Peters's Pan
The ________ ________ law, which is a list of circumstances and requirements that must be met before an agency or any of its employees can be sued in a state civil action, provides one of the most important protections for state and county correctional agencies and their employees.
sovereign immunity
_______ is lying to, misleading, tricking, or fooling another person.
Deception
physically patting and squeezing the clothing of a person in a systematic pattern, following the quadrant search approach; used in a secure environment is a _____ search method
clothed
This kind of stress can be partially distracting, because of a number of factors outside of work can affect an officer's focus
Personal
Firearms, homemade knives (shanks), other weapons, drugs, alcoholic beverages, toxic materials, prescription medication, inhalants, cell phones, and electronic devices that store or receive data are examples of?
hard/hazardous contraband
What are the four types of radio codes?
• signals—a system of communication using numbers that are preceded by the word “signal”
• phonetic-alphabet—a system of verbal communication using the letters of the English
alphabet only
• 10 or numeric codes—a system of communication by which “10” precedes numbers that
stand for specific activities
• numeric-alpha codes—a system of communication that combines numbers and letters of
the alphabet, or the combination of some or all of the above to transmit messages
Avoid using this technique because they are framed in such a way as to produce a specific response from the person being questioned. The questioner uses language that suggests a particular answer.
Leading questions
The five basic steps to follow when writing a corrections report:
1. Gather information.
2. Record facts.
3. Organize facts.
4. Write the report.
5. Evaluate the report.
Example of hazardous equipment include:
• basic construction tools—hammer, screwdriver, pliers, shovel, ladder, hoses
• power tools—electric drill, jigsaw, chainsaw
• cutting tools—band saw, handsaw, hacksaw
• building and grounds maintenance equipment—painting supplies, lawn mower, pipe wrench
• culinary instruments—knife, cleaver, cooking fork, spit, skewer
• medical or dental instruments with sharp points or cutting edges
These inmates befriend the correctional officer and use the friendship to ultimately coerce the officer into engaging in rule infractions. They are the least suspected ones by the correctional officer.
Turners
This is sometimes called a signature bond, is the pretrial release of an arrested person who promises in writing to appear for trial at a later date. No monetary bond is required before release.
ROR (Release On Recognizance)
Overly friendly
refers to inmates who are eligible for placement at a work camp with a
secure perimeter but who are not eligible for placement in an outside work assignment without
armed supervision.
Medium Custody Grade
What does BIS mean
Biometric Identification Solution
Rates of inmates with serious mental illnesses are ____ to _____ higher in jails and _____ to _____ times higher in prisons than the general population.
four to six, three to four
Elderly inmates represented what %
of the total inmate population
28.7
Some of the programs available to both male and female inmates include:
• career and technical education
• character awareness and motivation
• special education
• boot camp
• faith-based residential
• services and child visitation as indicated in a Department of Children and Families case plan
According to a 2008 report by the U.S. Department of Justice, ___ in ____ inmates suffered sexual abuse while in a correctional facility or jail.
one in 10
This technique provides some support for firearm control and good illumination in relationship to the firearm.
AYOOB Technique
What is the first step in fieldstripping and cleaning a firearm?
1. Remove live ammunition from the cleaning area.
An effective report is
factual, concise, accurate, clear, grammatically and structurally correct, legible, timely, and complete
Where would you put the comma(s)?
"The fingerprints which I found on the window belong to the victim."
"The fingerprints, which I found on the window, belong to the victim."
You may respond to an incident that involves multiple casualties or multiple patients with severe
injuries, also known as a ______ _____ _____
mass casualty incident (MCI)
You are trying to record a patients pulse. How would you find their average pulse?
Count the number of beats for 15 seconds and multiply this number by four
____ _______ is responsibility for a wrongful act, or the failure to do an act that an officer has a duty to perform, that results in the injury of another person or damages property.
Civil Liability