CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR CC1 FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What should a unit class committee do if an I/M no longer requires an "R" suffix? -
✔✔Refer the case to the ICC for review
✔✔When can an ICC reverse an "R" suffix applied from a different institution's ICC? -
✔✔- Only if new and compelling info is obtained.
- If not, the DRB shall be referred
✔✔When should an I/M be informed of their next classification committee hearing date?
- ✔✔As soon as it is known or can be anticipated
✔✔4 levels and point categories - ✔✔Level 1: 0-18
Level 2: 19-35
Level 3: 36-59
Level 4: 60+
✔✔What facility designs are approved for level 4 placement? - ✔✔- 180
- 270
✔✔What designs are not allowed for I/M's with an assessed and imposed, suspended,
and/or commuted determinate ASU term for a division A1, A2, or B offense, within 3
years? - ✔✔- 270
+ If they were placed in ASU
+ Banned for 3 years from min eligible release date or the date of ICC's chosen action
✔✔270 designs are not allowed for I/M's found guilty for: - ✔✔- 1 RVR for inciting a riot
- 1 RVR for participation in a riot with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVR's for participation in a riot
- 1 RVR for assault on a person, not an I/M
- 1 RVR for battery on an I/M with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVRs for battery on an I/M
✔✔The classification process shall take into consideration the I/M's: - ✔✔- Needs
- Interests/desires
- Behavior
- Placement score
✔✔A committee shall make each determination regarding an I/M's: - ✔✔- Institution
- Transfers
- Program participation
- Privilege groups
- Custody designations
,✔✔The classification of felon I/M's shall include: - ✔✔- Classification score system
+ Lower placement = lesser security needs
+ Higher placement = greater security needs
✔✔I/M's shall be given written notice at least 72 hours in advance of a hearing which
could result in an adverse effect such as: - ✔✔- Involuntary transfer to a higher security
institution, not consistent with the I/M's placement score
- Increase in the I/M's custody designation
- Involuntary placement in ad seg
- Involuntary removal from a program
- Placement in a reduced WG
- Involuntary transfer to another institution due to misbehavior or info that may pose a
threat, whether or not their placement score is consistent with the receiving institution's
security level
- Transfer of an I/M to a more restrictive institution or program with a higher security
level
✔✔An I/M shall be present at all initial classification committee hearings and any other
committee hearings which could result in an adverse effect upon the I/M, unless they: -
✔✔- Refuse
- Are physically incapable of appearing
- Are deemed mentally incompetent by a psychiatrist
+ Subsection 3375(f)(3)
✔✔What should happen if the I/M was not previously notified, and during the committee
hearing, an unanticipated adverse effect emerges? - ✔✔- The hearing shall be
postponed for at least 72 hours
- The I/M shall be referred to a counselor if the issues are complex or for assistance if
the I/M is illiterate
✔✔The committee hearing should be postponed if an I/M is not notified and
unanticipated adverse effect emerges, unless: - ✔✔- The hearing cannot be postponed
for safety reasons
- The I/M waives the postponement
✔✔Can an I/M contest the preliminary
score or placement score in the hearing? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Each I/M appearing before a committee shall be: - ✔✔- Introduced to the committee
members
- Informed of the purpose of the hearing
- Encouraged to participate in the hearing discussion
- Informed of the committee's decision
, ✔✔Classification committee decisions shall be based on: - ✔✔- Evaluation of available
info
- Mutual agreement of committee members
✔✔Every decision of a committee shall be documented on a: - ✔✔CDCR Form 128-G
Classification Chrono
✔✔Each committee's docs shall include, but not be limited to the following: - ✔✔-
Reason for the hearing
- Actions taken
- Specific reasons for the actions
- I/M's stated preferred action, reasons, and agreement/disagreement with the action
- If applicable, the use of any reasonable accommodation to ensure effective
communication
- If during the committee, a member of the committee disagrees with a decision or the
basis for which it's reached, they may provide language to the recorder to document
their opinion for inclusion in the CDC Form 128-G
- Reasons for the omission of any procedural safeguards identified in subsection 3375(f)
- If an in-absentia hearing is held, reasons for the I/M being absent
- Name, title, and signature of the chairperson
- Names and titles of staff who participated in the decision
- Name, title, and signature of the recorder
- Date of the action
✔✔In addition to the preceding, docs for transfer reviews shall also include: - ✔✔- The
I/M's requested transfer preferences and stated reasons for preferring that location
- The institution to which the committee recommends transfer with an alternate
recommendation, if different from those requested by the I/M, and the specific reasons
for both recommendations
- A statement of the I/M's WG upon transfer based on adverse or non-adverse transfer
circumstances
- Where present, the BPH's confirmed "no later than" date and/or next scheduled BPH
hearing date
✔✔A clinician is required to be at the committee hearings if: - ✔✔- If an I/M is treated
under the MHSDS and is at the EOP or MHCB level of care
- If an I/M is treated under the MHSDS and is in ASU
✔✔If a clinician is required to be at the committee hearings, docs shall include: - ✔✔-
The I/M's med/psych status/level of care
- The I/M's MHSDS treatment needs
- The I/M's ability to understand and participate in the hearing
- For ASU I/M's:
+ A clinical assessment of the I/M's likelihood of decompensation if retained in ASU
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What should a unit class committee do if an I/M no longer requires an "R" suffix? -
✔✔Refer the case to the ICC for review
✔✔When can an ICC reverse an "R" suffix applied from a different institution's ICC? -
✔✔- Only if new and compelling info is obtained.
