Detention HCSO – Basic Knowledge Test Preparation
Material for Corrections Training Programs
Which one of the following statements is not true regarding to media Access:
- ANS ✔✔Media interviews with inmates are scheduled by the Jail
Administrator.
Which of the following statements regarding Special Management Meals
false. - ANS ✔✔The Operations Lieutenant completes a Special Management
Request.
Inmates in special management units receive laundry, barbering/hair care
services, and are issued and exchanged clothing, bedding, and linen on the
same basis as inmates in general population. Exceptions are documented on
an Inmate Property Authorization Form and can be granted by any of the
following, except: - ANS ✔✔The Classification Sergeant.
In regard to inmate personal hygiene, which statement is false: - ANS
✔✔Inmates, even in segregation, are required to bathe twice a week.
Regarding inmate property, which statement is not true: - ANS ✔✔All inmate
property must be released prior to the inmate being transported to DOC, or
Transport will take the items to DOC.
If an inmate attempts to hang themselves, which steps should be followed: -
ANS ✔✔Removed the article around the neck, protecting the head and neck.
Do not cut the knot: Place the inmate flat on their back on the floor and
stabilize the head: Contact Medical/EMS immediately, monitor the airway,
and begin CPR if necessary.
Which of the following statement is not true: - ANS ✔✔Inmates suspected to
be under the influence of narcotics will be administered a field test and can
be criminally charged if it comes back positive.
