FLETC BOP MIDTERM CORRECT ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What is positioning - ✔✔Putting yourself in the best possible safe place to see and
hear inmates
✔✔What is a proper distance between you and an inmate - ✔✔5-6 feet
✔✔What is posturing - ✔✔The way you physically present yourself
Stand Erect
Eliminating distracting behaviors
Incline slightly forward
✔✔What is observing? - ✔✔A preventative measure. You are looking for behavior
appearance and environment
Remember that observing is a preventive measure used to avoid dangerous situations
or assaults.
Behavior
Appearance
Environment
✔✔What is listening - ✔✔The basic elements are suspend judgment pick out keywords
and identify intensity of emotion
✔✔An inmate can die from withdrawal. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the two types of sources of drugs? - ✔✔External and internal
✔✔Name some external sources for drugs. - ✔✔ICOLD
Incoming supplies
, Contact visits
Outside work details
Letters and packages
Dishonest staff members
✔✔Name some sources for intern on drugs. - ✔✔GGPPSC
Glue
Gasoline
Prescription drugs
Paint
Solvents
Correction fluid
✔✔What are the five pillars in Maslow's hierarchy of needs - ✔✔Physical needs
Security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self actualization needs
✔✔What is power? - ✔✔The ability to cause an event to happen
✔✔What is authority? - ✔✔The power to command determine influence or judge
✔✔What are the two types of authority? - ✔✔Positional authority and inner authority
✔✔Positional authority should be used as a last resort. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the four aspects of inner authority? - ✔✔PACK
Pride
Appearance
Consistency
Knowledge
✔✔What is negligence? - ✔✔Failure to use reasonable care the doing of something
which a reasonable prudent person would not do or the failure to do something with a
reasonably prudent person would do under likely circumstances
✔✔What is a Federal tort claims act? FTCA - ✔✔Injury or loss that was caused by the
negligent act of a government employee. The employee must be acting within the scope
of their employment
Inmate against United States Government
✔✔What is a Bivens or personal liability case? - ✔✔Employees are sued personally
Staff can request representation.
Staff must have been acting within in the scope of there employment.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What is positioning - ✔✔Putting yourself in the best possible safe place to see and
hear inmates
✔✔What is a proper distance between you and an inmate - ✔✔5-6 feet
✔✔What is posturing - ✔✔The way you physically present yourself
Stand Erect
Eliminating distracting behaviors
Incline slightly forward
✔✔What is observing? - ✔✔A preventative measure. You are looking for behavior
appearance and environment
Remember that observing is a preventive measure used to avoid dangerous situations
or assaults.
Behavior
Appearance
Environment
✔✔What is listening - ✔✔The basic elements are suspend judgment pick out keywords
and identify intensity of emotion
✔✔An inmate can die from withdrawal. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the two types of sources of drugs? - ✔✔External and internal
✔✔Name some external sources for drugs. - ✔✔ICOLD
Incoming supplies
, Contact visits
Outside work details
Letters and packages
Dishonest staff members
✔✔Name some sources for intern on drugs. - ✔✔GGPPSC
Glue
Gasoline
Prescription drugs
Paint
Solvents
Correction fluid
✔✔What are the five pillars in Maslow's hierarchy of needs - ✔✔Physical needs
Security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self actualization needs
✔✔What is power? - ✔✔The ability to cause an event to happen
✔✔What is authority? - ✔✔The power to command determine influence or judge
✔✔What are the two types of authority? - ✔✔Positional authority and inner authority
✔✔Positional authority should be used as a last resort. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the four aspects of inner authority? - ✔✔PACK
Pride
Appearance
Consistency
Knowledge
✔✔What is negligence? - ✔✔Failure to use reasonable care the doing of something
which a reasonable prudent person would not do or the failure to do something with a
reasonably prudent person would do under likely circumstances
✔✔What is a Federal tort claims act? FTCA - ✔✔Injury or loss that was caused by the
negligent act of a government employee. The employee must be acting within the scope
of their employment
Inmate against United States Government
✔✔What is a Bivens or personal liability case? - ✔✔Employees are sued personally
Staff can request representation.
Staff must have been acting within in the scope of there employment.