- If not, the DRB shall be referred
✔✔When should an I/M be informed of their next classification committee hearing date?
- ✔✔As soon as it is known or can be anticipated
✔✔4 levels and point categories - ✔✔Level 1: 0-18
Level 2: 19-35
Level 3: 36-59
Level 4: 60+
✔✔What facility designs are approved for level 4 placement? - ✔✔- 180
- 270
✔✔What designs are not allowed for I/M's with an assessed and imposed, suspended,
and/or commuted determinate ASU term for a division A1, A2, or B offense, within 3
years? - ✔✔- 270
+ If they were placed in ASU
+ Banned for 3 years from min eligible release date or the date of ICC's chosen action
✔✔270 designs are not allowed for I/M's found guilty for: - ✔✔- 1 RVR for inciting a riot
- 1 RVR for participation in a riot with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVR's for participation in a riot
- 1 RVR for assault on a person, not an I/M
- 1 RVR for battery on an I/M with a direct STG nexus
- 2 or more RVRs for battery on an I/M
✔✔The classification process shall take into consideration the I/M's: - ✔✔- Needs
- Interests/desires
- Behavior
- Placement score
✔✔A committee shall make each determination regarding an I/M's: - ✔✔- Institution
- Transfers
- Program participation
- Privilege groups
- Custody designations
,✔✔The classification of felon I/M's shall include: - ✔✔- Classification score system
+ Lower placement = lesser security needs
+ Higher placement = greater security needs
✔✔I/M's shall be given written notice at least 72 hours in advance of a hearing which
could result in an adverse effect such as: - ✔✔- Involuntary transfer to a higher security
institution, not consistent with the I/M's placement score
- Increase in the I/M's custody designation
- Involuntary placement in ad seg
- Involuntary removal from a program
- Placement in a reduced WG
- Involuntary transfer to another institution due to misbehavior or info that may pose a
threat, whether or not their placement score is consistent with the receiving institution's
security level
- Transfer of an I/M to a more restrictive institution or program with a higher security
level
✔✔An I/M shall be present at all initial classification committee hearings and any other
committee hearings which could result in an adverse effect upon the I/M, unless they: -
✔✔- Refuse
- Are physically incapable of appearing
- Are deemed mentally incompetent by a psychiatrist
+ Subsection 3375(f)(3)
✔✔What should happen if the I/M was not previously notified, and during the committee
hearing, an unanticipated adverse effect emerges? - ✔✔- The hearing shall be
postponed for at least 72 hours
- The I/M shall be referred to a counselor if the issues are complex or for assistance if
the I/M is illiterate
✔✔The committee hearing should be postponed if an I/M is not notified and
unanticipated adverse effect emerges, unless: - ✔✔- The hearing cannot be postponed
for safety reasons
- The I/M waives the postponement
✔✔Can an I/M contest the preliminary
score or placement score in the hearing? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Each I/M appearing before a committee shall be: - ✔✔- Introduced to the committee
members
- Informed of the purpose of the hearing
- Encouraged to participate in the hearing discussion
- Informed of the committee's decision
, ✔✔Classification committee decisions shall be based on: - ✔✔- Evaluation of available
info
- Mutual agreement of committee members
✔✔Every decision of a committee shall be documented on a: - ✔✔CDCR Form 128-G
Classification Chrono
✔✔Each committee's docs shall include, but not be limited to the following: - ✔✔-
Reason for the hearing
- Actions taken
- Specific reasons for the actions
- I/M's stated preferred action, reasons, and agreement/disagreement with the action
- If applicable, the use of any reasonable accommodation to ensure effective
communication
- If during the committee, a member of the committee disagrees with a decision or the
basis for which it's reached, they may provide language to the recorder to document
their opinion for inclusion in the CDC Form 128-G
- Reasons for the omission of any procedural safeguards identified in subsection 3375(f)
- If an in-absentia hearing is held, reasons for the I/M being absent
- Name, title, and signature of the chairperson
- Names and titles of staff who participated in the decision
- Name, title, and signature of the recorder
- Date of the action
✔✔In addition to the preceding, docs for transfer reviews shall also include: - ✔✔- The
I/M's requested transfer preferences and stated reasons for preferring that location
- The institution to which the committee recommends transfer with an alternate
recommendation, if different from those requested by the I/M, and the specific reasons
for both recommendations
- A statement of the I/M's WG upon transfer based on adverse or non-adverse transfer
circumstances
- Where present, the BPH's confirmed "no later than" date and/or next scheduled BPH
hearing date
✔✔A clinician is required to be at the committee hearings if: - ✔✔- If an I/M is treated
under the MHSDS and is at the EOP or MHCB level of care
- If an I/M is treated under the MHSDS and is in ASU
✔✔If a clinician is required to be at the committee hearings, docs shall include: - ✔✔-
The I/M's med/psych status/level of care
- The I/M's MHSDS treatment needs
- The I/M's ability to understand and participate in the hearing
- For ASU I/M's:
+ A clinical assessment of the I/M's likelihood of decompensation if retained in ASU
