TCOLE practice questions Flashcards
A person commits an offense if the person operates, or owner permits, on a public highway a motor vehicle that has attached to it a number plate or registration issued for a different vehicle. An offense under this is a misdemeanor punishable by fine only not to exceed __________.
$200
The Penal Code states that a person commits “Arson” if they start a fire or cause an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage a __________, ___________, or ____________.
habitation, property, livestock
building, structure, property
habitation, building, vehicle
house, office, animal
habitation, building, vehicle
A person rents a lawn mower from a rental agency for a period of 30 days. Forty-five days later the subject has still not returned the lawn mower as agreed in the contract. What offense, if any, did the subject commit?
Burglary
Theft
No offense has occurred
Theft of Service
Theft of Service
A steady yellow light is
a. a warning alerting the operator to proceed cautiously
b. a warning to vehicular traffic that the related green movement is being terminated and that a red light will soon be exhibited
c. an indication that the operator must bring the vehicle to a full stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
d. a warning that the operator may not enter the intersection
e. none of the above
A warning to vehicular traffic that the related green movement is being terminated and that a red light will soon be exhibited.
What Amendment gives rise to the reasonableness factor in determining the legality of a use of force? (17.4.2)
Select one:
a. 1st
b. 4th
c. 5th
d. 6th
e. 8th
b. 4th
According to Sec. 46.01 of the Penal Code, the definition of a location restricted knife is a knife with a __________.
Select one:
a. blade over 5 inches
b. lock blade
c. blade 5 1/2 inches or over
d. blade over 5 1/2 inches
blade over 5 1/2 inches
A person commits an offense only if he __________ engages in conduct.
Select one:
a. responsibly
b. performs and
c. voluntarily
d. first
voluntarily
Holding a person for a person for a limited time, but who, as yet, is not answerable to a criminal offense defines: (7.1.8)
Select one:
a. Probable cause
b. Reasonable suspicion
c. Suspicion
d. Temporary Detention
e. An arrest
Temporary Detention
Documents that involve seizure of property or person or evictions may only be served by __________. (14)
Select one:
a. a Sheriff or Constable and their deputies
b. a Constable
c. a Sheriff
d. Attorneys
e. Any of the above
A Sheriff or Constable and their deputies
The width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way any part of which is open to the public for vehicular travel is a __________. (22)
Select one:
a. freeway
b. road
c. lane
d. highway
e. roadway
Highway
__________ is a route of exposure to hazardous material by being cut or abraded by a contaminated object. (42)
Select one:
a. Inhalation
b. Absorption
c. Injection
d. Ingestion
Injection
According to the Transportation Code, a turn signal lamp mounted on the rear of a vehicle shaft shall emit __________ light. (22)
Select one:
a. red or amber
b. amber or yellow
c. red or yellow
d. red or white
Red or Amber
According to Sec. 43.04 of the Penal Code, a person who knowingly manages a prostitution enterprise that uses two or more prostitutes would be charged with __________. (8)
Select one:
a. Promotion of prostitution
b. Aggravated promotion of prostitution
c. Prostitution
d. Compelling prostitution
Aggravated promotion of prostitution
__________ and dump mean to discharge, deposit, inject, spill, leak, or place litter on or into land or water. (22)
Select one:
a. Litter
b. Trash
c. Drop
d. Dispose
Dispose
This court has the power and authority to grant and issue and cause the issuance of writs of habeas corpus, and, in criminal law matters, the writs of mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, and certiorari. (7)
Select one:
a. Municipal Courts
b. Court of Criminal Appeals
c. Districts Courts
d. Civil Courts
Court of Criminal Appeals
Which of the following is not an exception to the requirement for an arrest warrant? (10)
Select one:
a. Any offense reported by a credible citizen
b. Any offense occurring in the officer’s view
c. On the verbal order of a magistrate
d. On probable cause to believe a violation of a protective order has occurred
Any offense reported by a credible citizen
According to Sec. 31.04 of the Penal Code, a person commits an offense if with intent to avoid payment he intentionally or knowingly secures performance of the service by deception, threat or false token. What is this offense? (8)
Select one:
a. Fraudulent Theft
b. Theft of Service
c. Theft by Extortion
d. Theft by Deception
Theft of Service
In determining whether your actions were reasonable and not an intrusion into a citizens fourth amendment rights, the courts will judge by reference to the “Reasonableness Standard.” This standard will look at which of the following? (28)
Select one:
a. Individual facts and circumstances
b. Extent of the injuries
c. Whether the force was used to maintain or gain control or to harm
d. All of the above
All of the above
Vehicle, engine, parking unit too close to scene, radio volume too loud, seat belts/pop the buckle are __________.
Select one:
a. Distractions
b. Telltale noises
c. Detractors
d. Interference
Telltale noises
__________ means a person who claims an equitable or legal ownership interest in property. (11)
Select one:
a. Interest holder
b. Stake holder
c. Owner
d. Property owner
Owner
The seizure of persons or property so that they will come under the custody and control of the court; the process occurs by virtue of a writ, summons or other judicial order. This is the meaning of _________. (14)
Select one:
a. Rules of Civil Procedure
b. Pleadings
c. Default Judgment
d. Attachment
Attachment
One of the effects that a hazardous material event has on the environment is __________. (42)
Select one:
a. expense to governmental entities
b. panic of the public
c. exposure to carcinogens
d. temporary damage to the water system
Temporary damage to the water system
An adult who exposes his/her genitals, knowing that a 13-year old child is present, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, should be filed on for __________. (8)
Select one:
a. Sexual abuse of a child
b. Indecency with a child
c. Public Lewdness
d. Indecent Exposure
Indecency with a child
FITT stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time and __________. (3)
Select one:
a. Tension
b. Track
c. Type
d. Treatment
Type
__________ means one who does not retain a lawyer but, instead, appears on one’s own behalf in court. (9)
Select one:
a. Ad litem
b. Ex Parte
c. In Re
d. Pro Se
Pro Se
The professional behavior with peace officers and others in the criminal justice system needs to come closer to “ideal” ethical behavior than may be possible in ____________. (1)
Select one:
a. Private Life
b. Real Life
c. Police Work
d. None of the above
Private Life
The acronym “CYMBAL” is not used for describing cars in detail.
