Worksheets2021 PLPSCS Fall Semester Exam
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which of the following is NOT a way to prepare for a career as a police officer?
Avoiding bad decisions
Getting a bachelor's degree in telecommunications
Training to meet physical requirements
Participating in the local Explorer's program
Where was the first recorded instance of an organized police force located?
England
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Which country began the process of separating minor crimes from felonies?
Italy
England
France
Greece
Who developed the first professional police force supported by the government in England?
Sir Robert Peel
Allan Pinkerton
Gabriel Reynie
Henry Fielding
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of workplace injury or illness for corrections professionals?
Contagious disease
Sedentary work
High stress levels
Physical altercations with inmates
Which of the following is NOT a pathway in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Career Cluster?
Military and Government Services
Legal Services
Emergency and Fire Management Services
Security and Protective Services
Animal control officer, canine enforcement officer and forensic science technician are all professions within which pathway?
Legal Services
Emergency and Fire Managment
Law Enforcement Services
Security and Protective Services
Professionals in which of the following pathways would most likely respond to an oil leak?
Legal Services
Emergency and Fire Management Services
Law Enforcement Services
Security and Protective Services
A Firefighter is a career included in the Emergency and Fire Management Services. True or False?
True
False
A counselor is a career included in the Private Security Pathway. True or False?
True
False
Correction professionals are known to have minimal stress levels while working in the correctional setting. True or False?
True
False
Correction professionals should be bold individuals. True or False?
True
False
An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice?
Jurisdiction
Parking Lot
Gym
State Law Enforcement agencies include all of the following except:
Conservation Department
NSA
Department of Public Safety
Airport Police
____________________________ Provides county-wide
patrol and conducts criminal investigations.
State Police
Sheriff's Office
Constable's Office
State Bureau of Investigation
State Department of Homeland Security
Background checks will identify if a law enforcement candidate followed directions from their parents at home. True or False?
True
False
Which constitutional amendment protects inmates from cruel and unusual punishment?
Fifth amendment
Sixth amendment
Eighth amendment
Fourteenth amendment
Who paid gaolers' salaries?
Tax payers
King Henry II
Inmates
Judges
What are the roles and responsibilities of a correctional officer?
To gather information
To supervise, protect and rehabilitate inmates
To provide emergency medical services
To fight fires and rescue occupants
Up to _______ percent of new inmates in jail are released within four or five days
75
95
55
85
Prisons typically house inmates who are serving longer sentences and convicted of crimes. True or False?. True or False?
True
False
A detention center is a residential program providing inmates a place to stay after they serve their sentence.. True or False?. True or False?
True
False
A workplace benefit for correctional officers would be being injured by inmates and stress incurred working the job. True or False?
True
False
________________ was a punishment requiring criminals to be indentured servants in colonies such as America or Australia and was used between 1607 & 1953.
Gaols
Transportation
Bridewells
Galley Slavery
________________ workhouses for poor people and lesser criminals like prostitutes and beggars.
Gaols
Transportation
Bridewells
Galley Slavery
A major difference between prisons and jails is that jails only hold people that have been convicted of crimes. True or False?
True
False
Halfway houses and work release programs are both ways to assist inmates with reintegration back into society when they are release from prison. True or False?
True
False
The name "Bridewells" came from prisoners’ whose brides welled up with tears outside the walls of the jail. True or False?
True
False
________________________ is responsible for the supervision and protection of prisoners.
Juvenile Probation Officer
Municipal or County Jailer
Correctional Officer
Probation and Parole
________________________ is responsible for the supervision of offenders who are on probation or parole.
Juvenile Probation Officer
Municipal or County Jailer
Correctional Officer
Probation or Parole Officer
________________ was a punishment requiring criminals to work rowing ships rather than spend time in jail and was in practice between 1602 and the mid-1700s.
Gaols
Transportation
Bridewells
Galley Slavery
Who is responsible for assessing emergencies involving hazardous materials?
Volunteers
News Media
First Responders (EMS, Police, Firefighters)
Fire Marshal
In 1968 this system was the designated number to dial in case of an emergency in Washington, DC
901
662
913
911
In 1862 America's first ________ was instituted by the US army
EMT
EMR
Ambulance Service
Dispatcher
The Great Chicago Fire occurred in October ________ when a fire started in a barn and destroyed 3.3 square miles of the city.
1630
1735
1679
1871
__________________________ was the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1862 who made many changes to the American hospital system.
Edward Dalton
William Hammond
Benjamin Franklin
Thadius Moncrief
__________________________ was a Union Army Surgeon in the Civil War who saw on the battlefield that quick response to injuries was key to recovery and created horse teams to be available to provide "fast response" to injured civilians.
Edward Dalton
William Hammond
Benjamin Franklin
Thadius Moncrief
When should a firefighter check his equipment?
Weekly at end of tour of duty
Daily, when they start their shift & after each use.
Monthly
When the equipment is scheduled to be decommissioned.
Who is the Hallsville Fire Chief?
Chief Fletcher
Chief Barton
Chief Miller
Chief Steelman
Historical emergency medical response includes the use of a "wagon with _______________________" in them as ambulances as early as 900 A.D.
Hammocks
Chairs
Recliners
Beds
"Critical Thinking" is a key skill in "Emergency Response" professions. True or False?
True
False
Which U.S. state does not have State Police?
North Dakota
Hawaii
Wisconsin
Oregon
Community Policing was created in the ___________________.
1960s
1950s
1970s
1980s
You and your parents have the same Fingerprints
True
False
A finger print that has no delta
Loop
Whorl
Arch
Accidental
Identify this fingerprint.
central pocket whorl
plain arch
tented arch
plain whorl
Based on the Unit material, there needs to be at least _______ identical points for a "match."
10
8
12
6
There are 8 basic fingerprint patterns recognized by the FBI. True or False?
True
False
Identify this fingerprint.
central pocket Loop whorl
plain pocket arch
accidental whorl
plain whorl
Which print matches this one?
