NC DOCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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2026/2027 | GRADED A+
If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to
successfully pass the State Comprehensive Exam, you may request a
retest within how many days after the original exam? (a. 20 days b. 30
days c. 60 days d. 90 days) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 30 days
How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and
your department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence
Order (50B)? (a. 3 business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business
days d. 30 business days) - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 business days
There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected
to become proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a.
19 b. 21 c. 23 d. 25)
- CORRECT ANSWER - 23
At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the
course? (a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6) - CORRECT ANSWER - 4
What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss,
complete makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a.
5% b. 10% c. 15% d.
20%) - CORRECT ANSWER - 10%
,A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written
examination if he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers
on each of the four units.
(a. 60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80) - CORRECT ANSWER - 70%
Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction
or commission? (a. A felony b. A crime for which the punishment
could have been imprisonment for more than two years c. A
misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the
date of appointment d. All the above) - CORRECT ANSWER - All
the above
You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a
regional/district confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 20 years
___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and
detention officers in North Carolina. (a. American Correctional
Association b. North Carolina Crime Justice
Commission c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards
Commission d. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission) -
CORRECT
ANSWER - North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards
Commission
, Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training
program, in order to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency,
must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee
participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b. 100 c. 120 d. 180) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 180 days
Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion
of the
Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c.
School Director d. NC Justice Academy) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Trainee
If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1
The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation
or may deny certification of successful course completion where the
trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly departs early from, class
meetings or field exercises. (a. True b. False) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Division d. North Carolina Justice Academy) - CORRECT
ANSWER - North Carolina Justice Academy
This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five
(5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one of whom will
serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee deliberates and
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 | GRADED A+
If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first attempt to
successfully pass the State Comprehensive Exam, you may request a
retest within how many days after the original exam? (a. 20 days b. 30
days c. 60 days d. 90 days) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 30 days
How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards Division and
your department head of a criminal offense or domestic Violence
Order (50B)? (a. 3 business days b. 5 business days c. 10 business
days d. 30 business days) - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 business days
There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you are expected
to become proficient in each and every one of these course topics? (a.
19 b. 21 c. 23 d. 25)
- CORRECT ANSWER - 23
At what number of deficiencies will a student be dismissed from the
course? (a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6) - CORRECT ANSWER - 4
What percentage of total class hours is a student allowed to miss,
complete makeup work and still be able to sit for the state exam? (a.
5% b. 10% c. 15% d.
20%) - CORRECT ANSWER - 10%
,A trainee shall successfully complete the comprehensive written
examination if he/she achieves a minimum of percent correct answers
on each of the four units.
(a. 60 b. 70 c. 75 d. 80) - CORRECT ANSWER - 70%
Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs' Commission as
disqualifying offenses in obtaining certification either by conviction
or commission? (a. A felony b. A crime for which the punishment
could have been imprisonment for more than two years c. A
misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list occurring after the
date of appointment d. All the above) - CORRECT ANSWER - All
the above
You must be _____ years of age to be eligible for certification by the
Sheriffs' Commission as a detention officer, in either a county jail or a
regional/district confinement facility. (a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 20 years
___________ is charged with the statutory responsibility for
developing and implementing the minimum employment, training,
certification, and retention standards for all deputy sheriffs and
detention officers in North Carolina. (a. American Correctional
Association b. North Carolina Crime Justice
Commission c. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards
Commission d. North Carolina Justice Officers' Commission) -
CORRECT
ANSWER - North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training
Standards
Commission
, Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the training
program, in order to complete the specified topic areas of deficiency,
must occur within how many days from the last date of trainee
participation in a prior course delivery? (a. 90 b. 100 c. 120 d. 180) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 180 days
Who is ultimately responsible for the trainee's successful completion
of the
Detention Officer Certification Course? (a. Trainee b. Instructor c.
School Director d. NC Justice Academy) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Trainee
If a trainee is deficient in any of the topic areas, you will NOT be
eligible to sit for the state comprehensive written examination of the
Commission nor will you receive certification. (a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4) -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1
The School Director may terminate a trainee from course participation
or may deny certification of successful course completion where the
trainee is habitually tardy to, or regularly departs early from, class
meetings or field exercises. (a. True b. False) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Division d. North Carolina Justice Academy) - CORRECT
ANSWER - North Carolina Justice Academy
This committee is appointed by the Commission's chairman and
consists of five
(5) members [Sheriffs only] of the Commission, one of whom will
serve as the Committee's chairman. The Committee deliberates and