Select one:
True
False
False
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement that is filed and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law is called a/an __________. (10)
Select one:
a. indictment
b. information
c. complaint
d. attachment
Information
All requests for assistance must be channeled through the proper civil authority, to the __________ via the Texas Department of Public Safety. (36)
Select one:
a. Governor
b. State senate
c. President
d. Secretary of state
Governor
Unless revocation is required, the commission may suspend a license or certificate for violating any provision of the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1701 or commission rule. Select one:
True
False
False
If the person is alive but is incapable of refusal, a specimen may be taken by a authorized person. Select one:
True
False
True
A person driving a pickup truck backs up in a parking lot without first looking and collides into another vehicle worth $18,000 causing $1,000 worth of damage. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Reckless Damage or Destruction
b. Criminal Mischief - Misd. B
c. Criminal Mischief - Misd. A
d. Criminal Mischief - Felony
e. None of the above
Reckless Damage or Destruction
__________ is an act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or even death. (32)
Select one:
a. Crime
b. Misconduct
c. Atrocity
d. Felony
Crime
The health-related components are more important to wellness and quality of life than are the skill-related components linked to __________ performance. (3)
Select one:
a. skill
b. motor
c. weight control
d. fitness
Motor
A __________ is a substance with a chemical structure substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2, or 2-A. (15)
Select one:
a. Controlled substance
b. Controlled substance analogue
c. Monitored substance
d. Monitored materials
Controlled substance analogue
What is the part of a shotgun used to manually reciprocate the action? (41)
Select one:
a. Forearm
b. Pump
c. Handle
d. Front grip
Forearm
__________ means the bona fide holder of a perfected lien or a perfected security interest in property. (11)
Select one:
a. Interest holder
b. Owner
c. Stake holder
d. Property owner
Interest Holder
What does Ethology mean? (39)
Select one:
a. The study of canine aggression
b. The scientific and objective study of animal behavior
c. The study of alcoholic beverages
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
The study and objective study of animal behavior
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Licensing? (4)
Select one:
a. 211
b. 215
c. 217
d. 218
217
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Administration? (4)
Select one:
a. 211
b. 215
c. 217
d. 218
211
A juvenile may be taken into custody for which of the following reasons? (33)
Select one:
a. He is a known perpetrator of heinous crimes
b. His/her attitude towards the laws of the State and Municipalities are pursuant to the provisions of the Family Code
c. Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct
d. The juvenile’s parents are aware of the child’s misconduct
e. A juvenile cannot be taken into custody
Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct.
Which is an advantage of a rear approach to a suspect? (31)
Select one:
a. Observation of all movements
b. Suspect can be taken off balance
c. Element of surprise
d. Hyper alertness
Element of surprise
__________ is believing something did not happen, or that it was no as bad as it actually was. (20)
Select one:
a. Ignorance
b. Shock
c. Disbelief
d. Denial
Denial
A juvenile can be finger printed regardless of age if arrested for a Class B misdemeanor offense or above for the purpose of __________. (33)
Select one:
a. immediate comparison with latent fingerprints
b. providing a complete report to the juvenile court
c. keeping up with juvenile offenders on a local basis
d. locating missing children
immediate comparison with latent fingerprints
The __________ Code is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that law enforcement agencies and officers must follow. (4)
Select one:
a. Government
b. Penal
c. Occupations
d. Education
Occupations
__________ involves person-to-person contact, good public/community relations, better mobility in crowded areas, visibility increases in a crowd. (35)
Select one:
a. Foot patrol
b. Automobile patrol
c. Mounted patrol
d. Motorcycle patrol
Mounted Patrol
One does not need to present anything to the driver’s license office before the communication impediment notice is included on the license or card.
Answer:
a. True; If a person seems like they cannot hear, they can get a communication impediment notice on their license
b. True; They will perform a hearing test at the driver’s license office if one asks
c. False; One needs to have a note from a physician stating they are hard of hearing
d. False; One needs a written statement from a physician (form DL-101)
d. False; One needs a written statement from a physician (form DL-101)
A person commits an offense of Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon if he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly carries on or about his person a __________. (8)
Select one:
a. Firearm
b. Handgun
c. Knife
d. All the above
Handgun
The six major categories of drugs does not include __________. (15)
Select one:
a. Stimulants
b. Hallucinogens
c. Dilutants
d. Narcotics
Dilutants
__________ is a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property. (22)
Select one:
a. Truck
b. Bus
c. Tractor
d. Caravan
Truck
The watch/ward system of police worked well in Texas. (2)
Select one:
True
False
False
Violators receiving citations for speeding must be given a court date at least __________ days from the date of the offense. (22)
Select one:
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 10
e. 15
10
Which of the following is not considered marihuana? (15)
Select one:
a. The female plant
b. The seeds
c. The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
d. All of the above are considered marihuana
The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
Primitive people recognized few, if any, obligations to those outside his tribe. But modern man in his shrinking world must recognize his obligations to __________ in general. (1)
Select one:
a. Humanity
b. People
c. Citizens
d. Sergeants
Humanity
The data collected as a result of the reporting requirements of this article shall not constitute prima facie evidence of __________. (6)
Select one:
a. Unreasonable Force
b. Racial Profiling
c. Bias
d. Violent Crime
Racial Profiling
__________ is the cap which holds down all the other areas in the wellness pyramid. (3)
Select one:
a. Self-responsibility
b. Weight control
c. Nutrition
d. Exercise
Self-responsibility
__________ is a defendant’s written reply to a plaintiff’s petition. (14)
Select one:
a. Return
b. Instanter
c. Answer
d. Judgment
Answer
A blood specimen must be taken __________. (23)
Select one:
a. at a police station
b. in a hospital
c. in a sanitary place
d. at the location of the stop
In a sanitary place
Which of the following factors most generally contributes to the mental and emotional injury to a child and is punishable under P.C. 22.04? (8)
Select one:
a. punishment
b. act of abuse
c. omission or neglect
d. spanking
omission or neglect
When dealing with an explosive device, radios __________. (35)
Select one:
a. Should be turned off within 1000 ft of search area
b. Should be turned off within 500 ft of search area
c. Should be turned off within 100 ft of search area
d. Can be used to communicate with emergency services
Should be turned off within 500 ft of search area
