Glynco BOP Midterm (2026)
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Category 1: Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Mission, History, and Ethics
1. What is the official mission statement of the Federal Bureau of Prisons?
Answer: "To protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons
and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure,
and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in
becoming law-abiding citizens."
2. What year was the Bureau of Prisons established?
Answer: 1930.
3. What are the five (5) core values of the BOP?
Answer: Correctional Supervision, Community Safety, Dedication, Integrity, and Respect.
4. What is the purpose of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)?
Answer: To provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State,
and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to
protect individuals from prison rape.
5. As a BOP employee, you are mandated to report any suspicion of sexual abuse or sexual
harassment under PREA. True or False?
Answer: True.
,6. What is the "blue curtain" or "code of silence"?
Answer: An unethical practice where officers remain silent about the misconduct of other staff
members.
7. Accepting a gift from an inmate, no matter how small, is considered what?
Answer: A serious ethical violation and potential security breach, often leading to disciplinary
action.
8. The Administrative Maximum (ADX) facility in Florence, Colorado, is designed to house
what type of inmates?
Answer: Inmates who pose the highest security risks and are deemed the most dangerous.
9. What is the primary goal of the BOP's "Inmate Responsibility" principle?
Answer: To hold inmates accountable for their own actions and choices while incarcerated.
10. Staff corruption often begins with small, seemingly minor ethical lapses. This is known as
what theory?
Answer: The "Slippery Slope" theory.
Category 2: Security Procedures and Operations
11. What is the single most important tool for maintaining institutional security?
Answer: Direct and consistent inmate supervision.
12. What is the purpose of a "count"?
Answer: To maintain positive accountability of all inmates in the facility at all times.
13. A "Stand-up Count" requires inmates to do what?
Answer: Stand by their cell door or bunk to be visually identified and counted.
14. What is the correct procedure if you discover an inmate is missing during a count?
Answer: Immediately notify your supervisor and follow institutional emergency protocols (e.g.,
sound the alarm, initiate a search).
15. What are the three main types of inmate movement controls?
Answer: Restrained movement (shackles), escorted movement, and unsupervised movement
(with proper authorization).
16. Before opening any secured door, an officer must always verify what?
Answer: The identity and authorization of the person requesting entry and ensure it is safe and
authorized to open.
, 17. What is a "security perimeter"?
Answer: The outermost physical boundary of the institution, designed to prevent escapes.
18. The control center is the nerve center for institutional security. True or False?
Answer: True.
19. What is the purpose of a "shakedown" or search?
Answer: To locate and confiscate contraband and ensure a safe and secure environment.
20. A "frisk" or "pat" search is conducted to detect what?
Answer: Weapons and large contraband concealed on an inmate's person.
21. What is a "detail search"?
Answer: A thorough, systematic search of an inmate's living area, work area, or common area
for concealed contraband.
22. What is contraband?
Answer: Any item that is illegal or prohibited by institutional policy.
23. List three examples of "dangerous contraband."
Answer: Weapons, drugs, explosives, or any item that poses a direct and immediate threat to
security.
24. What is the primary purpose of an "SENTRY" database?
Answer: It is the BOP's centralized inmate management database used to track inmate
information, history, and activities.
25. An inmate is required to have their ID card on their person at all times. True or False?
Answer: True.
Category 3: Inmate Management and Supervision
26. What is the principle of "Dynamic Security"?
Answer: The practice of interacting with inmates, knowing their habits and personalities, and
using that knowledge to proactively prevent incidents.
27. What is the difference between formal and informal communication with an inmate?
Answer: Formal communication is official, documented, and related to duties. Informal
communication is casual but must always remain professional.
28. Why is it important to maintain professional boundaries with inmates?
Answer: To prevent manipulation, maintain authority, and avoid security compromises.
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Category 1: Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Mission, History, and Ethics
1. What is the official mission statement of the Federal Bureau of Prisons?
Answer: "To protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons
and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure,
and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in
becoming law-abiding citizens."
2. What year was the Bureau of Prisons established?
Answer: 1930.
3. What are the five (5) core values of the BOP?
Answer: Correctional Supervision, Community Safety, Dedication, Integrity, and Respect.
4. What is the purpose of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)?
Answer: To provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State,
and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to
protect individuals from prison rape.
5. As a BOP employee, you are mandated to report any suspicion of sexual abuse or sexual
harassment under PREA. True or False?
Answer: True.
,6. What is the "blue curtain" or "code of silence"?
Answer: An unethical practice where officers remain silent about the misconduct of other staff
members.
7. Accepting a gift from an inmate, no matter how small, is considered what?
Answer: A serious ethical violation and potential security breach, often leading to disciplinary
action.
8. The Administrative Maximum (ADX) facility in Florence, Colorado, is designed to house
what type of inmates?
Answer: Inmates who pose the highest security risks and are deemed the most dangerous.
9. What is the primary goal of the BOP's "Inmate Responsibility" principle?
Answer: To hold inmates accountable for their own actions and choices while incarcerated.
10. Staff corruption often begins with small, seemingly minor ethical lapses. This is known as
what theory?
Answer: The "Slippery Slope" theory.
Category 2: Security Procedures and Operations
11. What is the single most important tool for maintaining institutional security?
Answer: Direct and consistent inmate supervision.
12. What is the purpose of a "count"?
Answer: To maintain positive accountability of all inmates in the facility at all times.
13. A "Stand-up Count" requires inmates to do what?
Answer: Stand by their cell door or bunk to be visually identified and counted.
14. What is the correct procedure if you discover an inmate is missing during a count?
Answer: Immediately notify your supervisor and follow institutional emergency protocols (e.g.,
sound the alarm, initiate a search).
15. What are the three main types of inmate movement controls?
Answer: Restrained movement (shackles), escorted movement, and unsupervised movement
(with proper authorization).
16. Before opening any secured door, an officer must always verify what?
Answer: The identity and authorization of the person requesting entry and ensure it is safe and
authorized to open.
, 17. What is a "security perimeter"?
Answer: The outermost physical boundary of the institution, designed to prevent escapes.
18. The control center is the nerve center for institutional security. True or False?
Answer: True.
19. What is the purpose of a "shakedown" or search?
Answer: To locate and confiscate contraband and ensure a safe and secure environment.
20. A "frisk" or "pat" search is conducted to detect what?
Answer: Weapons and large contraband concealed on an inmate's person.
21. What is a "detail search"?
Answer: A thorough, systematic search of an inmate's living area, work area, or common area
for concealed contraband.
22. What is contraband?
Answer: Any item that is illegal or prohibited by institutional policy.
23. List three examples of "dangerous contraband."
Answer: Weapons, drugs, explosives, or any item that poses a direct and immediate threat to
security.
24. What is the primary purpose of an "SENTRY" database?
Answer: It is the BOP's centralized inmate management database used to track inmate
information, history, and activities.
25. An inmate is required to have their ID card on their person at all times. True or False?
Answer: True.
Category 3: Inmate Management and Supervision
26. What is the principle of "Dynamic Security"?
Answer: The practice of interacting with inmates, knowing their habits and personalities, and
using that knowledge to proactively prevent incidents.
27. What is the difference between formal and informal communication with an inmate?
Answer: Formal communication is official, documented, and related to duties. Informal
communication is casual but must always remain professional.
28. Why is it important to maintain professional boundaries with inmates?
Answer: To prevent manipulation, maintain authority, and avoid security compromises.
