SOCE Exam Correctly Answered
Tort - ✅✅ A civil wrong in which action or inaction of an officer or entity
violates the rights of another person.
Negligence - ✅✅ Failure to use due or reasonable care, in a situation, where an
officer has a duty to act, that results in harm to another.
Elements of Negligence - ✅✅ Duty to act with care, Breach of duty to act, and
proof that the breech caused damages, and actual damages resulted.
Damages - ✅✅ Compensatory damages and punitive damages awarded by the
courts.
Compensatory Damages - ✅✅ Damages that arise when a victim is physically
injured or suffers a property loss. The victim is paid for the actual loss.
Punitive Damages - ✅✅ Damages that may be awarded in addition to
compensation to punish a defendant who acted with recklessness, malice, or deceit
and to discourage others from committing the same act.
Civil Rights Violation - ✅✅ Unlawful interference with the fundamental rights
of another person, such as the rights to due process and equal protection under the
law.
,Color of Law - ✅✅ When an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation.
Chapter 111 - ✅✅ Florida Statute that protects officers charged with civil and
criminal actions, provided those actions occurred within the scope and course of
the officer's employment.
Acting within the Scope of Employment - ✅✅ The range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business.
Sovereign Immunity - ✅✅ A list of circumstances and requirements that must be
met before the agency or any of its employees can be sued in a state tort action.
Provides protection for state and county correctional and its employees.
Correctional Officer - ✅✅ Any person who is appointed or employed full time
by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any private entity which as
contracted with the state or county and whose primary responsibility is the
supervision, care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates within a
correctional institution.
Florida Administrative Code (FAC) - ✅✅ The body of law that oversees public
regulatory agencies.
Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) - ✅✅ Standards set by the Florida Sheriff's
Association and with which all local jails must comply.
FS 943.12 - ✅✅ The Florida Statute that explains the CJSTC's duties.
, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission - ✅✅ Oversee the
certification, employment, training, and conduct of Florida law enforcement,
correctional, and correctional probation officers.
FS 943.13 - ✅✅ Sets the minimum requirements and standards that a person
must meet before becoming certified as an officer.
Nolo contendere (no contest) - ✅✅ When a person does not accept or deny
responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment.
112.313 F.S. - ✅✅ Statues that defines misusing your official position.
943.1395(6) - ✅✅ Statute that the CJSTC must be in accordance with to revoke
an officer's certification.
Values - ✅✅ Principals, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or
desirable. They are core beliefs that guide or motivate a person's attitude and
actions.
Ethics - ✅✅ The moral or principles that govern an individual or group. These
principles are based on society's understanding of right and wrong.
Ethical Behavior - ✅✅ Decision making based on ethical values, performed on a
daily basis for personal and professional reasons.
Stereotyping - ✅✅ A fixed idea or opinion of a person, group, or a subject.
Tort - ✅✅ A civil wrong in which action or inaction of an officer or entity
violates the rights of another person.
Negligence - ✅✅ Failure to use due or reasonable care, in a situation, where an
officer has a duty to act, that results in harm to another.
Elements of Negligence - ✅✅ Duty to act with care, Breach of duty to act, and
proof that the breech caused damages, and actual damages resulted.
Damages - ✅✅ Compensatory damages and punitive damages awarded by the
courts.
Compensatory Damages - ✅✅ Damages that arise when a victim is physically
injured or suffers a property loss. The victim is paid for the actual loss.
Punitive Damages - ✅✅ Damages that may be awarded in addition to
compensation to punish a defendant who acted with recklessness, malice, or deceit
and to discourage others from committing the same act.
Civil Rights Violation - ✅✅ Unlawful interference with the fundamental rights
of another person, such as the rights to due process and equal protection under the
law.
,Color of Law - ✅✅ When an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation.
Chapter 111 - ✅✅ Florida Statute that protects officers charged with civil and
criminal actions, provided those actions occurred within the scope and course of
the officer's employment.
Acting within the Scope of Employment - ✅✅ The range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business.
Sovereign Immunity - ✅✅ A list of circumstances and requirements that must be
met before the agency or any of its employees can be sued in a state tort action.
Provides protection for state and county correctional and its employees.
Correctional Officer - ✅✅ Any person who is appointed or employed full time
by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any private entity which as
contracted with the state or county and whose primary responsibility is the
supervision, care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates within a
correctional institution.
Florida Administrative Code (FAC) - ✅✅ The body of law that oversees public
regulatory agencies.
Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) - ✅✅ Standards set by the Florida Sheriff's
Association and with which all local jails must comply.
FS 943.12 - ✅✅ The Florida Statute that explains the CJSTC's duties.
, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission - ✅✅ Oversee the
certification, employment, training, and conduct of Florida law enforcement,
correctional, and correctional probation officers.
FS 943.13 - ✅✅ Sets the minimum requirements and standards that a person
must meet before becoming certified as an officer.
Nolo contendere (no contest) - ✅✅ When a person does not accept or deny
responsibility for the charges but agrees to accept punishment.
112.313 F.S. - ✅✅ Statues that defines misusing your official position.
943.1395(6) - ✅✅ Statute that the CJSTC must be in accordance with to revoke
an officer's certification.
Values - ✅✅ Principals, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or
desirable. They are core beliefs that guide or motivate a person's attitude and
actions.
Ethics - ✅✅ The moral or principles that govern an individual or group. These
principles are based on society's understanding of right and wrong.
Ethical Behavior - ✅✅ Decision making based on ethical values, performed on a
daily basis for personal and professional reasons.
Stereotyping - ✅✅ A fixed idea or opinion of a person, group, or a subject.
