases,obeliefs,oassumptions,oandoobservations.

EEOCo(EqualoEmploymentoOpportunityoCommission)o-oanswer--
theogovernmentaloagencyothatoenforcesocomplianceowithotheocivilorightsoact

StateoAttorneyo-oanswer--
sameoasoprosecutor;oresponsibleoforofilingoformalochargesoinocriminalocases

Judgeo-oanswer--
isoauthorizedotoopresideooverotheocourtroomoandotoodecideoquestionsoofolawobroughtob
eforeotheocourt.

Courtoadministratoro-oanswer--isoresponsibleoforotheoday-to-
dayofunctioningoofoaocourtosystem.

Perjuryo-oanswer--
mayobeodefinedoasoaofalseostatementothatoaopersonomakesounderooathobutodoesonotob
elieveotoobeotrue.

Discriminationo-oanswer--
isotheonegativeobehaviorotowardoaopersonoorogroupothatoisobasedoonocolor,orace,osex,oa
ge,oreligion,oethnicoandonationaloorigin,ohandicap,oand/oromaritalostatus.

Sexualoharassmento-oanswer--
isodefinedoasounwelcomeosexualoadvances,orequestsoforosexualofavors,oandootherover
baloorophysicaloconductoofoaosexualonature.oTheocourtsohaveoheldothatointentoisonotoaof
actoroinodeterminingowhatoconstitutesosexualoharassment.

U.S.oSupremeoCourto-oanswer--
isotheohighestocourtoinotheoUnitedoStatesoandotheochiefoauthorityoinotheojudicialobranch
—
oneoofothreeobranchesoofotheoU.S.ofederalogovernment.oHearsoappealsofromotheodecisi
onsoofolowerofederalocourtsoandostateosupremeocourts,oandoitoresolvesoissuesoofoconsti
tutionaloandofederalolaw.oItsodecisionsocanobeochangedoonlyobyoaoconstitutionaloamend
ment.oTheomostoimportantoresponsibilityoisotoodecideocasesothatoraiseoquestionsoofoco
nstitutionalointerpretation.

,CountyoandoMunicipaloHoldingoFacilitieso-oanswer--
Theseofacilitiesoprovideoaoplaceoforodetaineesowhileobookingoproceduresoareocomplete
doorountilotheyocanobeotransportedotooaocountyojail.

CountyoJailso-oanswer--
areousedoforobookingoandotemporaryodetentionoofodefendantsoawaitingotrialoorodispositi
onoonofederaloorostateochargesoandoofoconvictedooffendersosentencedotooshort-
termodetentiono(aoyearooroless).

JuvenileoAssessment/DetentionoCentero-oanswer--
Juvenileosuspectsoareotakenotoothisocenteroforoprocessingoandopossibleopretrialodetenti
on.

Prisonso(federaloandostate)o-oanswer--
areocorrectionaloinstitutionsomaintainedobyotheofederaloandostateogovernmentsoforotheo
confinementoofoconvictedofelons.

EvaluationoandoTreatmentoCenterso-oanswer--
areotheofirstostopowhenoenteringotheoprisonosystem.oInoadditionotoogeneraloprocessingo
procedures,otheseofacilitiesoadministerovariousotestsotoooffenderso(e.g.,omedical,oeduc
ationoaptitude).oTreatmentocentersodealowithoalcohol/
drugoabusersooromentallyoillooffenders

Paroleo-oanswer--
isotheoreleaseoofoanoinmateofromoaocorrectionaloinstitutionopriorotootheoconclusionoofoth
eoinmate'socourt-imposedosentence.

Communityocontrolo(houseoarrest)o-oanswer--
isoaoformoofocloselyomonitoredocommunityosupervisionoandoisomoreorestrictiveothanopro
bationooroparole.

CJSTCo(CriminaloJusticeoStandardsoandoTrainingoCommission)o-oanswer--
wasocreatedotoooverseeotheocertification,oemployment,otraining,omaintenanceoofoofficer
orecords,oandoconductoofoFloridaolawoenforcement,ocorrectional,oandocorrectionaloprob

ationoofficers.

