Test 2 Review - GPSTC Cherokee UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. What are the objectives of a jail security Prevent escapes, and maintain order
program?
2. What are a jail officer's "patrol" responsi- Preventing criminal, Peace, and Protect
bilities?
3. What is the main difference between a jail Type of community patrolled
officer and a road deputy?
4. What information must a jail officer know
to be an effective patrol officer?
5. While patrolling in the jail, what are some No eye contact, tension in air, body language
sign of impending trouble?
6. How trustworthy are inmates? Can't be trusted
7. What equipment should be checked each Radio, notes, gear on duty belt, doors, keys
day by each shift?
8. Lost different types of inmate counts and Formal, census, emergency
describe each type
9. What rules should be in place to prevent Have a secondary oflcer in the area
an officer from becoming distracted dur-
ing count?
10. Who is allowed to carry a firearm into the No one
jail?
11. What guidelines should an officer prac- Walk on the outside of the wall, look for doors
tice when walking down a hallway when that can swing outward
approaching corners or doors
CORRECT Answers
1. What are the objectives of a jail security Prevent escapes, and maintain order
program?
2. What are a jail officer's "patrol" responsi- Preventing criminal, Peace, and Protect
bilities?
3. What is the main difference between a jail Type of community patrolled
officer and a road deputy?
4. What information must a jail officer know
to be an effective patrol officer?
5. While patrolling in the jail, what are some No eye contact, tension in air, body language
sign of impending trouble?
6. How trustworthy are inmates? Can't be trusted
7. What equipment should be checked each Radio, notes, gear on duty belt, doors, keys
day by each shift?
8. Lost different types of inmate counts and Formal, census, emergency
describe each type
9. What rules should be in place to prevent Have a secondary oflcer in the area
an officer from becoming distracted dur-
ing count?
10. Who is allowed to carry a firearm into the No one
jail?
11. What guidelines should an officer prac- Walk on the outside of the wall, look for doors
tice when walking down a hallway when that can swing outward
approaching corners or doors
