SOCE State Exam for Florida Correction Practice Exam

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• Which term describes the process of temporarily confining someone for safety and security in corrections settings?
• Which term refers to the body's network including the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries that pumps blood?
• What term describes a fracture in which the skin at the injury site remains intact?
• Which term describes the ability to judge distance and perceive space to determine how far away an object is?
• Which term refers to measures that keep inmate patients from injuring themselves in a medical facility?
• Takedown refers to which?
• Which term best fits a condition that can affect judgment and behavior due to disturbances in thinking and perception?
• Grappling refers to what?
• Which term describes the technique used to break balance through leverage?
• Which term describes the failure to follow lawful orders from supervisors in the chain of command?
• Which term is defined as the sharpness of vision?
• Which term describes invasion of privacy of an inmate, detainee, or resident by staff for reasons unrelated to official duties, such as peering at an inmate who is using a toilet in their cell or taking images of their naked body or bodily functions?
• Which term describes a search method in which the area is divided into lanes and searched by one or more people in both directions until the entire area has been examined?
• The mechanism of cycling the firearm to chamber a new round is also known as what?
• What does Good Samaritan Law protect?
• In a bone fracture where the skin remains unbroken, what is the term for this type of fracture?
• Which term is defined as anything tangible that proves or disproves a fact in a legal or disciplinary setting?
• Which term refers to checking a report to ensure that all words are spelled correctly, punctuation is used accurately, appropriate words are capitalized, and proper grammar is used?
• Which term describes a state custody grade for inmates eligible for placement at a community residential facility?
• Which term means anything tangible that proves or disproves a fact in a judicial case or disciplinary hearing?
• Which option best describes Physical Control?
• Which condition describes the failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain adequate blood flow to vital organs?
• Which term refers to reactionary techniques using the arms, legs, or body to deflect or redirect a subject's impending strike?
• What is the system of two openings designed to open only one at a time?
• Which extinguisher is used for ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical fires?
• What term refers to an injury that is bleeding internally or has pooling blood under the skin?
• Which term describes a condition that prevents a weapon from operating normally?
• What is the term for a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or subject formed without reviewing all available facts or information?
• Which term is a broad category of weapons not designed to kill or cause great bodily harm?
• Which grappling technique involves holding a person tightly in a close position to transition to a takedown or to stall?
• Which term refers to a failure to extract the round in the chamber and a new round being fed from the magazine?
• Which term is defined as the offender's voluntary plan or purpose to commit a crime before taking action?
• Which resource guides a first responder's initial actions to a hazmat incident, including identification of hazardous materials, areas of personal protection, and initial safety plan?
• Which term refers to the general security level for inmates considered moderate risk (adjusted to incarceration, limited violence)?
• Which term refers to a bracelet, necklace, or card that alerts medical personnel to a specific medical condition?
• Which statement best defines passive resistance?
• What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
• Which term describes care in a warm zone when the officer is out of imminent danger and not yet in a safer zone?
• Which term refers to the detailed report of the facts surrounding an inmate's rule violation?
• Which term describes a bone break?
• Which term describes evading an attack by shifting one's body or stepping aside?
• Which term refers to the skeletal framework that supports the body, protects vital organs, and enables mobility?
• Which term is defined as a written document prepared by a correctional officer that provides information about an incident, event, situation, or person encountered by the officer?
• Which term refers to the muscle control required to make small, precise movements?
• Which custody level is described as minimum security, typically for inmates with low risk?
• Which term describes a method used to gain control over a subject by applying pressure or leverage on a joint by locking it up so that no movement of the joint is possible, causing the subject to comply with verbal direction?
• Which category of STGs can exist within schools, neighborhoods, or correctional facilities?
• Which term refers to the movement of an inmate from one housing location to another within the corrections system?
• Which term describes bleeding where dark red blood flows steadily from a wound, indicating a damaged vein?
• Which term best describes a permanent oral or written record of a person's account of an incident that may or may not be sworn?
• The term for the proceeds or benefits derived from criminal activity is commonly referred to as what?
• Which term denotes a form of confinement where an inmate is placed into segregated housing because of concerns for their safety?
• Which term refers to a cue that indicates intended movements, such as a small movement of the eyes, hands, or feet?
• Which personnel are appointed full-time by the state, county, or a contracted private entity to supervise, protect, care for, or investigate inmates, excluding secretarial staff?
• Which term describes an open wound where internal organs protrude from the abdominal cavity?
• Which term describes increasing the use of force or resistance?
• Which organ nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus?
• Which term means consent that is clearly and unmistakably stated?
• Which term describes the unique ridge patterns on fingertips used for identification?
• The area within the reactionary gap is called the?
• Which technique involves moving a subject from one point to another with pain?
• What is the extended pause between breaths, the optimum time to fire the shot(s)?
• Which describes the peripheral nervous system?
• Which custody grade is a state designation for inmates who are sentenced to death?
• Which term is the unit used to measure electrical current or power?
• Which term refers to an inmate who is not legally an adult or adjudicated as an adult and may be assigned to the Department of Juvenile Justice?
• Which term describes any impact technique using hands, arms, elbows, feet, legs, knees, or head to strike a subject in an offensive or defensive situation?
• What do Contacts do in the described context?
• Which term means anything used to commit a crime?
