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BCOT WEEK 3 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION
โ 3 types of courts system. Answer: Superior, federal, municipal or magistrate โ local. Answer: Police and Sheiff department โ State. Answer: Department of natural resources (DNR), Georgia bureau of investigation (GBI), Georgia state patrol (GSP) โ Georgia State Patrol. Answer: Multi-jurisdictional โ Municipal or magistrate. Answer: โขTraffic violations
- small claims (15,000 and less)
- marriage โ Superior. Answer: โข convicts
- civil suits over 15,
- divorce
- adoptions
- notary public's
- search warrants
- special juvenile courts โ Federal. Answer: "Guardians of the constitution. โ Federal courts don't. Answer: Make or enforce the laws โ 3 types of corrections. Answer: Incarnation, probation, and parole โ Probation. Answer: Incarnation light โ Incarnation. Answer: " mother of all punishments" โ parole. Answer: discretionary decision made by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to release an offender from confinement after he/she has served an appropriate portion of a prison sentence โ Juvenile Justyce. Answer: 18 younger โ Divisions. Answer: Inmate service division, administration and finance division, facilities division, and health service division
โ Liability. Answer: a legally enforceable obligation or responsibility โ Criminal Liability. Answer: when a person commits an act that is forbidden by law, that person is liable to punishment by that law resulting in imprisonment, fines, or both โ Civil liability. Answer: when a person violates another person's civil/private rights, that person is liable to punishment by civil law โ Rights. Answer: things guaranteed by the constitution or departmental rules and regulations. Rights must never be violated โ Right. Answer: granted as a particular benefit, advantage, or favor. Institution may take them away under certain circumstances โ ex: store call, yard time, phone calls, visitation โ General Guidance. Answer: no "approved" or "unapproved" religious/faith groups โ accommodate religious requests while considering safety and security issues โ no employees should try to change an offender's beliefs
โ Criminal history record information. Answer: criminal fingerprints cards โ final dispositions (OBTS) โ rap sheets โ terminal responses from local sources, other states, or national CHRI files โ identifiable descriptions and notations of arrest โ criminal charges, dispositions, and sentences โ Religious request procedure:. Answer: offender completes request
- gives to counselor counselor enters into Scribe - gives to chaplain chaplain reviews, keeps copy - forwards to warden warden, regional director, field ops director - review form director of chaplaincy and general counsel - reviews and issues a decision within 30 days from original submission โ demeanor. Answer: one's outward behavior, conduct, or deportment โ credibility. Answer: one's testimony is worthy of confidence or is believable
โ have the assistance of counsel โ 8th Amendment. Answer: โข Prohibits excessive bail or fines
- cruel or unusual punishment โ 14th Amendment. Answer: โข due process
- equal protection of the laws โ Staff Responsibilities. Answer: โ medical treatment โ safety โ sanitation โ use of force โ due process โ freedom of speech, press, and religion โ search and seizure โ drug testing โ information โ Confidential information can only come from an offender:. Answer: โ lawyer โ doctor โ clergy person
โ mental health professional โ communications which concern the inmates' criminal history โ tort cases. Answer: wrongful act, damage, or injury done willfully, negligently, or where strict liability is involved โ the staff memberated under. Answer: "color of law" (misuse of authority) โ Good Faith Defense. Answer: Good faith, reasonable conduct, and justification โ good faith exception. Answer: no intent to harm; absence of malic โ Reasonable Conduct. Answer: Acceptable behavior โ justification. Answer: The act can be justified according to laws, rules, regulations, and training โ discipline. Answer: control gained by enforcing obedience of order - a "state of order based on submission to rules and authority"
where (location) why how action taken โ How many charges for a DR?. Answer: 6 โ disciplinary investigator. Answer: responsible for advising offender of their rights โ staff advocate. Answer: appointed to ensure that due process is afforded and that the inmate understands the disciplinary process โ Communication. Answer: the passing of information between two parties that is mutually understood and results in the second party behaving in a manner which demonstrates comprehension โ 7 elements of a good report. Answer: โ who โ what โ when โ where โ why โ how
โ action taken โ KISS. Answer: keep it short and simple โ 5 C's. Answer: Clear, concise, complete, correct, chronological โ 7 common reports:. Answer: โ disciplinary report โ incident report โ witness statement โ logbook entry โ status report (usually verbal) โ segregation report โ memos โ PRIDE. Answer: professionalism, responsibility, integrity, dependability, ethics โ Ethics. Answer: guidelines that govern our behavior; rules of conduct โ Professionalism. Answer: acting on and implementing guidelines and ethics
โ Can active grievance be discuss with inmate or employee ?. Answer: No โ Grievable issues. Answer: any condition, policy, procedure, or action controlled by GDC โ emergency grievance must get a written response within ?. Answer: 5 days โ Warden has _____ respond to a grievance. Answer: 30days โ If the warden rejects who they send it to ?. Answer: Grievance coordinator โ the grievance coordinator forwards it to ?. Answer: Counselor โ How many days does the have offender from warden's decision to file an appeal to central office?. Answer: 7 calendar days โ supervision. Answer: getting work done through other people โ white. Answer: relaxed, unaware, unready
โ Yellow. Answer: relaxed, but alert and aware โ orange. Answer: Specific alert โ red. Answer: Instant mandatory reaction โ black. Answer: Panic, paralysis โ Mass movement. Answer: โข all posts must be staffed
- effective positioning along route
- blind areas covered
- tower/perimeter officers alerted โ Pass system. Answer: when an inmate is given a specific location to go to, officer must write them a pass for it โ Escort positioning. Answer: One officer, 3 places behind or level 2.5 position โ Two officers. Answer: One at level 2.5 and other officer level 3
