Unit Fifteen Flashcards
(10 cards)
Which of the following is NOT one of the most common factors for a suicide risk? 1st 24 hours of incarceration? Intoxication? Daylight? Impending release?
Daylight.
When approaching a suicidal inmate, you must remember that the inmate may attempt to:
(15.1.6)
Have others kill them.
The single best indicator of suicide is:
15.1.4
Depression.
Which of the following is NOT a myth about suicide?
People who threaten suicide don’t commit suicide?
Suicidal people are intent on dying?
Once tried, it’s out of their system?
The suicide rate is lower in jail setting?
Most suicides are carefully thought out?
Most suicides are carefully thought out.
Low risk suicidal inmates should be observed by the staff at intervals not to exceed _____ minutes.
(15.1.7)
15 Minutes.
High risk suicide inmates should be observed _____.
15.1.7
Continuously.
When a person is found hanging, one of the procedures is to cut the victim down immediately. It is important to:
(15.1.8)
Avoid cutting the knot.
According to TCJS, officer training in suicide prevention is:
(15.1.5)
Awareness training to detect signs and symptoms
Methods of thorough documentation.
_____ is the third leading cause of death in U.S. jails behind natural causes and AIDS.
(15.1.1)
Suicide.
In 2002, the nation’s smallest jails had a suicide rate _____ times that of the larger jails.
(15.1.1)
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