• Which term describes a catastrophic event such as a hurricane, earthquake, tornado, flood, or wildfire?
• Which device restricts blood flow to an extremity such as an arm or leg?
• The area within the reactionary gap is known as:
• Which term best describes tools such as a baton, OC spray, or conducted electrical weapon used when non-deadly force is appropriate?
• Transitional STG members are individuals or groups who come to prison and realign themselves with STGs, or who can be recruited as hybrid STG members by larger, traditional STGs. Which option best describes this?
• Which statement best defines the reactionary gap?
• Which term describes the type of exercise that elevates the heart rate to 60% to 85% of the maximum rate?
• Mail category that includes mail to and from public officials, governmental agencies, and the news media is called what?
• Which form of community supervision is closely monitored and more restrictive than probation or parole?
• Hypothermia is defined as which of the following?
• Which description matches a full-thickness burn?
• What describes transitional STG members?
• What term describes forcefully blinking the eyes using all the muscles in the face, including those in the forehead?
• What are markings found on the head of ammunition that indicate the caliber or gauge and identify the manufacturer?
• When an inmate is removed and escorted from the confines of a secure facility to another location, this is called what?
• Which term refers to a criminal enterprise that poses safety or security threat within, as well as outside of a correctional facility?
• Which term covers all mail received by inmates, including publications, except legal mail and privileged mail?
• Which offense is punishable by one year or less in a county correctional facility?
• Which term refers to a subject's capacity for carrying out an intention to cause death or great bodily harm?
• Which term protects the rights of patients and restricts the release of patient information?
• Which term describes a complete search of a subject used when the subject is in custody?
• What is the process of writing down brief observations or quotes from people involved during an interview called?
• Located in the brain and spinal cord; its components are the body's mainframe computer where all communication and control originate?
• Which term best describes the act of writing or recording an incident's account that may be used in legal proceedings?
• Which term describes any item or technology used to enhance or maintain protection, and to ensure safety?
• What term describes a position behind cover?
• Which term is the process in which an inmate is admitted to a county detention facility?
• Which term denotes failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in a similar situation?
• Which statement describes reasonable suspicions?
• Which type of consent is inferred from conduct rather than direct expression?
• Which term is an injury occurring when the end of a bone comes out of its socket at the joint?
• Extremist STGs may act solo or as a group, follow an extreme ideology, and are usually very tight-knit, unpredictable, and exclusive. Which option best matches this description?
• Which term describes the responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to perform an act that results in injury to another person or property, often involving negligence?
• What is the organ called that nourishes a developing fetus during pregnancy?
• Which term describes an item found in excessive amounts or altered from its original state that does not pose an immediate threat to safety or security?
• Which term describes holding the body in a manner that shows strength, confidence, interest, and control?
• Standards set by the Florida Sheriffs Association and with which all local jails must comply?
• What describes a pat down?
• The marking of a security threat group's territory on surfaces such as walls or fences is commonly known as what?
• Which term applies when an officer's authority is yielded without threat of violence?
• What term describes how an officer approaches a subject or enters a scene?
• Which term means anything used to commit a crime?
• The recovery position is best described as which of the following?
• Which term corresponds to money given to qualified inmates discharged from the custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502, F.A.C.?
• Which term is a weapon malfunction that occurs when the primer ignites and there is no burn or partial burn of the powder charge?
• Which protection is provided by the Eighth Amendment?
• What term refers to pathogenic microorganisms in human body fluids?
• Which technique is used to move a subject from one point to another with pain?
• Handcuff describes which of the following?
• What term describes anything that creates a bullet-resistant barrier between an officer and a threat?
• Which term describes the low-risk security status for inmates considered to have adjusted well and minimal violent history?
• Which term describes an open wound where organs protrude from the abdominal cavity?
• Which term describes the alignment of the weapon's front sight and rear sight with the shooter's eye during aiming?
• What best describes Physical Control?
• Direct liability arises from the agency's own negligent practices in hiring, assignment, training, or retention.
• Which custody grade applies to inmates who have been sentenced to death?
• What is the term for a complete search of the subject used when a subject is taken into custody in an unsecured environment?
• Which system is responsible for supporting higher mental functions and environmental awareness?
• Which term denotes the enforcement of a penalty for violation of rules within an organization?
• What term describes an incident that is out of the ordinary and disrupts the normal facility operations and routine daily activities?
• Which term describes nonviolent contact that can be used to communicate or reinforce an order without restricting movement?
• Which term defines the standards of conduct based on the principles of right and wrong?
• Which term refers to formal punishment in which an inmate is separated from others for a period due to disciplinary findings?
• Which term best describes the raised skin features on the fingers and palms that form a pattern used for identification?
• Which term describes controlled, non-emotional communication between an officer and a subject, aimed at problem solving and communication?
• What term describes visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the same room without a physical barrier and with limited physical contact?
• Which term refers to a tool used when empty-handed control is ineffective, but the subject's level of resistance does not merit deadly force, such as a baton, OC spray, or conducted electrical weapon?
• Which term describes a person who is not legally an adult and not adjudicated as an adult, possibly assigned to the Department of Juvenile Justice?
• Which liability category best describes the agency's responsibility for the conduct of its employees?
• Which term describes an officer's demeanor and the way they display confidence through appearance, posture, alertness, and situational awareness?
• Which term denotes the conversation between a correctional officer and an interviewee to obtain factual information?