Proactive anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the action needed to remove or reduce that risk is crime __________. (35)
Select one:
a. prevention
b. reduction
c. recognition
d. prosecution
Prevention
Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the “imminent commission” of the offense? (28)
Select one:
a. theft during the nighttime
b. criminal mischief during the nighttime
c. robbery
d. burglary
e. deadly force is justified in all of the above
Deadly force is justified in all of the above
Who can arrest without warrant to prevent the consequences of theft? (10)
Select one:
a. Anybody
b. Only Peace Officers
c. Only Civilians
d. Only Magistrates
e. Only officers of the court
Anyone
What does “CYMBAL” stand for? (36)
Select one:
a. Color, year, model, body-style, and license
b. Car, year, model, body-style, and license
c. Color, year, model, body-style, and length
d. Car, year, model, body-style, and length
Color, year, model, body-style, and license
When someone is having a seizure, what do you not want to do to help them? (40)
Select one:
a. Hold the person
b. Place on floor or ground
c. Protect the person from embarrassment
d. Position head for drainage
Hold the person
A person removes a $450 price tag from a retail item, replaces it with a $200 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of __________. (8)
Select one:
a. fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
b. misapplication of fiduciary property
c. false statement to obtain property or credit
d. securing execution of document by deception
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
Peter has been terminated from the Post Office. In anger, he calls and states that there is a letter bomb in the mail. This causes evacuation of the Post Office and the alert of the fire department and bomb squad. What offense has been committed? (8)
Select one:
a. Terroristic Threat
b. False Alarm or Report
c. Disorderly Conduct
d. Interference with Duties of Public Servants
e. Retaliation
Terroristic Threat
The range of the crisis reaction includes all of the following except __________. (20)
Select one:
a. shock
b. panic
c. control
d. guilt
e. hostility
Control
Potential problems in conducting crime scene searches include all of the following except __________. (32)
Select one:
a. physical characteristics of the crime scene
b. potential hazards
c. physical condition of crime scene technicians
d. potential for recovery of evidence
Physical condition of crime scene technicians
__________ means a substance, other than a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device recognized in the official united pharmacopoeia, official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the states, official national formulary or a supplement to pharmacopoeia or the formulary. (15)
Select one:
a. Narcotic
b. Drug
c. Marijuana
d. Marihuana
Drug
A judge of this court must be an attorney. (7)
Select one:
a. Municipal
b. Constitutional County Court
c. Statutory County Court at Law
d. All judges must be attorneys
e.
Statutory County Court at Law
A couple is on a date at a party located on a public beach. The female becomes intoxicated and falls asleep. The female wakes up to discover her date performing oral sex on her. She is very upset and calls the police. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Public Lewdness
b. Assault - Contact
c. Sexual Assault
d. Aggravated Sexual Assault
e. None of the above
Sexual Assault
If a person dies while in the custody of a peace officer, a written report of the cause of death must be filed with __________. (9)
Select one:
a. The medical examiner’s office
b. The justice of the peace in that precinct
c. The district attorney’s office
d. The attorney general’s office
The district attorney’s office
Who has the authority to appoint Railroad Peace Officers? (9)
Select one:
a. Executive Director of TCOLE
b. Director of the Department of Public Safety
c. Owner of the railroad company employing the officers
d. Director of the Texas Railroad Association
Director of the Department of Public Safety
All law enforcement agencies are required to report cases of missing children under the age of __________ reported to their agency to the National Crime Information Center. (18)
Select one:
a. 14
b. 18
c. 21
d. 25
21
A warm-up exercise program should last about __________. (3)
Select one:
a. 5 to 10 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes
e. 30 minutes
5 to 10 minutes
An individual or a corporation, association, limited liability company, or other entity or organization governed by the Business Organizations Code best describes __________. (8)
Select one:
a. Individual
b. Person
c. Actor
d. None of the above
Person
Physical balance is the position that allows you the ability to move while maintaining balance, strength and __________. (31)
Select one:
a. advantage
b. awareness
c. appropriate strategy
d. attitude
Advantage
A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of an offense (other than perjury, aggravated perjury, or traffic offenses) that he/she committed when __________. (8)
Select one:
a. younger than 18 years of age
b. younger than 17 years of age, unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction
c. younger than 18 years of age, unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction
d. younger than 15 years of age, unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction
Younger than 15 years of age, unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction
The single most common factor in suicidal behavior or death by suicide is that the individual is experiencing __________. (29)
Select one:
a. Hallucinations
b. Depression
c. Substance abuse
d. Insanity
Depression
An officer responds to a call, finding a man shooting at other people. The officer is justified in using Deadly Force. However, when he returns fire, the officer recklessly kills an innocent third person. The officer may be filed on for __________. (8)
Select one:
a. Criminal Negligent Homicide
b. Manslaughter
c. Deadly Conduct
d. Murder
e. No Offense
Manslaughter
Which of the following is an example of Weaponless Strategies? (31)
Select one:
a. Mace
b. Stun gun
c. Baton
d. Come along
Come along
Which of these is not a cartridge component? (41)
Select one:
a. Powder
b. Bullet
c. Wad
d. Case
Wad
According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education training once every __________. (4)
Select one:
a. 12 months
b. 24 months
c. 36 months
d. 48 months
24 months
Which of the following is not an element of an offense? (8)
Select one:
a. Forbidden conduct
b. Required culpability
c. Effective consent
d. Any required result
e. Negation of any exception
Effective Consent
__________ means the kind of control which one person exercises over another, not to confine him within his certain limits, but to subject him to the general authority and of the person claiming such right. (10)
Select one:
a. Arrest
b. Constructive custody
c. Articuble suspicion
d. Restraint
Restraint
According to CCP Art. 14.02, a peace officer may arrest, without warrant, when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in the presence or within the view of a magistrate, and such magistrate __________ the arrest of the offender. (10)
Select one:
a. gives written orders for
b. physically makes
c. signs a warrant for
d. verbally orders
Verbally orders
Of the many requisites of an arrest warrant, which of those listed is not a requisite? (10)
Select one:
a. The date the warrant is issued.
b. The issuing magistrate’s signature.
c. The name of the person whose arrest is ordered, if it be known.
d. It must name the offense.
