1st Week Test

Question 1

What are the 12 basic prison practices?

Answer 1

Counts, Searches, Control of contraband, Weapons, Keys, Locks, Tools, Classification, Officer presence, Emergency Response, Observation, Documentations

Question 2

What is the Mission Statement?

Answer 2

The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by exercising reasonable, safe, secure, and humane management, while actively providing offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens

Question 3

What are the 3 “R’s”?

Answer 3

Role Model, Reinforce, Redirect

Question 4

What are three statements from Warden Luther’s 28 Points?

Answer 4

Inmates are sent to prison as punishment not for punishment.
Inmates are entitled to a safe and humane environment while in prison.
We must believe in man’s capacity to change his behavior.

Question 5

What are three categories of contraband?

Answer 5

Major Contraband: Drug Paraphernalia, Tattoo Paraphernalia, Weapons, and Instruments to escape.
General Contraband: Tobacco, Gambling, Unauthorized Property.
Minor Contraband: OTC’s: Unauthorized amount of medication, Excessive property, Unauthorized property

Question 6

Identify reasons for understanding religious diversity and how it relates to their job.

Answer 6

It makes me a safer and a more effective employee.

Question 7

Summarize the term RLUIPA

Answer 7

Religious land use of institutionalized persons act.

Inmates guarantee 1st amendment rights.

Question 8

List two examples of a religious activity or item that can be restricted.

Answer 8

All threats to safety and security may be removed or restricted. Open flames, candles, blades, wine

Question 9

Write the 4 stages in the team development process

Answer 9

Forming, Norming, Performing, Storming

Question 10

Term for PREA

Answer 10

Prison, Rape, Elimination, Act

Question 11

Who has a continuing affirmative duty to report any acts of sexual misconduct against offenders?

Answer 11

All staff and offenders

Question 12

Who should be trained on this policy and PREA?

Answer 12

WDOC Employees

Question 13

Who must staff notify when they receive information regarding sexual misconduct against an offender?

Answer 13

Medical and mental health practitioners

Question 14

What ways can inmates and offenders report sexual assault or misconduct?

Answer 14

Reports can be made verbally to any staff, the PREA hotline, directly to WDOC investigation unit, and through a third party reporter.

Question 15

Can third parties report sexual abuse and sexual harassment on behalf of an inmate?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What is the definition of discrimination?

Answer 16

Disparate treatment is a term or condition of employment of any individual based not wholly on legitimate factors, but based on a protected class

Question 17

What is the definition of a Hostile Work Environment?

Answer 17

A work environment that is so imbued with harassment and/or discrimination based on an employee’s protected class that it interferes with the ability to do ones job

Question 18

Define third party Harassment

Answer 18

Discriminatory or harassing behavior that is witnessed by a third party.

Question 19

Define Workplace Harassment

Answer 19

Sexual harassment or any degrading/inflammatory comments, jokes, slurs, printed material or innuendos based, Race, Color, Religion, Age, Sex, Marital status, disability, national origin

Question 20

Define protected class

Answer 20

Race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation

Question 21

What are two types of sexual harassment?

Answer 21

Quid pro quo

Hostile work environment

Question 22

What are three reasons facility access is controlled?

Answer 22

Security, Order, Discipline

Question 23

List 5 common practices

Answer 23

ID all persons entering the facility
Conduct security inspections and/or searches
Search Vehicles
Search tools and equipment
Track individuals who are present in the facility

Question 24

Where do you keep you state issued ID badge

Answer 24

One on the right shoulder of your uniform or on the outermost garment
One in a secure location on your facility

Question 25

3 parts of triangle safety

Answer 25

Air Heat Fuel

Question 26

PASS

Answer 26

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

Question 27

How often are fire drills conducted?

Answer 27

Quarterly

Question 28

Who do you owe primarly loyalty to?

Answer 28

Profession of Corrections

Question 29

What are seven essentials of report writing?

Answer 29

Who, what, when, where, how, why, action taking

Question 30

What are some “red flag” behaviors that indicate boundaries between staff/offender are weak

Answer 30

Referring to an offender work crew or a single offender as “my offender”, “My Inmates”