• Which option correctly defines swelling?
• Which term describes a method of gaining control over a subject by bending or twisting a joint in a direction that will cause pain or discomfort to the joint?
• Which term describes a device that uses a high voltage, low-power electrical charge to induce pain compliance or involuntary muscle contractions that can temporarily incapacitate a noncompliant subject (also known as a dart-firing stun gun, electronic control device, electronic immobilization device, and conducted energy device)?
• Which term is a management tool used to assist facilities in defining inmate custody or security levels?
• What procedure is performed each time you handle a firearm to ensure it is not loaded?
• During extinguishing, after aiming at the base, what is the correct action?
• Which security designation applies to county custody or security risk levels for inmates considered high risk due to serious or violent charges or threats to staff and facility security?
• Which term refers to the distance maintained to respond to sudden threats?
• What rights are protected by the First Amendment?
• Which term describes a mail category that includes mail to and from public officials, governmental agencies, and the news media?
• Which warning protects against self-incrimination during custodial questioning?
• Which term refers to governmental intrusion into a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy?
• Failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain enough oxygen-rich blood flowing to the vital organs is known as what?
• Which term refers to a weapon malfunction when the round does not eject after firing?
• The mechanism of a firearm involved with presenting the round or cartridge for firing, and in removing the spent casing and introducing a fresh round or cartridge. This is also known as ____________________
• Which device is used to restrict blood flow to a limb?
• Which term refers to the professional bearing and ethical conduct expected of officers?
• Which term describes the categorization of collected information into sources such as informants, victims, witnesses, and crime elements?
• Which term describes an offender's intention to voluntarily make the bodily movement that becomes the act to commit a criminal offense?
• What is the term for the hand that assists the shooting hand?
• Posting describes which of the following?
• Which system controls voluntary and involuntary body activity, supports higher mental functions such as thought and emotion, and keeps the rest of the body's systems working together?
• Which term describes a form of psychosis that can result from drug use, typically with hallucinations or delusions?
• Which term refers to a correctional officer or staff member accompanying the movement of an inmate from one point to another?
• Which term describes a search pattern that begins at a central point and expands outward in increasingly larger circles?
• Which term denotes the discontinuation of commands or the physical use of force; breaking away from a subject?
• What term do courts use to describe the process for evaluating the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance?
• Which term describes striking with the head to divert attention and redirect power?
• Which term describes a first-degree burn damaging only the outer layer of skin?
• Which term describes a search pattern that begins at a central point and moves outward in increasingly larger circles to the boundary?
• Which term describes a state custody grade for inmates eligible for placement at a community residential facility?
• Which term is defined as the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or fooling them?
• Which term describes a weapon malfunction that occurs when the trigger is pulled, but the round fails to detonate?
• Which term refers to the use of proper, clear, and concise commands to let a subject know what an officer needs or expects him or her to do?
• What is the act of manipulating or trying to influence someone to do something they would not normally do?
• Which term describes a defensive strike movement that is quickly retracted to create space?
• Which statement best describes informed consent?
• Which term describes a conversation between a correctional officer and an interviewee (inmate, visitor) with the goal of obtaining factual information?
• Which act provides for emergency services and temporary detention for evaluation and involuntary or voluntary short-term community inpatient treatment in Florida?
• Which term describes a heat-related condition that occurs when the body cannot recover from fluid loss?
• Which term describes increasing the use of force or resistance?
• Staying aware of any occurrence or activity, such as irregular mood changes, emotional outbursts, acting out, threatening behavior, or changes in inmate energy levels, that may signify safety and security problems refers to which term?
• Which term describes a weapon malfunction that occurs when a spent casing remains in the chamber while a new cartridge enters the chamber?
• If an agency negligently hires or trains a problematic employee, this describes which liability?
• Which term is a test that considers the overall facts of a situation to determine if an officer had the authority to detain someone or to perform a legal search?
• Which term refers to the complete ammunition cartridge that contains all parts; used as a military term for one cartridge?
• EMS system is a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of a sudden traumatic injury or illness. Which term is this?
• Which term corresponds to when an officer is found guilty of committing a crime?
• What measures the heat properties of capsicum in OC spray?
• Direct Liability refers to an employing agency's negligent hiring, assignment, training, or retention of a problem employee.
• Which term defines the relationship of the front sight and rear sight with the shooter's eye?
• Anything gained or obtained by committing a crime?
• Which term describes a group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and usually an object and expresses a complete thought?
• Which term names the resource used by first responders for hazmat incidents, including identification, areas of personal protection, and initial safety planning?
• The way information is organized and presented in a report?
• Which term denotes any incident that disrupts normal operations within a facility?
• Which term means when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation?
• Which term describes an object or group of objects that creates a visual barrier between an officer and a threat but may not stop a projectile?
• What does qualified immunity allow?
• Which statement describes Point men?
• What term describes the practice of demonstrating confidence and control by avoiding distracting behaviors such as foot tapping, nail biting, and fidgeting?
• Which term describes verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer's authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence?
• What term describes an airtight dressing applied to penetrating chest trauma to limit air flow into and out of the chest wound?
• Which term measures shotgun bores?
• Which term refers to the discharge of an inmate from custody?
• Qualified immunity protects the officer from personal liability and may allow damages to be paid by the agency up to a cap.
