What is the most important leadership behavior a first-line corrections supervisor demonstrates to set unit culture?
Aca Ccs Supervision
Question · Easy
A typical recommended span of control for a first-line corrections supervisor is closest to:
An officer arrives 10 minutes late for the second time this month. What is the appropriate first step under progressive discipline?
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What is the primary difference between coaching and counseling in a supervisory context?
Question · Medium
A new supervisor inherits a unit where officers routinely skip the 30-minute special-management housing rounds. What is the highest-priority intervention?
Performance evaluations should be based primarily on:
Which evaluation error occurs when a supervisor lets one outstanding trait inflate ratings on unrelated dimensions?
When delivering corrective feedback to a subordinate officer, the supervisor should:
A supervisor receives a complaint that an officer used a racial slur on the unit. The supervisor's FIRST action should be:
Which leadership style is generally most appropriate when supervising a highly experienced officer on a routine task?
Question · Hard
A supervisor finds an officer asleep on a control-room post. The control room directly affects life-safety functions. The most appropriate immediate action is to:
Which of the following BEST defines accountability at the supervisory level?
A supervisor wants to develop a high-performing officer for future promotion. The most effective tool is:
Two officers on the same unit have an interpersonal conflict that is affecting post performance. The supervisor's first response should be:
Which principle BEST captures the supervisor's duty when an officer raises a legitimate safety concern?
Documentation of supervisory actions (counseling, coaching, observations) primarily serves to:
A supervisor's evaluation rates every officer as 'Exceeds Standards' regardless of actual performance. This pattern is called:
An officer is repeatedly late on report submissions. After verbal counseling, the issue continues. The next step in progressive discipline is:
An officer asks the supervisor whether to enforce a rule the supervisor personally disagrees with. The correct supervisory response is:
A subordinate officer brings a personal hardship to the supervisor and asks for confidential listening. The supervisor should:
Which BEST describes the supervisor's role in succession planning?
Which is the BEST measure of a supervisor's effectiveness?
The 'relief factor' in correctional roster planning accounts for:
Aca Ccs Shift Management
Under the FLSA partial overtime exemption for law enforcement personnel (29 CFR 553, section 207(k)), corrections officers reach overtime threshold at how many hours over a 28-day work period?
An officer texts the supervisor at 0500: 'My kid is sick — calling out.' The supervisor's first roster-management priority is:
Which post is typically a 'fixed' post that cannot be left unstaffed under any circumstance?
A supervisor must order an off-going officer to hold over for overtime. The most appropriate practice is to:
The 7(o) provision of the FLSA caps accrued compensatory time for public-safety employees (corrections) at:
When briefing on-coming shift at roll call, the supervisor should prioritize:
An officer files a request for FMLA leave for a serious health condition. The supervisor must:
A supervisor notices an officer working a second job that creates fatigue affecting performance. The supervisor should FIRST:
When approving overtime, the supervisor's first check is:
Continuous duty hours for corrections officers should generally not exceed:
Which document is the supervisor's primary tool for tracking post staffing in real time during a shift?
When the FLSA requires that hours 'suffered or permitted to be worked' must be compensated, this means:
The supervisor's role during a planned cell extraction is BEST described as:
Aca Ccs Uof Review
During supervisory review of a subordinate's use of force, the FIRST analytical question is:
After a spontaneous UOF, the after-action review should include all of the following EXCEPT:
An officer reports OC spray use in their report but video shows OC was deployed twice. The supervisor's correct action is:
Training drift in use-of-force application is BEST identified by:
When supervisors authorize OC (oleoresin capsicum) spray for a non-compliant but non-violent inmate refusing to leave a dayroom, the most likely policy concern is:
After any UOF, medical evaluation of the involved inmate must be:
Which Supreme Court case establishes the constitutional standard for excessive force against pretrial detainees as objective reasonableness?
An officer applies a 'placement on the ground' technique to a compliant inmate. The supervisor's review should classify this as:
Video evidence in UOF review is BEST treated as:
An officer keeps an inmate in a prone restraint for an extended period after the inmate has stopped resisting. The supervisor should flag this as:
The 'reportable UOF threshold' generally begins at which application?
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