BCOT Week 2 Test Study Guide | 90 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated Question : Dicipline is:
Correct answer: control gained by enforcing obedience or
order based on submission to rules or authority
Question : disciplinary system
Correct answer: a system designed to correct or punish
breaches of discipline
Question : disciplinary sanctions
Correct answer: penalties or punishment for violations or
noncompliance of those rules
Question : 4 categories of prohibited acts
Correct answer: low security offenses, moderate severity,
high severity, greatest severity
Question : can an offender be confined to disciplinary
isolation without proper adjudication through disciplinary pricess
Correct answer: no
Question : what are the elements for inmate to take legal
action
Correct answer: must prove simple negligence, gross or
wanton negligence or intentional wrong
Question : what are defenses to civil and criminal liability
Correct answer: good faith, reasonable conduct, justification,
Question : what is desirable officer witness behavior
Correct answer: demeanor, credibility, confidence
Question : how long does an officer have to complete and file
a disciplinary report
Correct answer: 24 hrs
Question : how many times can an inmate appeal a
disciplinary decision
Correct answer: 2
Question : how long does an inmate have to file the first
appeal on a disciplinary
Correct answer: 15 days
Question : what step in the appeal process does the warden
receive the appeal
Correct answer: 4th step
Question : how many days does the warden have to respond
to the appeal
Correct answer: 5 days
Question : how many days does the inmate have to file his
second appeal after the first decision. is made
Correct answer: 15 days
Question : if the inmate files a second appeal what step is this
appeal
Correct answer: 5th
Question : who makes the final decision on the second appeal
Correct answer: commisioner
Question : can the officer that wrote the disciplinary be the
ine who serves it
Correct answer: no
Question : who serves the disciplinary
Correct answer: serving officer
Question : what is the communication process
Correct answer: sender sends message, receiver decodes and
shows understanding then gives feed back