The date the warrant is issued
Which of the following is not an “authorized emergency vehicle” in accordance with the Transportation Code? (22)
Select one:
a. Police vehicles
b. Private vehicles operated by volunteer fire fighters while answering a fire alarm
c. A vehicle operated by an employee of the blood bank transporting the daily supply of fresh blood to a local hospital under normal circumstances.
d. The operator of a vehicle owned by an eye bank while making an emergency delivery of eye tissue to the airport.
e.None of the above
A vehicle operated by an employee of the blood bank transporting the daily supply of fresh blood to a local hospital under normal circumstances.
PC 32.51 describes what category of theft? (8)
Select one:
a. Identity theft
b. Fraud
c. Blackmail
d. Extortion
Identity Theft
When doing a physical search _______________. (31)
Select one:
a. Scan the suspect to search for weapons
b. Pay attention to every detail
c. Let your hands do the searching
d. None of these
Let your hands do the searching
When considering your verbal communication skills, beware of __________, which states that your words and actions are contagious. (27)
Select one:
a. command presence
b. uniform presence
c. intellectual contagion
d. emotional contagion
Emotional contagion
What is the minimum number of rounds required for shotgun proficiency? (41)
Select one:
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 50
5
All divorce degrees have the following statement in them that gives an officer limited authority to ask for the return of children when the person granted custody wants them returned and the other party has refused to do so. “Notice to any peace officer of the State of Texas: You may use __________ to enforce the terms of child custody specified in this order.” (14)
Select one:
a. reasonable force
b. necessary force
c. any amount of force
d. reasonable efforts
Reasonable efforts
A driver may operate a vehicle on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of the roadway __________. (22)
Select one:
a. to stop, stand or park
b. to accelerate prior to entering the main traveled portion of the roadway
c. to decelerate prior to making a right turn
d. at any time to avoid a collision
e. all of the above
all of the above
__________ is the altering of a vehicle’s identity by placing the serial number of a total loss car onto a stolen car. (32)
Select one:
a. Plate swap
b. VIN swap
c. Salvage switch
d. Totaled switch
Salvage switch
Fitness is the condition of the body that enables an individual to use his/her body in activities requiring strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, coordination, agility, power, balance, speed, and accuracy, without __________. (3)
Select one:
a. undo experience of fatigue and exhaustion
b. loss of breath when chasing a fleeing suspect
c. stress related to job fatigue
d. being exhausted from overworking
Undo experience of fatigue and exhaustion
A person is observed in a crowded parking lot masturbating. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Homosexual Conduct
b. Disorderly Conduct - Exposure
c. Public Lewdness
d. Indecent Exposure
e. None of the above
Indecent Exposure
What is the minimum number of rounds required for handgun proficiency? (41)
Select one:
a. 100
b. 10
c. 50
d. 20
50
False beliefs not based on factual information is the definition of __________. (29)
Select one:
a. Psychosis
b. Borderline
c. Insanity
d. Delusional
Delusional
You can frisk if there is __________ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon. (10)
Select one:
a. reasonable fear
b. mere justification
c. reasonable evidence
d. mere suspicion
Reasonable Fear
To drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles, with gross weight exceeding 26,001 lbs. and towed vehicle exceeding 10,000 lbs., requires a __________. (22)
Select one:
a. Class A CDL drivers license
b. Class B CDL drivers license
c. Class C drivers license
d. Class M drivers license
e. Class P CDL drivers license
Class A CDL drivers license
Communication is __________. (25)
Select one:
a. a suggestion
b. the nonverbal intention
c. the transfer of meaning
d. mental pictures
The transfer of meaning
Warning shots were discussed in which of the following court cases? (41)
Select one:
a. Tennessee v. Garner
b. Carroll v. US
c. Jones v. Wittenberg University
d. Florida v. Royer
Jones v. Wittenberg University
When encountering someone on the CSCAL list, an officer must immediately contact the Department of Family and Protective Services on the department’s dedicated law-enforcement telephone number for statewide intake. (19)
Select one:
True
False
True
A person makes some checks and uses one to purchase a pizza worth $15 delivered to his residence. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Theft
b. Theft by Check
c. Forgery
d. Issuance of Bad Check
e. None of the above
Forgery
There are four (4) main causes of abuse: (17)
Cultural
Sex role stereotypes
Lack of control
______________________
Select one:
a. Learned behavior
b. Aggression
c. History of abuse
d. Male supremacy
Learned behavior
A person is visiting at a relative’s residence. The person notices a revolver worth $600 in a drawer in the end table in the living room. When the relative leaves the room for a moment, the person steals the revolver. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Theft - Misdemeanor
b. Theft - Firearm
c. Burglary - Building
d. Burglary - Habitation
e. None of the above
Theft - Firearm
__________ is a court approved method of delivering a court document to an uncooperative defendant. (14)
Select one:
a. Affidavit
b. Affidavit of Service
c. Alias Citation
d. Alternate Service
Alternate Service
Only a person with a __________ or proprietary interest in the place to be searched may give consent. (10)
Select one:
a. Extreme
b. Possessory
c. Sudden
d. Well-known
Possessory
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with School Marshals? (4)
Select one:
a. 227
b. 229
c. 218
d. 223
227
When conducting firearms training, a target should be used that __________. (41)
Select one:
a. Must be a rectangle
b. Is at least 3 foot X 4 foot
c. Is capable of being scored
d. Is obtuse
Is capable of being scored
The federal statute dealing with identity theft is a part of which federal act? (12)
Select one:
a. Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
b. Credit Reporting and Abuse Act
c. Electronic Funds Transfer Act
d. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
Insanity is __________. (29)
Select one:
a. An extreme foolishness or irrationality
b. A diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong
c. Condition that either substantially impacts a person’s thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or grossly impairs a person’s behavior
d. Behavior that shows a lack of good sense or judgement
A diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong
The Central Nervous System is the command center while the Parasympathetic Nervous System is responsible for? (3)
Select one:
