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CDCR Correctional Sergeant Interview Questions EXAM comprehensive questions and verified answers ACTUAL EXAM 2026 TEST!! Graded A+ What are the Investigative employees' responsibility? - ANSWER IE main duty is to assist the Senior Hearing Officer, by documenting and reporting any witnesses that an inmate wants questioned. Ask Inmate X what questions may have towards the witness or reporting employee. Interview inmate X requested witnesses with any specific questions they documented. You're a new Correctional Sergeant on a new yard, how do you familiarize yourself with day to day operations? - ANSWER Familiarize yourself with institutional count procedures. Escape procedures. Alarm response procedures for any codes, on your yard or institution wide. Inclement weather procedures. Introduce yourself to your staff, and lieutenant. Read local OP for the specific institution. What are Correctional Sergeant Duties - ANSWER Maintains staff accountability. Maintains Falsa. Unit/building tours. Cell search logs. Prea checks. Review and sign logbooks. Controlling disturbances. Conduct Admin 115 hearings. Train staff. Perform annual evaluations. Key and tool control. Uniform standards/grooming standards. Proof reading reports.
A1 for incident packages. Establishing crime scenes. Tell me about inmates with Disabilities, how do we identify them? - ANSWER We identify disabled inmates through vests', glasses, canes, hearing aids, ect. Usually inmates suffering from a disability will wear a vest that identifies there disability. Ex. Hearing impaired, mobility impaired. What are the levels of staff disciplinary process? - ANSWER Preventative. Corrective. Adverse. Preventative: Verbal Warning, On the job training. Corrective: 1123 Employee Counseling Record (ECR), Letter of Instruction (LOI). Adverse: Letter of Reprimand (LOR), 3 year max, Pay reduction, Demotion in rank, Suspension, Termination, Possible criminal prosecution. What are dispositions a Hearing Officer can apply with an Admin 115? - ANSWER 30 days loss of privileges. 40 hours of extra duty. Confined to Quarters X10 days on RDO's or 5 Consecutive days. Trust account hold for property violations. Verbal Counseling or 128a. Dismiss in the interest of justice. Not guilty. A Correctional Officer hands you report, which he explains his use of force. What details are you looking for that must be documented? - ANSWER What type of UOF was used, if it was MK4/9 how far he/she was distance in feet. How long was the burst, intended target, was it effective, did it reach desired result? If baton used what type of strikes were used, what zone was the intended target vs actual strike placement, was it effective, did it reach desired result?
Form 22 as an Officer. Sign and date. Forward. Return Inmate GOLDENROD. 3 WORKING days to answer, keep PINK. Return WHITE and CANARY. Inmate will keep the CANARY for additional records. Disturbance Control. (As a whole). - ANSWER Respond as the Response Supervisor. Give direction and instruct staff, ensure policy and procedure are being followed. Direct Code II and Code III Responders to areas as needed. (If necessary). Ensure containment of Incident. Once isolated and contained, and when safe to do so, get medical attention+7219's to involved Inmates. (Seriously injured will be removed first; if needed, initiate rescue circle if needed using code 2 responders). Crime scene preservation, and proper identification. Photos of all evidence. (Weapons, clothing, Inmates, and contraband). Assign Escorts and Decontamination teams. Initiate Holding cell logs (THC).
Staff accountability, and equipment accountability. Recall inmates if necessary or resume program. OJT if applicable. After action, ask if anybody is injured if so document using sciff form, offer Eap, and Peer support to staff. ASU placement/114D Lock up orders. - ANSWER Documents 5 documents needed to place inmate(s) in ASU. 114d lock up orders. A: Presents an immediate threat to safety of self and others. B: Jeopardizes integrity of an investigation of alleged criminal activity or serious misconduct. C: Endangers institutional security. D: Upon release no bed availability in general population. 114 a1 segregation profile. 7219 Report of injury or unusual occurrence. 1083 Inmate Property form. 149 stamped by medical, medication followed. Sexual Harassment: Quid Pro Quo - ANSWER 365 calendar days to report incident. Remove person from area of harassment for non-confidential discussion.
