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Worksheetscustodial concepts and application part 3
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
The following statements constitute due observance of Dining Room
Security Measures, except
Inmates shall march in columns along designated routes under the
supervision of duty personnel while other personnel are stationed along
the route to direct the movement of inmates to the messhall
As a general precaution, inmates shall only be allowed to use
individual mess utensils made of plastic
The food service supervisor is not required to be present during meals
considering that the food is already served
Checking and accounting of all utensils after every meal
Which among the following statement is not true in the observance of
security procedures during meal service?
A jail officer should enter the inmate’s quarter to distribute food only
when another jail officer is available to handle keys and control the
entrance door
A jail officer may enter the inmate’s quarter to distribute food alone
Food may still be served by the duty jail officer provided precautionary
doors were locked to pre-empt being overpowered by inmates
Security must always be considered in the service of food inside cells
What should a jail officer do in the event that a mail being censored
contains unusual slang and sentences with double meanings?
The censored mail shall be distributed accordingly, as if nothing
happened
The censored mail shall be marked and the inmate addressee
shall be under careful watch
The contents of the censored mail should be carefully studied
and analyzed to determine the real meaning
None of the above
With leave of court, inmates maybe allowed to view the remains of their
deceased relative. Under what ground can the warden ask the court to
reconsider and revoke the order?
The deceased relative is lying-in-state in a place beyond thirty
kilometer (30) radius from the place of confinement of the inmate
The detainee has a record of escape
the detainee is classified as high-risk/high profile and the jail has
inadequate resources to ensure the inmates safety/security
all of the above
A trustee is an inmate:
Who is in charge of other inmates
Who has the trust of the jail personnel
Who is assigned to a job in a jail who may be dependable
one of the above
A general rule concerning supervision of inmates is
They can be trusted to do a job
They should be supervised and be relied upon to do a good job
They should be supervised more than those in the general population
None of the above
Which of the inmates should jail officer recommend for disciplinary
segregation?
Inmates who refuse to abide by jail rules and regulations
Inmates who are seriously ill
Inmates who were former uniformed personnel
All of the above
A jail officer once seized as a hostage should remember that
The longer the incident lasts, the more the dangerous it becomes
The hostage-taker will control and order him
The jail officer can probably talk to the hostage-taker for his release
He will be killed if his co-jailers will rescue him
The situation whereby a positive emotional bond develops between the
hostage and the hostage-taker and both feet that is “us against them” is
called:
Transference
Delusions
Retribution syndrome
Stockholm syndrome
A jail officer taken as a hostage should
Tell the hostage taker that he is a best jail officer
Show that he fears the situation
Remind the hostage-taker that nothing will happen
Try not to remind the hostage-taker that he is a jail officer
When should a jail officer-hostage negotiate with the hostage-taker?
Throughout the entire incident until the hostage-taker surrenders
During the first three hours of the incident
When the jail officer-hostage feels that the negotiations will fail
Never
The most dangerous period for the hostage during the hostage-taking
incident is:
Five hours into the incident when the hostage-taker is hungry
When the commanding officer orders the hostage-taker to surrender
First two hours of the incident
During the lengthy negotiation
To cope with the possibility of being seized as a hostage, many jail
officers display a reaction called:
Stockholm Syndrome
Retribution Syndrome
Positive Emotional Bond Syndrome
Deny and repress
Jail officer comportment means
How the officer presents himself in carrying out his duties
How the officer shows how he always feel good about himself
How the officer exercises his discretionary authority
None of the above
The jail officer in order to provide an appropriate role model for inmates
and lessen susceptibility to being manipulated should
Get emotionally involved with inmates he supervises
Present an image of pride in his work and high level of integrity
Use corporal punishment to inmates as authorized by jail rules
Always feel good about himself
In interacting positively with inmates, jail officers should
Show favoritism when warranted by an inmate’s good conduct
Don’t criticize management decisions
Avoid any implications of favoritism
None of the above
A jail officer in order to develop good working relationship with his peers
should:
Help spread rumors concerning personal problems of officers
Attend all duties and criticize management decisions
Strictly implement jail rules
Offer encouragement and support to other officers and let them feel
that they are part of the group
If a jail officer is tempted to cover-up the infraction of his fellow officer, he
must be aware that
One infraction can increase or lead to greater liabilities
His fellow officer will return the favor if he commits an infraction