a. Fine motor skills, & higher thinking
b. Broad motor skills, & autonomic responses
c. Rest, digestion, & nutrients
d. Feelings, emotion, & creativity
Rest, digestion & nutrients
Select all common types of police reports. (24)
Select one or more:
a. Arrest reports
b. Incident reports
c. Offense reports
d. Supplemental reports
Arrest reports, incident reports, offense reports, supplemental reports
A person who falsely, fraudulently, or willfully permits another to violate this subtitle is guilty of the violation. (8)
Select one:
a. Inchoate offense
b. Immature acquisition
c. Premature acquisition
d. Inchoate infraction
Inchoate offense
A person who attempts to commit or conspires to commit an act declared by this subtitle to be an offense is guilty of the offense. (8)
Select one:
a. Offense by officer
b. General offense
c. Offense by owner
d. Inchoate offense
Inchoate offense
What is the minimum number of rounds required for fully automatic weapon proficiency? (41)
Select one:
a. 30
b. 50
c. 100
d. 25
30
Which of the following public officials is not a magistrate? (7)
Select one:
a. Recorders of incorporated cities
b. District Attorneys
c. Justices of the Peace
d. Supreme Court justices
District Attorneys
There are varying definitions of professionalism. Its earliest meaning comes from __________. (1)
Select one:
a. Those professing the vows of religious order
b. An occupation which one professes to be skilled in
c. A vocation or occupation requiring advanced training
d. One who is engaged in one of the learned or skilled professions
Those professing the vows of religious order
__________ includes an individual who is an unborn child, the failure to be born alive. (8)
Select one:
a. Life
b. Birth
c. Death
d. Fetus
Death
Of the following methods of searching, which one is considered most effective for outside searches? (32)
Select one:
a. strip
b. point to point
c. spiral
d. quadrant
e. exterior
Strip
__________ is an offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail, or by both fine and confinement in jail. (8)
Select one:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Felony
c. Burglary
d. Crime
Misdemeanor
Conduct merely affording a person the opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment. (8)
Select one:
True
False
True
__________ is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self-possession, confidence, and resolution, bravery and valor. (1)
Select one:
a. Courage
b. Respect
c. Moral Courage
d. Physical Courage
Courage
Substance abuse in itself __________ cause the violence. (17)
Select one:
a. Enhances
b. Incites
c. Creates
d. Does not
Does not
The FTC provides law enforcement with an identity theft investigative cyber-tool called __________. (12)
Select one:
a. Internet Sentinel
b. Cyber Sentinel
c. Consumer Sentinel
d. Fraud Sentinel
Consumer Sentinel
Which of the following is not an objective of the Criminal Code of Procedure? (9)
Select one:
a. Insure a speedy trial.
b. Adopt measures to prevent crimes.
c. Arrest violators without warrant.
d. Remove all possibility of escape
Arrest violators without warrant
Pursuant to rule 106 of the Texas Rules of the court a citation may be served __________. (14)
Select one:
a. In person
b. By certified mail
c. By publication
d. All of the above
All of the above
Short rapid blasts are used to __________. (34)
Select one:
a. tell drivers to start
b. tell driver to stop
c. tell driver to yield
d. give a warning signal
Give a warning signal
What does the E in LEAPS stand for? (29)
Select one:
a. Exit
b. Emerge
c. Empathize
d. Ease
Empathize
The first rung on the use of force ladder is __________. (28)
Select one:
a. officer presence.
b. uniform presence.
c. police presence.
d. professional presence.
Professional presence
__________ means a substance, including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilatant, listed in Schedules I through V or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2, 2-A, 3, or 4. The term includes the aggregate weight of any mixture, solution, or other substance containing a controlled substance. (15)
Select one:
a. Controlled substance analogue
b. Controlled substance
c. Monitored substance
d. Monitored materials
Controlled substance
Some examples of moral courage include __________. Select all that apply. (1)
Select one or more:
a. Refusing gratuities
b. Participating in a cover up
c. Facing a barricaded suspect
d. Refusing to participate in ethnic or gender-based humor
Refusing gratuities
Refusing to participate in ethnic or gender-based humor
A juvenile processing office may detain a child for not longer than __________ hours. (33)
Select one:
a.6
b.5
c.4
d.3
6
The three basic concepts of weaponless strategies are __________. Select all that apply. (31)
Select one or more:
a. Self-control
b. Balance
c. Awareness
d. Readiness
Self-control
Balance
Awareness
Which of the following may cause an offense of robbery to be upgraded to aggravated robbery? (8)
Select one:
a. threatens or places a 45 year old person in fear of imminent bodily injury or death
b. causes bodily injury to another
c. uses or exhibits a deadly weapon
d. implies that a weapon is in his pocket of a jacket, but never exhibits the weapon
e. both c & d
Uses or exhibits a deadly weapon
A/an __________ has profit still as an underlying motive, but this type may be more interested in getting money for drugs. (32)
Select one:
a. Professional Thief
b. Robber
c. Unskilled Thief
d. Burglar
Unskilled Thief
Which of the following is considered a risk factor in the physical process of arrest? (31)
Select one:
a. Officer’s equipment
b. Supportive spectators
c. Weather conditions
d. V formation
Supportive spectators
The major classifications of drugs include narcotics, depressants, stimulants and __________. (15)
Select one:
a. opiates
b. amphetamines
c. dilatants
d. hallucinogens
Hallucinogens
The condition of the body which enables an individual to use his/her body in activities requiring balance, speed and power, without undue fatigue or exhaustion best describes __________. (3)
Select one:
a. wellness
b. optimal well-being
c. dynamic strength
d. physical fitness
e. body composition
Physical fitness
__________ means that cases are referred first to the court. (7)
Select one:
a. Appellate jurisdiction
b. Deferred adjudication
c. Original jurisdiction
d. Original court
Original Jurisdiction
A flashing red signal is __________. (22)
Select one:
a. a stop sign
b. a warning, or caution, signal alerting the operator to proceed with caution
c. not an official traffic control device in the state of Texas
d. none of the above
A stop sign
The portion of the law which has the purpose of preventing harm to society best defines __________. (7)
Select one:
a. Civil Law
b. Tort
c. Criminal Law
d. Correctional System
e. Court
Criminal Law
Tegradol, lithium, Depakote control moodswings are are used as __________. (29)
Select one:
a. Antidepressants
b. Mood stabilizers
c. Anti-anxiety drugs
d. Anti-psychotics
Mood stabilizers