Assign evidence Officer. (Chain of custody.) Keep victim and suspect in separate areas. Request the victim and suspect not to use toilet, remove clothing, shower, or drink any fluids. Notify LDI: Local designated investigator. MH screen before re-housing if possible. Follow the prea check list. Unit/Building tour. - ANSWER Look for hazards. Review/sign log book. Prea checks. Clark binder (if applicable). Inventories. Cell searches. Heat logs. Mandatory Postings.
Post orders. Shadow searches and count. Uniform compliance. Grooming standards. New appeals process & grievances. - ANSWER Two levels. First level: 30 calendar days to file 602-1, Institution has 60 calendar days to reply. Second level: 30 calendar days to file a 602-2, institution has 60 calendar days to reply. If approved and remedy or solution not provided, inmate may submit a 602- to compliance cordinator in Sacramento. 180 days total. Use of Force Policy. 3268-b - ANSWER It is the policy of the department of corrections and rehabilitation to accomplish the departmental functions with minimal reliance on the use of force. Employees may use reasonable force as required in the performance of their duties, but unnecessary or excessive force shall not be used. Reasonable Force. 3268-a1 - ANSWER The force that an objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider nesesary and reasonable to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful order.
What is your Greatest strength? - ANSWER One of my greatest strengths is as a problem solver. I have the ability to see a situation from a different perspective, and I can put in work even in the face of difficult obstacles. Example short story: I was at a call out for CRT, we were at the Montecito Mudslides. I was paired up with Slo SO, we were all given different duties. My duty was for a call to service, an old lady was still missing from a known house nearby, her sister called the SO looking for her, she knew the sister didn't leave. We arrived at the house to find the lady 5 feet in mud in the side of her house, my partner the Slo SO walked towards her as he sank in. I immediately ran back to the patrol car a grabbed whatever I could find to pull him in all I could find was my cdcr rain jacket that was in the car and extended it to him, he grabbed her, I pulled them in. My partner was drenched in mud, the old lady was so thankful for our help, she said she was there for 5 hours. Your housing unit on your yard has a code 1, inmates are found with slashing marks on them. There is a lot of blood, what do you do? - ANSWER Respond as the response supervisor. Give direction and instruct staff, ensure policy and procedure are being followed. Ensure containment of Incident. Once contained, Direct Code II to initiate contact/cover of restraining of the involved inmates Once isolated and contained, and when safe to do so, get medical attention+7219's to involved Inmates. (Seriously injured will be removed first; if needed, initiate rescue circle if needed using code 2 responders). Crime scene preservation, and proper identification. Photos of all evidence. (Weapons, clothing, Inmates, and contraband).
Assign Escorts and Decontamination teams. Initiate Holding cell logs (THC). Staff accountability, and equipment accountability. Contact bio hazard team to cleanup the area before resuming any program usually (HFM). Recall inmates if necessary or resume program. OJT if applicable. After action, ask if anybody is injured if so document using sciff form, offer Eap, and Peer support to staff. A Correctional Officer brings an Inmate in handcuffs, he says he found a weapon in the Inmates property. What do you do? - ANSWER Freeze all movement. Have the Officer place the inmate in a Temporary Holding Cage. Initiate log. Have the Officer go back and search the rest of his area for additional weapons or contraband. Interview Inmate on why he had such weapon, and cause. Contact you LT for 114d lockup orders.
Resume program. What is a staff assistant? - ANSWER Inform inmate of their rights and disciplinary hearing procedures. Advise and assist in the inmates preparation for the hearing, ensure inmates position at the hearing is understood. Refrain from giving any legal counsel. The inmate shall be informed that any information shall be kept confidential for which the staff assistant was assigned. 3321 C Reliability - ANSWER Confidential source has previously provided information which proved to be true. Other confidential sources have independently provided the same information. The confidential information is self incriminating. The confidential source is the victim. Part of the information is corroborated through an investigation or by information provided by non-confidential sources. The course successfully completed a polygraph test. The department values the sanctity of human life. When is DEADLY FORCE authorized? - ANSWER To prevent death or gbi. To stop acts such as riots or arson likely to cause gbi. Prevent escape. To dispose of seriously injured/dangerous animals when no other means necessary. Remember DARE. Defend employees/ inmates from death gbi. Animals dispose of. Riots/arson. Escape.
