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Florida Basic Recruit Training Program Chapter
3 Exam
Safety and security begins with - Answer a professional attitude.
maintain good physical health - Answer eating a balanced diet and exercising daily.
Professional Attitude - Answer • project a confident, competent and capable demeanor.
**- be willing to communicate and use good listening skills
- treat inmates with respect
- handle each situation fairly, firmly, and consistently, while remaining professional.**
Complacency - Answer • an officer's worst enemy. Content State of Mind • A comfortable or relaxed state of mind. Places officer in a false sense of safety and security
Stress - Answer • affects an officer's attention to detail and focus • all officers will encounter stress to one degree or another, such as fear, intimidation, and anxiety • proper training can minimize stress, as well as knowledge of policy and procedures, and familiarity with inmate behavior.
Four types of stress an officer may experience are: - Answer a) Environmental--weather, noise levels, lighting conditions, crowded areas b) Personal--family problems, health, sleep deprivation, poor nutrition, financial situation, and academic stress c) Job-related--shift work, supervisors, peers, public contact, court requirements, and performance expectations
d) Self-generated--attitude, goals, view of others
Situational awareness - Answer an officer's perception and understanding of the totality of the circumstances, that aids in hastening appropriate decision making.
Stages of Situational Awareness - Answer 1) Being alert
- Identifying a potential threat
- Responding to a threat
Possible questions an officer may ask themselves to assess a situation - Answer • What does the inmate's body stance, posture or positioning indicate?
**- What does the inmate's facial expression indicate?
- Is the inmate physically reaching for something or someone?
- Is there a communications barrier?
- What is the inmate indicating by** his tone, volume, and pitch? **- What is the inmate's required response?
- Will others intervene?
- Is help available? Should I call for backup with other staff?
- How long will it take for back up to arrive?
- Is area defendable?**
Assessing a Situation - Response Utilize: position, posture, watch, and listen
Positioning - Answer placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe what is happening in an area.
**- Maintain distance
- Familiarity with the surroundings**
- Rapid Identi fication System: - Biometric Identification Solution BIS formerly known as AFIS
Manual Identification Methods - Solution • Inmate Face Sheet
**- Inmate Gate Pass
- Inmate Files
- Agency Identification Card
- Armband/Wristband
- Government** -issued cards
Types of Acceptable Personal Identification - Solution State driver's license State identification card Criminal justice agency or correctional facility identification card/records U.S. military identification card U.S. passport Facility-issued inmate wrist band Birth certificate -applies only to minors under 12 years of age Student identification cards
Security Features of Valid Personal Identification - Answer • Holograms
**- Watermarks
- Raised Seals
- Magnetic Stripe or Barco** de - Expiration Dates
Inmate Manipulation - Answer the attempt by an inmate to get from an officer or staff member something they want by influencing the officer or staff to do something they would not normally do.
Deception - Answer • lying to, misleadi ng, tricking, or fooling another individual.
- usually more impulsive or can be a compulsive act.
Methods that inmates will employ to manipulate and/or deceive - Answer • attempting to befriend staff
**- violating or breaking around rules
- using events or** circumstances **- distracting staff attention
- attempting to get staff to talk about their personal life or unrelated job issues
- spreading rumors about or attempting to turn one staff against
- over** -familiarization with staff - attempting any illegal acti vity
Members of an Organized Manipulation & Deception Team - Answer • Contacts
**- Runners
- Observers
- Pointmen
- Turners**
Observers - Answer watch for officers who use inmate jargon, ignore minor rule infractions, play favorites, enforce rules for some and not others, or are easily distracted
Contacts - Answer supply information about the correctional officer's work habits, likes and dislikes
Runners - Answer usually the only paid members of the team because they must expose themselves to the correctional officer by asking for small items like candy, cigarettes,
modified from its original form, but does not present an immediate threat to the safety and security of the staff, inmates and facility.
- Example includes inmate giving approved items to another inmate.
Hard/hazardous contraband - Answer any item that presents a serious threat to the safety and security of the staff, inmates and facility.
Contraband Introduction Methods- By inmate, visitor, vendor, or staff: In Clothing On Person In other Items In body cavities Mail Canteen Commissary Items Deliveries
visual search- Answer visually searching for contraband item
pat down-Answer a physical frisk of a subject in a predetermined pattern to locate weapons or other types of contraband
clothed search - Response uses quadrant search method in an institutional setting, by physically patting and squeezing the clothing of a person in a systematic pattern
custodial search - Response when a subject is taken into custody in unsecured environment by physically patting and squeezing the clothing of a person in a systematic pattern
cell/area search - Response visually and physically inspecting an area in a systematic manner
Metal Detection The use of electronic devices to detect a metal object on or within a person or concealed within an item
Strip Search Visually searching an unclothed person and physically searching their clothing
Vehicle Search Visually and physically searching a vehicle to locate contraband
Body Cavity Search Visually and physically searching body openings; such searches are to be conducted by medical staff only
Special Disposal Contraband - Answer Cash Medication Illegal Drugs Weapons Bio-hazardous Materials
Searches - Answer • Are essential for facility safety & security
**- Should include the unusual and out of place
- Reduce the spread of contraband
- Aid i** n early detection of possible escapes or injuries
Search Patterns - Answer • Spiral
**- Strip/Lane