Which two courts are the only courts that have concurrent jurisdiction in some offenses? (7)
Select one:
a. County Courts and County Courts at Law
b. Municipal and Justice Courts
c. District and Criminal District Courts
d. Courts of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals
Municipal and Justice Courts
A peace officer who is outside his/her territorial jurisdiction is authorized to make warrantless arrests for __________. (10)
Select one:
a. any offense which is committed within his/her presence or view, but he/she must, immediately after the arrest call the police
b. any offense which is committed within his/her presence or view
c. only felonies
d. any felony or a violation of any of the disorderly conduct statues committed within his/her presence or view, but then he/she shall call the local police immediately after the arrest
e. any criminal offense
any felony or a violation of any of the disorderly conduct statues committed within his/her presence or view, but then he/she shall call the local police immediately after the arrest
Which of the following is a traffic condition that affects safe vehicle operation? (34)
Select one:
a. Driver
b. Pedestrians
c. Road
d. Weather
Pedestrians
Which of the following would be classified as a Short Barrel Firearm? (8)
Select one:
a. Rifle with a 16 inch barrel
b. Shotgun with an 18 inch barrel
c. Shotgun with a 17 inch barrel
d. Shotgun or rifle with an overall length of 26 inches
e. Handgun with a 2 inch barrel
Shotgun with a 17 inch barrel
A person commits an offense if the person possesses an open container or consumes an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley, or public sidewalk within __________ feet of the property line of a facility that the person knows is a public or private school that provides all or any part of kindergarten through twelfth grade. (16)
Select one:
a. 100
b. 200
c. 500
d. 1000
1000
A peace officer’s duty in handling a family dispute is to __________. (17)
Select one:
a. give legal advice to parties
b. suggest solutions based on the officer’s personal experience at home
c. ensure that the disputants separate to avoid conflict
d. keep the peace and attempt to find a solution to the problem
Keep the peace and attempt to find a solution to the problem
__________ and poor ventilation increase the likelihood of being exposed while at a hazardous materials site. (42)
Select one:
a. Heat
b. Light
c. Rain
d. Ice
Heat
Which of the following is a component of the Wellness Pyramid? (3)
Select one:
a. Strength
b. Dynamic Strength
c. Tobacco cessation
d. Flexibility
e. All of the above
Tobacco cessation
__________ means a government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, partnership, or two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest. (8)
Select one:
a. Crew
b. Group
c. Division
d. Association
Association
An operator of a motor vehicle shall allow __________ between themselves and the vehicle in front of them. (22)
Select one:
a. 15 feet
b. 25 feet
c. 50 feet
d. two car lengths
e. None of the above
None of the above
According to the HSC 481.121, possession of Marihuana: A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly possesses a __________ quantity of marihuana. (15)
Select one:
a. Sizable
b. Measurable
c. Significant
d. Usable
Usable
Which of the following Texas courts has jurisdiction over all the misdemeanors involving official misconduct? (7)
Select one:
a. Court of Criminal Appeals
b. County Court
c. Justice Court
d. District Court
e. all of the above courts
District Court
Which of the following best describes the three major groups of hazards you must constantly guard against for safety reasons? (35)
Select one:
a. Congestion, miscellaneous police service, and accidents
b. Silhouetting, street inspections, and home inspections
c. Telltale noises, silhouetting, and suspects’ hands
d. Suspects’ hands, suspects’ vehicle, and doorways
Telltale noises, silhouetting, and suspects’ hands
In a work zone, __________ space where responders will be conducting various activities. (22)
Select one:
a. Activity area
b. Buffer space
c. Work area
d. Transition area
Work Area
__________ has been given the legal power to act as a peace officer or reserve, whether elected, employed, or appointed. (4)
Select one:
a. Certified
b. Elected
c. Commissioned
d. Appointed
Commissioned
A major depressive syndrome is defined as a depressed mood or loss of interest, of at least __________ duration, accompanied by associated symptoms, such as weight loss/gain and difficulty concentrating. (29)
Select one:
a. Fourteen days
b. One month
c. One week
d. 21 days
Fourteen days
Every aspect of human behavior is influenced by __________. (1)
Select one:
a. prejudice
b. personal values
c. effective innovations
d. ethical conduct
Personal values
According to the FTC, Texas was __________ in the nation in the instances of identity fraud reported. (12)
Select one:
a. first
b. fifth
c. tenth
d. twentieth
Fifth
Among other requirements, each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a policy on racial profiling that requires __________. (6)
Select one:
a. reading a citizen the Miranda Warning if the citizen is not Anglo
b. public education relating to the agency’s complaint process
c. mandatory training for its officers about racial profiling
d. reporting the location of the contact with the citizen
Public education relating to the agency’s complaint process
According to the Transportation Code, a __________ is the width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way, any part of which is open to the public for vehicular traffic. (22)
Select one:
a. freeway
b. highway or street
c. roadway
d. throughway
Highway
According to the Health and Safety Code, __________ means a principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use in the manufacture of a controlled substance. (15)
Select one:
a. immediate precursor
b. drug paraphernalia
c. counterfeit substance
d. raw material
Immediate precursor
__________ includes authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division, and office. (8)
Select one:
a. Company
b. Firm
c. Agency
d. Department
Agency
The decision to write a traffic ticket should be__________. (35)
Select one:
a. made before the officer gets out of the patrol car
b. based on the violator’s attitude toward the traffic contact
c. made only after hearing the driver’s explanation
d. based on how courteous the driver is toward the officer
e. changed if the violator offers the officer a gratuity or reward for not writing a ticket
Made before the officer gets out of the patrol car
Which of the following is an example of business record theft? (12)
Select one:
a. Taking patient files from a hospital
b. Obtaining credit information by posing as a landlord
c. Filling out a false change of address form
d. Stealing a bank statement from someone’s mailbox
Taking patient files from a hospital
Warrants of arrest extend to every part of the State, except for those warrants issued by __________. (9)
Select one:
a. Justices of a Justice Court.