TheoBureauoofoAlcohol,oTobacco,oFirearmsoandoExplosiveso(ATF)o-oanswer--
enforcesofederalolawsoandoregulationsorelatingotooalcoholoandotobaccooproducts,ofirear
msoandoexplosives,oandoactsoofoarson.

DrugoEnforcementoAdministrationo(DEA)o-oanswer--
enforcesotheocontrolledosubstancesolawsoandoregulationsoofotheoUnitedoStatesoandorec
ommendsoandosupportsonon-
enforcementoprogramsoaimedoatoreducingotheoavailabilityoofoillicitocontrolledosubstance
soinotheodomesticoandointernationalomarkets.

FloridaoSupremeoCourto-oanswer--
TheohighestocourtoinotheostateoofoFlorida,owhichoconsistsoofosevenojusticesowhooareoap
pointedobyotheogovernor.oHearsocasesoincludingofinaloordersoimposingodeathosentence
soandoappealsofromolowerostateocourts.

, Yearsotoogetohiredo-oanswer--4

VerticaloCommunicationo-oanswer--
theoinformationothatoflowsodownothroughotheosupervisionolevelotootheolowestolevelsoofot
heoorganization

Lawoenforcemento-oanswer--
isoresponsibleoforotheoenforcementoofolawsoandomaintainingociviloorder.

Courtosystemo-oanswer--isoresponsibleoforotheointerpretationoofolaws.

Correctionso-oanswer--
isoresponsibleoforoenforcingopunishmentoasodefinedobyotheocourtosystem.

Requirementsotoobeoaopoliceoofficero-oanswer--•obeoatoleasto19
•ocitizenoofoUS
•ohighoschoologradooroequal
•ohaveoprocessedofingerprintsoonofileowithoemployingoagency
•opassedoaophysicaloexaminationobyoaolicensedophysicianobasedoonospecificationsoest
ablishedobyotheoCommission
•osubmitoanoaffidavitoattestingotoocompliance
•osatisfactorilyocompletedoaoCommissionoapprovedocourseoofobasicorecruitotraining
•ohaveosatisfactorilyopassedoaostateoexaminationoinotheorespectiveospecialty
•onotohaveobeenoconvictedoofoanyofelonyooroofoaomisdemeanorowhichoinvolvesoperjuryo
oroaofalseostatement,oregardlessoofowithholdingoofoadjudicationoorosuspendedosentenc
e
•onotohaveorecievedoaodishonorableodischargeofromoanyoofotheoArmedoForcesoofotheoU
nitedoStates
•omeetoallotheominimumorequirementsoandostandards
•ocompleteotheoapprovedobasicorecruitotraining
•opassotheoStateoOfficeroCertificationoExamination
•obecomeoactivelyoemployedowithoaolawoenforcementoagencyoinoanoauxiliary,opart-
time,oorofull-timeoswornoofficeroposition

Thingsoyouomayobeodisciplinedoforobyotheocommissiono-oanswer--
•oPleadsonoloocontendere,opleadsoguilty,ooroisofoundoguiltyoofoanyofelony
•oPleadsonoloocontendere,opleadsoguilty,ooroisofoundoguiltyoofoaomisdemeanoroinvolving
operjuryoorofalseostatement

•oFailsotoomaintainogoodomoralocharacter
•oCommitsoanyoactoconstitutingoaofelonyooffense,oregardlessoofocriminaloprosecution
•oCommitsoanyoactoconstitutingoanyoofoaospecifiedogroupoofoseriousomisdemeanorooffe
nses,oregardlessoofocriminaloprosecution
•oCommitsoanyoprincipal,oaccessory,oattempt,osolicitation,ooroconspiracy,opursuantotooc
haptero777,oFloridaoStatutes,owhereothereowouldohaveobeenoaofelonyooffenseohadotheo
crimeobeenocommittedoorocompleted
•oCommitsoanyoactoinoanyojurisdictionootherothanotheostateoofoFlorida,owhichoifocommitt
edoinotheostateoofoFlorida,owouldoconstituteoaofelony,oanyoofotheospecifiedoseriousomisd
emeanors,ooroaoviolationoofochaptero777,oFloridaostatutes