• Redirection is defined as which of the following?
• Which statement about traditional STGs is true?
• Which term best defines the conduct where the victim does not consent and is coerced by threats or is unable to consent?
• Headbutt is best described as which of the following?
• Which term means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual?
• What term refers to coverings that hold dressings in place and do not touch the wound?
• Which state custody grade refers to inmates 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?
• Which describes a single, hollow lead bullet?
• Which term describes all mail received by inmates excluding legal and privileged mail?
• Youthful Offender status applies to individuals under what age?
• Which statement best describes a superficial burn?
• Which term refers to impairment of mental or emotional processes that affects conscious control of actions and the ability to perceive reality?
• Which term describes small eye, hand, or foot movements that indicate where an officer plans to move next?
• OC is commonly called pepper spray; what type of agent is it?
• Which term describes a group of words that lacks a subject or verb or fails to express a complete thought?
• Which term means the structures, functions, and decision-making processes of the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders?
• Prison Based STGs originate within the prison system and base their operations there. Which option lists this category?
• Which statement defines a stroke?
• Which term refers to coverings that secure a dressing without touching the wound?
• Which term is a detailed report of the facts surrounding an inmate's rule violation?
• Which term describes a fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime was committed, based on the totality of the circumstances?
• Which term means a strike that is retracted very quickly, enabling multiple strikes, creating distance, setting up the next techniques, and causing distraction to the subject?
• A fracture where the skin at the injury site is broken, and the bone may protrude through the skin is called what?
• Which term refers to nonthreatening, noncustodial physical contact that can be used to support or emphasize a verbal command?
• What is the term for the order of authority within an organization?
• Which role befriends the correctional officer and uses the friendship to coerce the officer into engaging in rule infractions?
• Which term describes the ability to distinguish colors?
• Placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe an area is known as which term?
• Which term describes fear-induced stress?
• Which term describes the type and amount of force that the officer reasonably believes necessary to overcome resistance?
• Hybrid STGs form within which environments?
• Which term means consent that is clearly and unmistakably stated?
• Which term describes the range of reasonable and foreseeable activities an officer performs while carrying out the agency's business?
• Which term describes bright red blood spurting from a wound, indicating a severed artery?
• Which term is a measure of anxiety resulting from appraisal that leads to fear-induced stress?
• Which term describes bleeding indicating a damaged vein due to steady, dark red blood flow?
• Which term refers to a state custody grade where inmates must be maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when outside a secure perimeter?
• Which statement describes Turners?
• Which liability concept explains when an agency is held responsible for an employee's misconduct even though the agency did not directly cause the injury?
• Which term describes behavior that demonstrates good character and is marked by pride in self and career?
• Which item is a wound dressing that promotes blood clotting?
• Which term refers to a violation of the law; in Florida, a crime is designated as either a felony or misdemeanor according to s. 775.08(4), F.S.
• Which doctrine do courts use to describe evaluating the officer's response to resistance?
• Traditional STGs are characterized by which features?
• What term refers to a tool such as handcuffs used to temporarily restrain a subject's movements?
• Which security level applies to county custody inmates considered moderate risk (those who have adjusted to incarceration and have limited violence in their history)?
• Which term describes giving full attention to what is being said and taking time to understand the message without interruption?
• Which term refers to a system of sorting and classifying patients; determines the order in which patients receive medical attention?
• Which term describes a subject's use of physically evasive movements directed toward the officer, such as bracing or tensing to prevent control?
• Which term refers to the practice of compiling a report in a complete and well-structured manner by including all relevant facts?
• Which statement about CO2 portable extinguishers is accurate?
• Which term defines a closed chest injury that occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are fractured in two or more places and become free floating?
• Which term describes the narrow cord of tissue that connects a developing fetus to the placenta during pregnancy?
• Which system connects to the spinal cord and branches out to every part of the body, serving as two-way communication?
• Which term refers to measures that keep inmate patients from injuring themselves in a medical facility?
• A raised portion of the skin on the finger or palm of a hand, consisting of connected ridge units?
• Which term describes the process by which an inmate is discharged from a county detention facility or state correctional institution?
• Which term refers to the authoritative statement used to direct, influence, or give orders to a person or group?
• Which statement describes a benefit of using CO2 extinguishers on electrical fires?
• Which term refers to a tactical method of safely controlling a suspect until an officer can physically recover, reassess the situation, or backup arrives?
• Handgun refers to what kind of firearm?
• Which term refers to a document containing a current picture of an inmate, name, inmate identification number, physical description, incarceration date, date of birth, end of sentence date, and inmate's custody level?
• In a linear structure, leadership is organized as which of the following?
• Gauge is a measurement of what?
• Under which doctrine may an officer seize an object during a pat-down if its contour or mass indicates contraband?
• What is the term for the significant facts of an incident or occurrence in a report?
• Which term describes informal vocabulary used by a specific group or profession?
• Which term describes an electronic braking system that monitors and controls each wheel during braking to prevent wheel lock?
• Which term describes dividing the body into four sections during a search?
• Which term refers to an armed escort vehicle used during transport to follow an inmate transport vehicle and to provide additional security?
• Duty to act refers to the duty to take some action to prevent harm to another, with liability depending on relationships and circumstances. Which term is this definition for?
• Which term describes the movement used to create space by sliding the hips away from an attacker during grappling?