b. Judges of a Municipal Court.
c. Judges of a Municipal Court of Record.
d. Mayors of an incorporated city or town.
Mayors of an incorporated city or town
De-escalation training is intended to provide responding officers less-lethal options for every type of encounter. (27)
Select one:
True
False
False
An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within __________ feet. (22)
Select one:
a. 100
b. 300
c. 400
d. 500
500
Time must be devoted to exploring motives, possible omissions, and assessing the truth if __________. (1)
Select one:
a. You get just the facts
b. Justice is to be served
c. You are to file charges
d. All of the above
Justice is to be served
In a work zone, __________ moves traffic out of the path of the incident. (22)
Select one:
a. Activity area
b. Work space
c. Termination area
d. Transition area
Transition Area
In a physical arrest, the police role is essentially __________. (31)
Select one:
a. offensive
b. defensive
c. obvious
d. aggressive
Defensive
Of the nine categories of criminal homicide this category is marked by unusual violence and may follow rape, acts of sexual perversion, or sadistic acts. (32)
Select one:
a. Murder-suicide
b. Felony murder
c. Sex and sadism
d. Random killing
Sex and sadism
High density urban/business structures cause siren sound __________. (34)
Select one:
a. Amplification
b. Deflection
c. Refraction
d. Reverberation
Deflection
When foreign nationals from most countries are arrested or detained, they may, upon request, have their consular officers notified without delay of their arrest or detention, and may have their communications to their consular officers forwarded without delay. In addition, foreign nationals must be advised of this information without delay. (13)
Select one:
True
False
True
Which of the following is not a suggestion to more effectively communicate with drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing?
Answer
a. Face the person while speaking
b. Do not cover your mouth or chew gum
c. Use family members or children as interpreters
d. Write a note asking what communication mode is best for them and their situation
Use family members or children as interpreters
The standard used to determine the guilt or innocence of a person criminally charged is __________. (32)
Select one:
a. reasonable doubt
b. probable cause
c. reasonable suspicion
d. shown cause
Reasonable doubt
When a person has been arrested without warrant for family violence, and it is believed the violence will continue, the agency holding the person may hold the person for up to how many hours after he has posted bond? (17)
Select one:
a. 72
b. 48
c. 36
d. 24
48
You arrest a person who advised that they are a citizen of Japan. Which statement on the Consular Notification card do you read? (13)
Select one:
a. Statement 1 - For All Foreign Nationals Except Those from “Mandatory Notification” Countries
b. Statement 2 - For Foreign Nationals from “Mandatory Notification” Countries
Statement 1 - For all foreign nationals except those from “Mandatory Notification” Courtries
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing, and signals indicate that a train is approaching, the driver shall __________. (22)
Select one:
a. stop not less than 15 feet from the crossing
b. stop more than 75 feet from the crossing
c. stop not less than 10 feet from the crossing
d. slow down, and then proceed to beat the train
e. stop within a safe distance from the train
Stop not less than 15 feet from the crossing
How many officers have been killed by a dog over the past 50 years? (39)
Select one:
a. 2
b. 10
c. 0
d. 100
0
Article 1 of the Constitution __________. (7)
Select one:
a. Establishment of the U.S. Supreme Court
b. Establishes and sets jurisdiction to of the president and vice president
c. Establishes legislative powers to congress
d. Establishes all Circuit Courts
Establishes legislature powers to congress
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial Monument? (4)
Select one:
a.227
b.229
c.218
d.223
229
If the person is 21 years of age or older and submits to the taking of a specimen designated by the officer and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Chapter 49, Penal Code, the person’s license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended for not less than __________ days, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of the arrest. (23)
Select one:
a. 120
b. 90
c. 85
d. 150
90
Peace officers are granted the authority to use force by the Texas __________. (28)
Select one:
a. Occupations Code
b. Constitution
c. Code of Criminal Procedure
d. Penal Code
Penal Code
Ethnicity refers to shared culture and __________. Members of an ethnic group usually have common ancestry and generally share language, religion, and other cultural patterns. (5)
Select one:
a. History
b. Family
c. Background
d. Values
Background
American policing went through a reform era marked by the contributions of such men as __________, whose goal was to bring professionalism to the police. (2)
Select one:
a. J. Edgar Hoover
b. Sir Robert Peel
c. August Vollmer
d. Jordan Peele
Sir Robert Peel
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he __________ summon a sufficient number of citizens of his county to overcome the resistance; and all persons summoned are bound to obey. (35)
Select one:
a. may
b. shall
c. can
d. will
Shall
A complaint is not required to __________. (10)
Select one:
a. be signed by a magistrate
b. be signed by the Affiant
c. allege an offense
d. name the accused
Be signed by the Affiant
A complaint is not required to __________. (10)
Select one:
a. be signed by a magistrate
b. be signed by the Affiant
c. allege an offense
d. name the accused
Be signed by a magistrate.
