Certified Corrections Officer Certification Examination CCO Test Preparation Study Guide


The Certified Corrections Officer is the personnel who works directly with the offenders in the prison. A candidate has to pass the CCO exam to become a certified corrections professional.

Format of The Certified Corrections Officer (CCO) Exam:


The CCO exam is offered in multiple-choice format. It consists of 200 questions covering the following content areas:
Ethics
Expertise/Legal Issues
General Knowledge
Health/Safety/Sanitation
Offenders -Management/Control
Skills & Equipment Control

CCO Study guide contents

  • Male Inmate Population Commonalities
  • Private Corrections Industry
  • The Auburn System
  • Unit Management Approach
  • Responding to a Food Strike
  • Six Components to a Housekeeping Plan
  • Five Elements of a Bomb Plan
  • Escape and Hostage Plans
  • Prison Chaplains
  • Correct Procedure for a "Pat-Down"
  • In-Take Procedures
  • Strategies for Handling Occupational Stress
  • Rights of Correctional Officers
  • Code of Ethics
  • Duties of a Supervisor
  • Supermax and Maximum Security Facilities
  • Control Centers and Safety Vestibules
  • Sentencing Guidelines
  • Classifying Inmates
  • Constitutional Rights of Inmates
  • Son of Sam Law
  • First Amendment Issues
  • Common Double Jeopardy Issues
  • Two Elements of "Deliberate Indifference"
  • Excessive Force Issues
  • Common Failure-To-Protect Claims
  • Elements of Medical Care Claims
  • Rights of Disabled Inmates
  • Basic Rights of Pregnant Inmates
  • Inmates and Suicide Risk
  • Five Classes of Commonly Abused Drugs
  • Three Classes of Personality Disorders
  • Elements of Bloodborne Pathogens Programs
  • Special Considerations for Schizophrenia
  • Managing the Elderly and Terminally Ill Inmate
  • The ACA Code of Ethics
  • Court's Role in the Judicial System
  • Prison Litigation Reform Act
  • The "Turner Test"
  • Fourth Amendment Issues
  • Suicide and Attempted Suicide
  • Procedural and Substantive Due Process
  • Use of Anonymous Informants
  • Types of Discovery
  • Trial Avoidance Techniques
  • Rules for Testifying Witnesses
  • "Red Flags" of Unethical Behavior

Study Guide and Preparation Tips For The Certified Corrections Officer(CCO) Exam:

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How to Prepare for Multiple Choice Questions


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