BCOT- Exam 2 Questions and
Complete Answers
Discipline - Answer: Control gained by enforcing obedience or order.
Disciplinary System - Answer: system designed to correct or punish breaches of discipline
Disciplinary Sanctions - Answer: penalties or punishment for violations or noncompliance of those
rules
Disciplinary isolation vs. Administrative segregation; what do you loose at each? - Answer: DI- you
loose certain privileges, NOT rights
AS- retain all privileges, except free movement
Who completes the DR and what has to of happened for a DR to be written? - Answer: The DR
report will be completed by the individual who OBSERVED the violation
How long do you have to file a DR? - Answer: Should be completed, filed, and served on the
offender within 24 hours of the infraction.
Tier program- how many tier's are there? - Answer: I, II, & III (3)
1st DR appeal - how soon does it have to be filed? - Answer: 15 calendar days of the disciplinary
hearing
1st DR appeal- how long does the warden have to respond? - Answer: 30 calendar days
2nd DR appeal- how soon does it have to be filed? - Answer: 5 days from the date of the first
appellate decision
4 levels of Authorized Disciplinary Sanctions - Answer: 1. Greatest- < 90 days in segregation
2. High- < 60 days in segregation
, 3. Moderate -
4. Low - < 30 days in segregation
The MOST someone can stay in segregation for ONE infraction is how many days? - Answer: 30 days;
if you file another one, they come out for 1 day and get their stuff back, and then the next day starts
their 30 day cycle again. MAXIMUM is 60 days for 1 infraction.
What does a DR investigator do? - Answer: they act as a lawyer through the DR process.
Effective communication definition - Answer: passing of information between one person and
another that is MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD and then that person acts in a way that demonstrates that
they understand.
7 elements of a good report - Answer: When
Where
What
Who
Why
How
Action taken
What items should you have that would help you write a better report? - Answer: - Dictionary
- Thesaurus
- Notepad
KISS; keep it short and simple - Answer: use terms that are universal and that everyone would
understand; why? so when you're in court and a document is being read everyone understands the
situation. DON'T use prison slang
Easy on the Eyes - Answer: - print
- proper spacing
- margins
- punctuation
Complete Answers
Discipline - Answer: Control gained by enforcing obedience or order.
Disciplinary System - Answer: system designed to correct or punish breaches of discipline
Disciplinary Sanctions - Answer: penalties or punishment for violations or noncompliance of those
rules
Disciplinary isolation vs. Administrative segregation; what do you loose at each? - Answer: DI- you
loose certain privileges, NOT rights
AS- retain all privileges, except free movement
Who completes the DR and what has to of happened for a DR to be written? - Answer: The DR
report will be completed by the individual who OBSERVED the violation
How long do you have to file a DR? - Answer: Should be completed, filed, and served on the
offender within 24 hours of the infraction.
Tier program- how many tier's are there? - Answer: I, II, & III (3)
1st DR appeal - how soon does it have to be filed? - Answer: 15 calendar days of the disciplinary
hearing
1st DR appeal- how long does the warden have to respond? - Answer: 30 calendar days
2nd DR appeal- how soon does it have to be filed? - Answer: 5 days from the date of the first
appellate decision
4 levels of Authorized Disciplinary Sanctions - Answer: 1. Greatest- < 90 days in segregation
2. High- < 60 days in segregation
, 3. Moderate -
4. Low - < 30 days in segregation
The MOST someone can stay in segregation for ONE infraction is how many days? - Answer: 30 days;
if you file another one, they come out for 1 day and get their stuff back, and then the next day starts
their 30 day cycle again. MAXIMUM is 60 days for 1 infraction.
What does a DR investigator do? - Answer: they act as a lawyer through the DR process.
Effective communication definition - Answer: passing of information between one person and
another that is MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD and then that person acts in a way that demonstrates that
they understand.
7 elements of a good report - Answer: When
Where
What
Who
Why
How
Action taken
What items should you have that would help you write a better report? - Answer: - Dictionary
- Thesaurus
- Notepad
KISS; keep it short and simple - Answer: use terms that are universal and that everyone would
understand; why? so when you're in court and a document is being read everyone understands the
situation. DON'T use prison slang
Easy on the Eyes - Answer: - print
- proper spacing
- margins
- punctuation
