TCOLE Basic Jailer Course Questions and
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Objective Classification a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency resources, and
inmate program needs
Trustee a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in and
around the prison or jail
Child means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's
thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a person's
behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
,Psychosis a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of
organic or psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and impaired
reasoning of reality
Delusion false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience
hearing/seeing something that is not there
HIV is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium
called mycobacterium tuberculosis
,Communicable Disease an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious
agent or its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected
person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a vector, or the
inanimate environment
Force an aggressive act committed by any person, which does. ot amount yo an assault
and is necessary to accomplish one's objective
Custody (a) under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant
to an order of a court of this stage or another state of the United States; or
(b) under restraint by an agent or employee of a facility that is operated by or under contract with
the United States and that confines persons arrested for, charges withx or convicted of criminal
offenses
Escape mean unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody
following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period or leave that is part of an
intermittent sentence, but does not include violation of conditions of community supervision kr
parole other than convictions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility
, Deadly Force means force that is intended or know by the actor to cause, or in the manner
of its use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury
Command Presence an officer's mere position of legal authority initiates inamtes'
cooperation
Uncooperative Inmate an inmate who refuses to come with any valid commands given to
him by an officer
Disruptive Group any group of inmates that pose a threat to the physical safety of other
inmates or staff by virtue of the group's nature and activities
Right a power, interest, or demand inherent in one person or established by law for
protection and benefit of a person
Privilege a particular benefit enjoyed by a person beyond the common advantage of other
citizens
Vicarious Liability indirect legal responsibility
Answers Verified by Experts
Objective Classification a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency resources, and
inmate program needs
Trustee a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in and
around the prison or jail
Child means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's
thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a person's
behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
,Psychosis a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of
organic or psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and impaired
reasoning of reality
Delusion false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience
hearing/seeing something that is not there
HIV is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium
called mycobacterium tuberculosis
,Communicable Disease an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious
agent or its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected
person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a vector, or the
inanimate environment
Force an aggressive act committed by any person, which does. ot amount yo an assault
and is necessary to accomplish one's objective
Custody (a) under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant
to an order of a court of this stage or another state of the United States; or
(b) under restraint by an agent or employee of a facility that is operated by or under contract with
the United States and that confines persons arrested for, charges withx or convicted of criminal
offenses
Escape mean unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody
following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period or leave that is part of an
intermittent sentence, but does not include violation of conditions of community supervision kr
parole other than convictions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility
, Deadly Force means force that is intended or know by the actor to cause, or in the manner
of its use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury
Command Presence an officer's mere position of legal authority initiates inamtes'
cooperation
Uncooperative Inmate an inmate who refuses to come with any valid commands given to
him by an officer
Disruptive Group any group of inmates that pose a threat to the physical safety of other
inmates or staff by virtue of the group's nature and activities
Right a power, interest, or demand inherent in one person or established by law for
protection and benefit of a person
Privilege a particular benefit enjoyed by a person beyond the common advantage of other
citizens
Vicarious Liability indirect legal responsibility