• Which term means placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe an area?
• Which term best fits a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish objectives?
• What term means the exchanging of information through verbal and nonverbal methods and provides insight into cooperation or compliance of a subject?
• Which term describes any object used for striking?
• What is the term for a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that may or may not be factual?
• Which term denotes a tactical approach to maintain control of a person while awaiting backup or assistance?
• Which of the following best defines pressure point?
• Which warning is given to protect the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during custodial interrogation?
• What is the act of taking possession of evidence or contraband for a violation of rule or law?
• What term refers to a chemical agent commonly used by law enforcement usually in the form of handheld canisters and chemical projectiles?
• Which system gives the body shape, protects internal organs, and provides body movement?
• Which term describes a technique that interrupts the subject's concentration so that energy is redirected from the current focus?
• In court, which plea involves not admitting guilt but accepting punishment?
• Which term denotes classifications of inmates requiring different interactions or services?
• Which term refers to the discontinuing of commands or the physical use of force; breaking away from a subject?
• In a tactical stance, posting refers to which action?
• Qualified Immunity reduces personal liability for whom?
• Which term refers to the protective covering for the inside of the body that provides a barrier against bacteria and helps regulate body temperature?
• What term describes a position in which the head is over the hips and weight is evenly distributed between the feet, necessary for performing defensive tactics?
• A burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between cells in the brain is called a ?
• Which term describes the results when the trigger finger pulls the trigger straight back with increasing yet constant and steady pressure until the firearm discharges?
• During a close-quarters restraint, which grappling technique would you likely use to maintain control and prepare for a takedown by gripping the opponent from a close stance?
• Which term describes the relationship between the eye, front sight, rear sight, and target?
• Which term describes inmate communications that are given special privacy considerations, such as between an inmate and an attorney?
• Which term refers to body language that projects confidence, poise, and a professional demeanor?
• Which term refers to pathogens that spread through the air by breathing in microscopic disease-causing microorganisms?
• Non-traditional STGs are defined as groups that do not fall under the criteria of traditional STGs and may be without laws or codes but still have an organizational structure. Which statement is true?
• Which term describes invasion of an inmate's privacy by staff for reasons unrelated to official duties, such as exposing bodily functions or taking images?
• OC is commonly called pepper spray; it is a type of chemical agent used by law enforcement. What is OC commonly called?
• An obvious discoloration (black and blue) of the soft tissue at the injury site is called?
• Which term refers to the legal shield protecting state correctional agencies from certain lawsuits?
• What is the predetermined amount of time (usually five seconds) that a stun device will discharge automatically when activated?
• Stroke is defined as damage to part of the brain due to rupture or blockage of a blood vessel.
• Which term describes the use of body mechanics to control a subject?
• Which term is the act of deceiving someone by lying, misleading, tricking, or fooling them?
• Which term refers to touching the location of a nerve or sensitive area and applying continual, uninterrupted pressure with the tip of the finger(s) or thumb until the subject complies?
• The grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline, usually from the first event to the last, is described by which term?
• Which body of law oversees public regulatory agencies?
• Which term refers to judging a group of people who are different from you based on your own or others' opinions or encounters?
• Which concept describes the reaction time principal?
• Which term represents the loss or removal of all or part of a limb?
• Flux or circular structure is defined by which characteristic?
• An officer's ability to convey to subjects and onlookers that he or she is ready and able to take control is known as what?
• What term refers to a person who is appointed or employed full time by the state, county, or a contracted private entity, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates within a correctional institution, and who does not include secretarial, clerical, or professionally trained personnel?
• Which body system pumps blood throughout the body and is composed of the heart, veins, capillaries, and arteries?
• What is the custody level for inmates who are eligible for outside work assignments but not for placement in a community residential center?
• What term describes an item an officer has at hand that can be used as a potential impact weapon when needed, such as a broomstick, flashlight, clipboard, or radio?
• What term is used for the formal documents naming the commitment to confinement following a court verdict?
• In a criminal case, which plea involves not admitting guilt but agreeing to accept punishment?
• What term describes visits in which the inmate and visitor are physically separated by a barrier or communicate via electronic equipment?
• Under qualified immunity, the officer is protected from personal liability.
• Which term is defined as a systematic approach to command, control, and coordinate emergency response?
• Escort is a technique used to move a subject from one point to another without using pain compliance; provides minimal control of the subject through leverage. Which term is this?
• Which term best describes a controlled access feature with two doors that cannot be opened simultaneously?
• Which term describes immobilizing the subject's head so the subject cannot move or escape?
• Which term refers to a weapon that is not fundamentally designed to cause death or great bodily harm?
• A turn that remains the same throughout, getting neither wider nor smaller is called:
• Which term describes the list of circumstances and requirements that must be met before the agency can be sued in a state tort action, protecting governmental entities?
• Which term means any modification or adjustment that will allow a qualified inmate with a disability to participate in the programs, services, or activities of an institution or facility?
• When aiming a portable extinguisher, you should aim at the base of the fire from about how many feet away?
• A person whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth is described as what?
• Which term describes the edge on the base of a cartridge case?
• Which term describes the process of admitting an inmate to a county detention facility?
• Which term refers to a brain injury that occurs when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain, usually by a blow to the head?
• Which term refers to money given to qualified inmates discharged from the custody of the Department of Corrections in accordance with 33-601.502, F.A.C.?
