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Corrections Officer Promotion Exam Practice Test
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1. A Corrections Officer under your supervision as captain attempts to conceal the fact that he or she has made an error. You should proceed on the assumption that
2. The degree of security needed to confine an inmate depends upon the
3. Assume you are a captain. A newly appointed Corrections Officer asks you what action she should take if, when patrolling a cell block at night, she notices that a prisoner has suddenly been taken violently ill. Of the following, the best advice for you to give this Corrections Officer is that she should
4. Suppose an inmate has made an unjustified complaint about you to your superior officer. The best of the following plans for you to follow is to
5. Where possible, the use of consolidated jails serving several jurisdictions has been recommended in lieu of individual local facilities. Of the following, the major advantage of consolidated jails is that
6. A captain instructed subordinates that at all times the tier officer going off duty was to notify the on-coming officer of any inmate who should be particularly watched. The captain’s instructions were
7. In the institutions of the Department of Corrections, special security procedures are observed with an inmate sentenced to death or to a long term in a state prison. Such special procedures are advisable mainly because
8. There is strong disagreement among correctional administrators concerning the use of inmate councils. The most feasible approach concerning the use of inmate councils is generally the
9. A captain sees a Corrections Officer deny an inmate’s request to go to the medical clinic. This inmate has made similar requests in the past without cause and appears to have nothing the matter with her now. The captain should evaluate the officer’s action as
10. “A promise to a subordinate is more important in a system of discipline than a promise to a superior.” Of the following, the best justification for this statement is that
11. Suppose that a study of prison inmates shows that the rate of recidivism increases as the number of offenses increases. That is, 10% of first offenders become second offenders, 30% of second offenders become third offenders, 70% of third offenders become fourth offenders, etc. If the findings of this study are valid, then it is most reasonable to assume that
12. To schedule an official count at or near the time of officer shift changes is usually found to be a
13. Of the following, the best method for enforcing discipline among inmates of a penal institution is
14. Suppose that you are a corrections captain, and a newly appointed Corrections Officer reports to you for duty. Of the following, the best procedure for you to follow to assure his rapid orientation to his work is to
15. A major point of emphasis in the instruction of a Corrections Officer concerns security and the causes of breach of security. Experience has shown that most escapes are traceable directly to
16. The practice of admitting a new prisoner to the institution without a complete strip shakedown is
17. “It is generally accepted in the correctional field that society is best protected when a very high percentage of all releases are by parole.” This is true primarily because
18. The principal argument against the heavy weighting of seniority in a correction department promotion examination is that the seniority credits
19. Suppose you are a captain. A Corrections Officer under your supervision submits a written recommendation concerning administrative procedure. You believe that the objective is worthwhile but that certain precautions are necessary. Of the following, the best action for you to take is to
20. “It must be ironic to a prisoner to recall that society spared no expense to afford him three, four, or five trials and appeals at enormous cost but then proceeds to forget his plight.” This statement implies that
21. Assume that as a corrections captain you are assigned to conduct a refresher training course for Corrections Officers. Of the following, the best reason for employing group discussion rather than routine lecture methods is that
22. “Extra security precautions are generally advisable in the supervision of prisoners at mess.” This is so mainly because
23. “When assigned to duty in a large mess hall during inmate mess, it is important for officers to station themselves in such a way that they can see and be seen by their superior at all times.” This statement is justified mainly because the
24. The single most important factor when considering the problems involved in rehabilitating an offender is that the ultimate change sought
25. When a Corrections Officer asks a certain captain’s advice about handling specific work problems, the captain occasionally responds by first asking the Corrections Officer what he or she thinks should be done. This practice by the captain is generally

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