Corrections Academy Ohio Jail Test

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Corrections Academy Ohio Jail Test Questions & Answers

• Describe the responsibilities of a corrections officer

ANS -Care of Inmates -Custody of Inmates -Control of Inmates

• Define care of Inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers

ANS - -Manage Inmates and their behavior -communicate with peers and supervisors -Maintain health, safety, and sanitation of facility and inmates

• Define custody of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections offi-

cers ANS -Maintain security -Observe inmate conduct and behavior to prevent disturbances and escapes

• Define control of inmates relating to responsibilities of corrections officers-

ANS -Direct inmate movement -Maintain key, tool, and equipment control 1 / 2

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-Distribute authorized items to inmates

• Define apathy relating to corrections.

ANS -Lack of feeling or emotion, indifference, lack of interest or concern.An apathetic officer would say "I don't care how feel."

• Define sympathy relating to corrections.

ANS -The feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble; a state in which different people share the same interests, goals, opinions.A sympathetic officer would say, "I am sorry about how you are feeling."

• Define empathy relating to corrections.

ANS -The feeling that you understand and share another person's emotions.-Empathy allows a person to understand another person's problems without feeling sorry for him or her, while in sympathy one feels pity and sorry for the person without understanding the problem.A empathetic officer would say, "I understand how you feel."

• Define an approach to use in avoiding manipulation by inmates.

ANS -Approach that can help keep your guard up and avoid being a chump to an inmate is CHUMPS (Controlling, Helping, Understanding, Maintaining, Practicing, Stopping).

• Describe Controlling in the CHUMPS approach

ANS -Controlling yourself and not becoming complacent

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