• Which term describes a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of a sudden traumatic injury or illness?
• What is a statement directed to an inmate that they have committed a rule violation and should stop the behavior immediately?
• Which of the following is NOT among the listed custody or security levels?
• Which term refers to the use of a joint to create pain or discomfort to gain control?
• Which term is the center point of any curve?
• Which statement best defines Force Guidelines?
• Which term refers to language used in digital communications that often uses abbreviations and nonstandard grammar?
• Which term describes a disturbance with uncontrolled violence by inmates, usually directed at the administration; a riot is not necessarily localized?
• What is the tendency for a vehicle travelling forward to straighten from a turn when the driver releases the steering wheel?
• Which extinguisher is designed for metal fires, such as magnesium, and if a class D extinguisher is not available, sand or dirt can be used for class D fires?
• Which term refers to the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information between two or more people through speaking, writing, or behavior?
• Which act provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a person for evaluation and short-term treatment, also known as the Florida Mental Health Act?
• What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?
• Which term describes a method used by inmates to try to send unauthorized communications to other inmates within the same facility or other institutions?
• Which standards, established for jail operations in Florida, are commonly abbreviated as FMJS?
• Which document is required for any hazardous material shipped to and from a correctional facility and includes the manufacturers name, product name, and spill procedures?
• Which term describes a respiratory condition caused by narrowing of airway passages, causing breathing difficulties?
• Which term describes a bullet-resistant barrier between an officer and a threat?
• Which term refers to the law enacted by Congress to address the sexual abuse of persons in custody in correctional agencies and to establish national standards for detecting, preventing, reducing, and punishing prison rape?
• Which term describes the posture a shooter assumes while firing a shot?
• Which defense protects the officer from personal liability?
• Which term describes the maintenance of sight alignment before, during, and after firing a round?
• Which term best describes moving toward transporting an injured officer to a medical treatment facility in a tactical setting?
• Which term describes the process of documenting who handled evidence and any changes made to it?
• What term describes a controlling technique used to break the subject's balance through leverage?
• Which term describes a conclusion drawn without thoroughly reviewing the facts?
• Which term refers to the established line of authority within an organization?
• Movement of an inmate from one housing location to another is called what?
• Which term describes a form of psychosis that can result from drug use, typically including hallucinations or delusions?
• Which term denotes a secure area that surrounds a facility and is a critical element of security?
• In firearm terminology, which term best describes the container that holds all parts of a round?
• Which term refers to a government intrusion into a place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy?
• Which term best describes the act of shifting one's body or sidestepping to avoid an attack?
• Which item is a tool used to restrain a subject's movements?
• Which term describes the capacity a subject has to carry out his or her intent to cause death or great bodily harm?
• Which term describes a search method used for large areas where the area is divided into four sections and searched using a spiral, strip/line, or grid search pattern?
• Which term describes the careful review of documents to ensure accuracy, including spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar?
• Which term refers to an electronic braking system that prevents wheels from locking by monitoring braking on each wheel?
• What is the Fifth Amendment best known for?
• Gross motor skills are defined as what?
• What is the edge on the base of a cartridge case that stops the progress of the case into the chamber?
• Isolating inmate patients from the general population in a medical setting for safety reasons, possibly including a padded room, is known as which term?
• What is the correct order of steps to operate a portable fire extinguisher?
• Which term describes formal punishment in which the officer segregates an inmate for a length of time to an individual cell because a disciplinary committee has found them guilty of committing a violation of agency rules?
• Which description defines a youthful offender?
• Which doctrine permits seizure of contraband during a pat-down when its contour or mass indicates contraband?
• Which term describes principled, values-based decision making that is practiced daily?
• Prone position means which of the following?
• Which term refers to a violent disturbance by inmates directed at the administration?
• Which term encompasses repeated verbal comments or gestures of a sexual nature toward another, including demeaning references to gender?
• Which term is defined as failure to exercise the standard of care typical of a reasonably prudent person?
• Which term describes the act of paying attention to what is going on around you?
• Which term covers any attempt to bring or send contraband into a correctional facility?
• What term describes actions taken to eliminate the cause of inappropriate behavior to prevent recurrence?
• In the supine position, a person is lying how?
• Which term describes the custody grade where inmates must be maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct armed supervision when outside a secure perimeter?
• Which term refers to a sterile pad or compress applied directly to a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm?
• Which action can create direct liability?
• Which liability category is primarily concerned with the agency's responsibility for the way it hires and retains staff?
• Which term describes a technique that interrupts the subject's concentration so that energy is redirected from the current focus?
• Which term refers to a medical event caused by oxygen deprivation to part of the heart, typically due to a blocked blood vessel?
• Which term describes an officer's position in relation to the subject?
• Which term describes a subject's hostile, attacking movements that create a reasonable perception by the officer that the subject intends to cause and has the capability of causing death or great bodily harm to the officer or others?
• Also known as hazmat; substances (solids, liquids, or gases) that, when released, may be capable of causing harm to people, the environment, and property?
• A subject's capacity for carrying out an intention to cause death or great bodily harm to others is known as what?
• Which statement best describes relinquishing control to another?
• Which term is defined as behavior that involves showing consideration, respect, and cooperation when interacting with others?
• Which term describes a position behind cover for safety?