himself
Cover-up might be picked up by media
Covering for fellow jail officers will foster “Esprit de Corps”
The proper way for a jail guard on duty to react if an attorney is creating
disturbances because he cannot see his client inmate due to jail activity
is:
Threatens the lawyer with arrest
Shout at him and if it does not work force him out of jail
File formal complaint in court and demanding that the lawyer
concerned be no longer allowed to represent the inmate because of
his disrespectful conduct
Maintain emotional control and call for a supervisor to deal with the
lawyer
If a jail officer believes that there are rules develop by the management
which will cause serious problems in supervising an angry inmate
population, he should:
Criticize the new rules in his peers only
Criticize the new rules his both his co-jail officers and inmates he
supervise
Ignore the new rules
Offer suggestions to the management and explain how the rules may
cause the problems and proposed have the new rules can be change
in some respects
A jail officer to be respected by his peers, he must:
Follow the code of ethics and good standards and look for ways to
perform his job better
Make his record of work be at par with his peers
Share stories to enter his peers and inmates
Give in to the requests of your peers
The primary goal of emergency preparedness plans is:
Security
Protect jail properties
Reduce facility liability
Reduce threat to life
The best jail emergency plan to have is:
Emergency that doesn’t happen
A natural disaster
A man-made disaster
Reduce threat to life
When responding to an emergency situation, the primary concern of jail
officers is:
Personal safety
Safety of their family
Safety of inmates
Compliance with jail rules
il officers should participate in jail emergency response drills:
On a yearly basis
Only after the incident occurred to prevent the incident from
happening again
At a slower than normal rate to ensure its correct implementation
As if their lives depended upon their actions
A proper safety and security equipment inspections:
Must be conducted annually
Not necessary unless the equipment is used
Has a significant impact on the outcome of jail emergency operation
Should be done by equipment specialist as officers are not qualified to
inspect equipment
The best reason why a jail officer needs to have thorough knowledge on
jail emergency procedure:
It is important in reducing liability to say you did the right thing
It is a requirement of jail policies and operating procedures
Officers are requires to act promptly and effectively during life
threatening situations
Officers are required to act promptly and effectively during life
threatening situations
By studying actual jail emergencies, jail officers can:
Plan for the safety of their families
Improve their emergency response techniques
Gain expertise in providing post-incident counseling
Set up “If I Die Plan” for their spouses
The most important component of emergency plan during typhoon is;
Assuring inmates that they have access to communication facilities
Assuring inmates that they have adequate food during the typhoon
Assuring that communications and other logistical equipment is
available and in good working condition
Assuring inmates that the emergency plan is approved by the officer
When planning for the national calamities emergencies, the most
important factor to be considered is:
Security
Inventory of Supplies
Water, Light and sanitations needs of inmates
Adequate number of emergency lights
The presence of jail officers during calamities tends to:
Lessen the fear of inmates about their own safety
Frighten the inmates
Lead to riots when inmates feel they are being intimidated
Violate their civil rights
Critical incidents are events which:
Require careful evaluation and judgment
Involve a great number of personnel and logistical resources
Are short term and stress free
Do not involve physical damage or death
Review a critical incident should be conducted:
Only if deemed necessary by the management
As soon as the incident is over
Within eight hours at the start of the incident
As soon as caused have been determined
Documenting events surrounding a critical jail incident is:
A good idea
The responsibility if investigators only
Necessary if litigation is likely to happen
Extremely necessary including all phases of incidents
A critical incident is a learning experience for:
Top management
Top community
Everyone involved in handling the incident
Those who developed policy relating to the incident
The preparation or planning for critical incident is:
Mandated by law
A waste of resources as it does not happen often
A costly venture which small jail cannot afford
An area where networking with other jails and other correctional
agencies can be very beneficial
Policies and procedures relating to critical incidents must:
Be clear, concise and understandable
Need to be reviewed regularly and revised as necessary
Need to be accessible to all jail personnel
All of the above
Stress resulting from critical incident is:
Treatable
Dangerous and must be dealt with quickly and efficiently
Often found even in those who project a super-officer image
All of the above
Drills designed to test critical incident-related policies:
Are necessary in all jail facilities on a regular basis
Are realistic in small jails but not practical in big jails
Is usually little value as it does not happen often
Are dangerous and risky to inmates
Which among the following is not considered as Natural Calamities?
Fire
Landslide
Epidemics
Flood
