Mental Alertness
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Quick and accurate decision-making under pressure.
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Involves critical thinking, keen observation, and fast response.
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Essential during emergency situations, inmate unrest, or security breaches in prisons.
🔹 Moral Integrity
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Core values: honesty, fairness, lawfulness, and accountability.
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Prevents corruption, abuse of power, or unethical behavior in jail administration.
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Builds public trust and promotes justice.
🔹 Leadership Traits
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Communication: Clear directions to staff and inmates.
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Empathy: Understanding needs of inmates and subordinates.
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Conflict Resolution: Dealing with disputes among staff or prisoners.
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Decision-making: Taking fair, timely, and effective actions.
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Team Motivation: Inspiring staff to work with commitment and discipline.
🔹 Administrative Capabilities
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Resource Management: Manages human, financial, and physical resources effectively.
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Planning and Policy Execution: Implements jail reforms, welfare programs.
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Coordination: Works with courts, police, NGOs, probation officers.
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Budgeting: Ensures transparent and need-based use of funds.
📘 MCQ QUESTIONS
✅ Mental Alertness
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Mental alertness is most crucial during:
A. Office meetings
B. Routine paperwork
C. Emergency prison situations
D. Media interactions
➤ Answer: C -
A mentally alert officer should be able to:
A. React slowly but accurately
B. Observe and respond quickly
C. Ignore inmate behavior
D. Delay decisions
➤ Answer: B
✅ Moral Integrity
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Which of the following best represents moral integrity?
A. Political loyalty
B. Personal ambition
C. Adherence to ethics and honesty
D. Aggressive behavior
➤ Answer: C -
Why is moral integrity important in prisons?
A. To increase power
B. To allow favor-based actions
C. To prevent corruption and misuse
D. To impress inmates
➤ Answer: C
✅ Leadership Traits
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A good leader in prison administration should be:
A. Rigid and unapproachable
B. Friendly with inmates only
C. Communicative, empathetic, and decisive
D. Silent and secretive
➤ Answer: C -
Which of the following is NOT a leadership quality?
A. Conflict resolution
B. Budget drafting
C. Motivating team
D. Decision-making
➤ Answer: B
✅ Administrative Capabilities
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Which of the following is a part of administrative responsibility in correctional settings?
A. Only guarding inmates
B. Ignoring resource issues
C. Managing resources, policies, and coordination
D. Writing reports only
➤ Answer: C -
Effective administrative functioning includes:
A. Avoiding budget planning
B. Coordination with judiciary and NGOs
C. Avoiding policy execution
D. Bypassing inmate rights
➤ Answer: B