• Which technique is used when a shooter cannot use sights and treats the firearm as an extension of the arm?
• Which term is used to describe the center point of a curve?
• Which term is the process of ensuring that all pertinent facts are included in a report in an organized and accurate manner?
• What term describes the failure to use due or reasonable care by an officer that results in harm to another?
• Which term refers to the procedure of verifying a firearm's unloaded status by pulling back the slide or opening the cylinder?
• Which custody level allows outside work assignments but not placement in a community residential center?
• Which statement best describes vicarious liability in relation to an agency and its employees?
• Which term is a systematic approach to command, control, and coordinate emergency response?
• Which term describes a multifaceted process in which an inmate is admitted to a state institution?
• After discharging a CO2 extinguisher, what is recommended?
• Which category of mail includes mail to and from municipal, county, state, and federal courts, and state attorneys, private attorneys, public defenders, legal aid organizations, and agency clerks?
• Which term describes force that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm?
• Which term describes words that are easily confused in use and spelling, sounding the same but with different spellings and meanings?
• Which term refers to the metal or plastic container that holds all parts of a round (primer, powder charge, and bullet)?
• What term refers to steps that are taken to eliminate the cause of inappropriate or unlawful behavior to prevent recurrence?
• An injury that occurs when penetration opens the chest area is called what?
• Which term is defined as a group of two or more people who cooperate to accomplish one or more objectives?
• Which term describes the marking of a security threat group's territory on a wall, fence, or ground?
• Which regulation protects patient privacy and restricts release of information?
• Which liability means the agency can be held liable for an officer's misconduct even if the agency did not directly cause the injury?
• Which right is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?
• What refers to the grouping of recorded information into types of collection sources such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, and evidence?
• Which term is defined as the measure of electrical current or power?
• Which term refers to informal vocabulary composed of invented words used by a specific group?
• Which term describes a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver when the signal strength falls below a threshold?
• Which term describes a criminal enterprise organized to repeatedly commit crimes and pose a safety threat inside and outside the correctional facility?
• Which term corresponds to any criminal offense punishable under state law by death or imprisonment in a state facility for more than one year?
• What term describes a combination of fine and gross motor skills using hand‑eye coordination timed to a single event?
• Which component becomes the projectile when a firearm is fired?
• Which term is defined as controlled, non-emotional communication between an officer and a subject aimed at problem solving and communication?
• Which term describes the inappropriate use of a substance that negatively affects the mind and body, adversely impacting an individual's social or occupational life and psychological or physical health?
• Which term means using a great force against a weaker resistance?
• Hyperthermia occurs when the body cannot recover from fluid loss due to a heat-related situation.
• Which term describes a scene that can include an active threat, multiple active threats, or any imminent danger, often requiring care under fire?
• Which term is an activity or behavior that is not permitted in the correctional facility?
• Dark red blood oozing from a wound, indicating damaged capillaries, is called what?
• What term refers to visits in which there is no barrier between inmate and visitor and some physical contact is possible?
• Which term describes a neck restraint that can cause loss of consciousness for a brief period?
• What term describes principles considered worthwhile or desirable that guide a person's attitude and actions?
• Which term describes the modification that allows a disabled inmate to participate in programs, services, or activities?
• Which term describes the ability to see both the subject's hands and to know that those hands hold no weapons?
• Which term describes language characteristic of text messages and digital communications, typically using abbreviations, acronyms, or initials, and usually not following standard grammar, spelling, or punctuation?
• Which term describes the act of paying attention to what is going on around you?
• Extremist STGs are described as which of the following?
• Which term means words used by a particular trade or profession that are not commonly understood by the general public?
• Which term describes the maintenance of sight alignment before, during, and after you fire a round in shooting technique?
• What is Hemostatic Gauze used for?
• Which term refers to the enforcement of a penalty or consequence for a violation of established rules to ensure compliance?
• Which term means the loss or removal of all or part of an arm or leg?
• Which term is used to describe a third-degree burn?
• Which term denotes the initial entry step of admitting an inmate to a state institution?
• Which extinguishing agent is described as water-based and used for ordinary combustibles?
• In large area searches, which pattern divides the area into four sections for systematic coverage?
• Which term defines an officer's position in relation to a subject?
• Which term describes a medical emergency caused by oxygen deprivation to part of the heart, typically due to a blocked blood vessel?
• Which term describes the mail category that includes communications with courts, attorneys, public defenders, and other legal entities?
• Which concept describes the time required to perceive danger and initiate a response?
• What is pain compliance?
• Which term refers to the exchange of thoughts, messages or information between two or more people through speaking, writing, or behavior?
• Which description matches the offensive ready stance with an impact weapon?
• What term describes a blunt-trauma chest injury that damages internal organs and/or causes internal bleeding?
• Which term describes care in a warm zone when the officer is out of imminent danger but not yet in a safer zone?
• Which term refers to the release of an inmate from a correctional institution before the inmate's court-imposed sentence ends?
• Which term describes a scene involving an active threat, multiple active threats, or any imminent danger requiring immediate action?
• Which hormone is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life?
• Which statement describes Runners?
• Which term describes a respiratory condition caused by narrowing of airway passages, causing breathing difficulties?
• Which term refers to the body system responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide?
• Which technique is used when a shooter cannot use the sights and the firearm is viewed as an extension of the arm?
