TDCJ Core Competency Test
Questions Solved 100% Correct
Before inmates can leave on a transport who must check and sign off on the restraints?
- ANSWER-Security supervisor
Both doors in a sally port can be open at once. - ANSWER-False
During count, what are you looking for? - ANSWER-A living breathing body
How are emergency keys identified? - ANSWER-sight and touch
How is a bedbook count conducted? - ANSWER-Using the roster, inmate's face, name,
state ID, and TCDJ # to verify the inmate
How many counts are conducted per day? - ANSWER-6
How many days does an inmate have to be evaluated after submitting an I-214? -
ANSWER-Up to 14 days
How many officers must be working in restrictive housing? - ANSWER-2
How often are inmates on CDO observed? - ANSWER-Constantly
How often do ingress and egress procedures occur? - ANSWER-Every hour
Inmates are pat searched out of the back gate and strip searched coming in the back
gate. - ANSWER-True
On a transport, when is the boss chair used? - ANSWER-Before the inmate gets on the
bus
On a transport, who has the restraint keys? - ANSWER-the armed officer
TDCJ has continuous counts. - ANSWER-True
What are state IDs use for? - ANSWER-To identify inmates
What do you do with an inmate's property once it has been packed? - ANSWER-Move it
to a secure location
What do you look for when conducting a security check? - ANSWER-Any deficiencies in
the cell
Questions Solved 100% Correct
Before inmates can leave on a transport who must check and sign off on the restraints?
- ANSWER-Security supervisor
Both doors in a sally port can be open at once. - ANSWER-False
During count, what are you looking for? - ANSWER-A living breathing body
How are emergency keys identified? - ANSWER-sight and touch
How is a bedbook count conducted? - ANSWER-Using the roster, inmate's face, name,
state ID, and TCDJ # to verify the inmate
How many counts are conducted per day? - ANSWER-6
How many days does an inmate have to be evaluated after submitting an I-214? -
ANSWER-Up to 14 days
How many officers must be working in restrictive housing? - ANSWER-2
How often are inmates on CDO observed? - ANSWER-Constantly
How often do ingress and egress procedures occur? - ANSWER-Every hour
Inmates are pat searched out of the back gate and strip searched coming in the back
gate. - ANSWER-True
On a transport, when is the boss chair used? - ANSWER-Before the inmate gets on the
bus
On a transport, who has the restraint keys? - ANSWER-the armed officer
TDCJ has continuous counts. - ANSWER-True
What are state IDs use for? - ANSWER-To identify inmates
What do you do with an inmate's property once it has been packed? - ANSWER-Move it
to a secure location
What do you look for when conducting a security check? - ANSWER-Any deficiencies in
the cell
