Module 13

Question 1

When investigating the violation of a facility rule you should obtain, time, date, location, what was seen and what was heard. T or F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

By sealing and guarding a crime scene from contact by other inmates or jailers, you are doing what?

Answer 2

Preserving the crime scene

Question 3

While handling blood or other potential pathogen evidence, you should be wearing protective equipment and place items in a ____________.

Answer 3

Paper Bag

Question 4

Do not leave the scene until _________.

Answer 4

Relived

Question 5

Administrative rule violations should be handled the same as ____________.

Answer 5

Criminal Violations

Question 6

Administrative jail violations will be investigated by jail __________.

Answer 6

Personnel

Question 7

__________ will decide to treat the case as a criminal or administrative problem or both.

Answer 7

Administration

Question 8

___________ is the process which records transactions of evidence from person to person.

Answer 8

Chain of Custody

Question 9

When ever possible evidence should be moved only by trained personnel or __________.

Answer 9

The investigating officer

Question 10

Identify methods for investigating injured inmates, using the SACI acronym.

Answer 10

Secure the scene
Aid the injured
Contact supervisor
ID and isolate witnesses
Reporting

Question 11

Injury reports of employees, visitors, and Inmates injured in a facility, should be prepared and submitted to__________ within ___ hours of the incident.

Answer 11

Sheriff/operator 24 hours

Question 12

Secure the scene, contact the supervisor, maintain a log of people entering and exiting, submit a report to Texas Commission on Jail Standards are procedures for what?

Answer 12

Investigating a death in custody

Question 13

Sketching has been known to help officers remember details of an event. T or F

Answer 13

True

Question 14

When reviewing your report there should be no ____________ questions.

Answer 14

Open-ended

Question 15

Complainant, witness, county, city and state records, informants, and officer observations are all sources of information for written reports. T or F

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Reports should be written from a ________ perspective.

Answer 16

First Person

Question 17

All events being documented in a report will need to be in ___________ since these events have already occurred.

Answer 17

Past Tense

Question 18

_____________are incomplete sentences with an important piece of information left out of the sentence.

Answer 18

Sentence fragments

Question 19

Reports should be written in active voice. T or F

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What are the phases of examination in court?

Answer 20

1. Direct examination/ prosecutor
2. Cross examination/ defence
3. Re-direct examination/ prosecutor
4. Re-cross examination/ defense

Question 21

Sustained, means the officer______ answer the question.

Answer 21

May not

Question 22

Overruled means the officer_______ answer the question.

Answer 22

May

Question 23

“Under the Rule” officers are _____ to discus the case with other witnesses or jurors.

Answer 23

Not

Question 24

Officers should not leave the area until _________ by the judge.

Answer 24

Properly dismissed

Question 25

Offensive, condescending, friendly, and badgering are some of the tactics _________ counsel may use.

Answer 25

Defence

Question 26

_________ is the discharge or setting free from restraints or confinement.

Answer 26

Released

Question 27

__________ is a discharge from an obligation based on some condition, the failure of which defeats the release.

Answer 27

Conditional release

Question 28

__________ is the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusations brought against him, and includes a bail bond or a personal bond.

Answer 28

Bail

Question 29

Bail bond is when _______ is used to keep a defendant out of jail before the hearing.

Answer 29

Collateral

Question 30

A bail bond must contain the following requisites except….
A. Made payable to the state of Texas
B. The defendant will appear in court
C. Check finger prints
D. State the charge of felony or misdemeanor
E. That the bond be signed
F. That the bond states the time/place to appear.

Answer 30

C. Check finger prints

Question 31

An officer who collects bail bonds and other obligations recovered in the name of the state shall deposit the money in the county _________.

Answer 31

Treasury

Question 32

Money to be deposited in the county Treasury should be deposited no later than the next regular business day after the date the money is collected. T or F

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Update the roster with the inmates current information __________.

Answer 33

Daily