• Any item that poses a serious threat to the safety and security of the staff, inmates, and facility?
• Which extinguishing agent is described as water based and used for ordinary combustibles?
• Which term describes techniques used to control resistant behavior by applying uncomfortable pressure?
• Which statement accurately describes the Quadrant Search Approach?
• Which term refers to a unit that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb?
• What term denotes the narrow cord of tissue linking a developing fetus to the placenta?
• What is the detonating mixture used to ignite the propellant or powder charge?
• Which term refers to a court-ordered sentence that places a person under the supervision of a probation officer under specified terms and conditions?
• Which option describes a sucking chest injury?
• What term refers to an airtight dressing used on penetrating chest trauma?
• Which system delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood?
• Which statement best defines positional asphyxia?
• Which term refers to moving to evacuate an injured officer to medical care in a tactical setting?
• Which term refers to the body's skeletal framework that supports structure and houses bone marrow?
• Which term describes the unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of another person, such as the right to due process and equal protection under the law?
• Which term is defined as a disastrous event caused directly or principally by one or more identifiable deliberate or negligent human actions?
• Which term describes the documentation of every person who handled evidence, as well as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to it?
• Which term refers to any unauthorized article or any authorized article in excessive quantities or altered from its intended purpose?
• Duty life refers to the recommended time ammunition can be expected to be reliable, normally expressed in months. Which term is this definition for?
• Which term describes negative behavior toward a person or group based on color, race, sex, age, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, or marital status?
• The act of staying vigilant for signs such as mood changes, outbursts, or threats to safety is called what?
• Which term describes attacking movements toward an officer that may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm?
• Which term identifies the hand positioned to support the shooter during a technique?
• What term describes the court's authority to hear and decide cases involving youths under 18, including charging, sentencing, adjudicating delinquent status, and committing to the Department of Juvenile Justice?
• Which term describes a weapon malfunction that occurs when the cartridge fails to feed into the chamber?
• Which document is generated by an arresting officer to authorize arrest and transport a subject to a county detention facility?
• Which extinguisher is used for kitchen fires and is easier to clean up than other extinguishing agents?
• A variation of the strip/line search pattern; it overlaps a series of lanes in a cross pattern, making the search more methodical and thorough?
• What term refers to documents generated by the court after an offender is found guilty and that commit the offender to a correctional facility or to a mental hospital?
• Which term describes body language that projects confidence, poise, and a professional demeanor?
• Which term describes a blunt-trauma chest injury that can damage internal organs?
• Which term describes a condition that could interfere with the functioning of a weapon?
• The way a person holds their body to convey strength, confidence, interest, and control is referred to as what?
• Which term denotes a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual?
• Which term defines trauma to the chest involving multiple rib fractures with free-floating segments?
• Which term describes a technique that interrupts the subject's concentration so energy is redirected from the current focus?
• Which statement about observers is accurate?
• Which term describes the obligation to intervene to prevent harm, with potential liability depending on the relationship of the parties and the circumstances?
• Define a partial thickness burn.
• Which term is usually an agency-specific form that documents an inmate rule violation?
• Which term describes dark red blood oozing from a wound, indicating capillary damage?
• Which term describes how an officer approaches a subject or enters a scene?
• Which term describes a type of incapacitation that causes temporary impairment of muscle control?
• Which term describes the movement in a hip escape, moving from side to side to avoid or defend against an attack?
• Which term refers to a temporary restraining device?
• Which term describes a formal finding by the court that a juvenile has delinquent acts?
• Which term refers to standards of conduct based on the principles of right and wrong?
• Which component is used to ignite the powder in a cartridge?
• Which term describes a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin?
• Which term describes moving a subject from one point to another with minimal control and leverage?
• Which term refers to the condition when someone uses a substance consistently in excess despite negative consequences?
• Which term describes groups that originate within the prison system?
• Which term describes a method of gaining control over a subject by using an incapacitation technique that causes temporary impairment of muscular control?
• Which term denotes the use of clear, concise commands given by an officer to a subject?
• Which term refers to force likely to cause death or great bodily harm?
• A person whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth is described as what term?
• Which term describes isolating inmate patients from the general population at a medical facility for medical and safety reasons, which may include placing them in a padded room for their safety?
• True or False: Qualified immunity completely eliminates all liability for police agencies.
• What is the propellant used in most firearms that produces a large volume of gas when ignited?
• The measurement used to identify different cartridge (projectile) sizes is called what?
• Which term refers to a physical restraint that compresses the neck to cause a brief loss of consciousness?
• Vicarious liability can require an agency to pay damages if an officer is found guilty of sexual harassment.
• Which term best describes the formal documentation created after observing an incident?
• Which standard examines the overall facts and context to determine whether detainment or a search is lawful?
• What is a penetrating strike?
• What term refers to substances that, when released, may cause harm to people, the environment, and property?
• Which term refers to the markings on ammunition head that indicate caliber and manufacturer?
• Which term means decreasing the use of force or resistance?
• Which term is a system of controlled defensive and offensive body movements that criminal justice officers use to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance?
• Which term denotes the structures, functions, and decision-making processes of the agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders?
• What is the complete ammunition cartridge that contains all parts of ammunition; a military term meaning one single cartridge?
• What term describes the temporary removal of an inmate from the general population to ensure safety and security until a more permanent inmate management process is in place?