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Your shift is ending, and you are conducting a final count. The count does not match the register. What is the immediate priority?

Any discrepancy in inmate counts is a critical security issue. The immediate priority is to report it to the next level in the chain of command (shift commander

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Question: Your shift is ending, and you are conducting a final count. The count does not match the register. What is the immediate priority?

Answer options: ✅ Call the shift commander and report the discrepancy, then re-verify the count.

  • Adjust the register to match your count, assuming a previous error.
  • Leave the count sheet for the next shift to handle.
  • Conduct a quick, superficial recount and hope it matches.

Correct answer: Call the shift commander and report the discrepancy, then re-verify the count.

Explanation: Any discrepancy in inmate counts is a critical security issue. The immediate priority is to report it to the next level in the chain of command (shift commander) and then proceed with thorough verification according to protocol.

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