A person is told that he is under arrest for an outstanding traffic warrant. When the police officer attempts secure the person using handcuffs, the person wrestles with the police officer and tells the officer he is not going to jail. What offense has occurred? (8) Select one:
a. Retaliation
b. Obstruction
c. Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport
d. Evading Arrest or Detention
e. None of the above
Resisting Arrest or Detention
An officer may use a greater degree of requisite force to suppress a riot quickly. (9)
Select one:
True
False
False
According to Sec. 43.05 of the Penal Code, if a man causes a 16-year-old girl to commit prostitution, what offense has he committed? (8)
Select one:
a. Promotion of prostitution
b. Aggravated promotion of prostitution
c. Prostitution
d. Compelling prostitution
Compelling prostitution
In a civil action the process begins with __________. (14)
Select one:
a. The filing of papers with the court
b. The arrest of the defendant
c. Defendant’s act with precipitated legal action
d. The service of citation
e. The motion of plaintiff
The service of citation
There are ______ Principles of Procedural Justice. (1)
Select one:
a. 2
b. 6
c. 4
d. 8
4
In a work zone, __________ provides protection for victims and responders. (22)
Select one:
a. Activity area
b. Buffer space
c. Work area
d. Transition area
Buffer space
According to the TCOLE outline, what percentage of officer contacts require physical force? (28)
Select one:
a. 3%
b. 7%
c. 10%
d. 30%
3%
Exposure via the mucous membranes, the eyes, and the skin (non-open wound) are examples of what kind of exposure? (42)
Select one:
a. Injection
b. Ingestion
c. Absorption
d. Inhalation
Absorption
One consideration on whether or not to use a baton would be __________. (31)
Select one:
a. suspect is unarmed.
b. the physical stature of the suspect.
c. verbal provocation of suspect.
d. handcuffed subject.
The physical stature of the suspect
As internet access has increased, the age of children with social media accounts has __________. (18)
Select one:
a. Remained the same
b. Drifted downward
c. Raised
d. None of the above
Drifted downward
__________ means a person other than the actor. (8)
Select one:
a. Another
b. Addition
c. Attachment
d. Accomplice
Another
If a peace officer is informed of a threat to do injury to a person or a person’s property, it is his duty to __________. (35)
Select one:
a. prevent the injury by any or all means
b. prevent the injury if within his power
c. call any number of the citizens of the county together and delegate the responsibility to them
d. he has no particular duty to act on information alone
e. report it to the magistrate
Prevent the injury if within his power
The person has a right to a hearing on the suspension or denial if, not later than the __________ day after the date on which the person receives the notice of suspension or denial. (7)
Select one:
a. 15th
b. 17th
c. 23rd
d. 145th
15th
An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts defines __________. (5)
Select one:
a. bias
b. prejudice
c. ethnocentrism
d. discrimination
e. Nazism
Prejudice
Which of the following is a technique of proper vehicle operation? (34)
Select one:
a. Seat and mirror adjustment
b. Interior check
c. Exterior check
d. Mechanical check
Seat and mirror adjustment
Which of the following is not an objective listed in Article 1.03 of the Code of Criminal Procedure? (9)
Select one:
a. Adopt measures for preventing the commission of crime
b. Exclude the offender from all hope of escape
c. Insure a fair and impartial trial
d. Arrest violators without warrant
Arrest violators without warrant
Under Article 2.12, which of the following is a legally designated peace officer? (9)
Select one:
a. District Attorney
b. Officer of a water-control district
c. Probation officer
d. Parole officer
Officer of a water-control district
A victim of identity theft should __________. (12)
Select one:
a. contact the U.S. Postal Service
b. notify the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations)
c. notify their bank or financial institution
d. destroy their checks and credit cards
Notify their bank or financial institution
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a/an __________. (10)
Select one:
a. warrant
b. complaint
c. information
d. capias
Complaint
If a sixteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a safety belt, to whom should the traffic ticket be issued? (22)
Question 15Select one:
a. The operator
b. The passenger
c. Both the driver and the passenger
d. Neither the operator nor the passenger because this is not a violation
Both the driver and the passenger
According to Sec. 218.9 Firearms Proficiency Requirements, each agency or entity that employs at least __________ peace officer shall require each peace officer that it employs to successfully complete the current firearms proficiency requirements at least once each year. (4)
Select one:
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
One
The keys to adequate nutrition are balance, variety, and __________. (3)
Select one:
a. Exercise
b. No alcohol
c. Vegetables
d. Moderation
Moderation
The four parts of an arrest are __________. (10)
Select one:
a. authority, intent, custody, and force.
b. intent, knowledge, custody, and handcuffs.
c. authority, intent, actual seizure, and understanding of the individual being arrested.
d. custody, knowledge, intent, and a warrant.
Authority, intent, actual seizure, and understanding of the individual being arrest.
The Commission requires a minimum of __________ rounds for basic handgun qualification. (41)
Select one:
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
50
-Except as provided by Section __________, a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer. (23)
Select one:
a. 724.112(a)(a)
b. 831.251( c)
c. 724.012(b)
d. 111.135
724.012(b)
Supplements to handcuffs include __________. (31)
Select one:
a. tie, belt, shoelaces
b. string, chain, belt
c. chain, strips of cloth, plastic handcuffs
d. cording, belt, twine
Tie, belt, shoelaces
An ex-parte restraining order is __________. (17)
Select one:
a. a permanent injunction
b. an order to show cause
c. a temporary restraining order until a hearing is held
d. unconstitutional
A temporary restraining order until a hearing is held
An officer must show a willingness to listen, an understanding of the problem, an ability to empathize, and a non-judgmental attitude through __________. (27)
Select one:
a. Slowing down the situation
b. Communication
c. Body Language
d. All of these
Communication
According to the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if they __________ appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the property. (8)
Select one:
a. willingly
b. intentionally
c. unlawfully
d. knowingly
Unlawfully
__________ is a facility used to switch or change voltage in connection with the transmission of electric energy for distribution to the public. (8)
Select one:
a. Tesla power station
b. Electric utility station
c. Waste utility substation
d. Electric utility substation
Electric utility substation
Art. 2.131. RACIAL PROFILING PROHIBITED states, “A peace officer __________ not engage in racial profiling.” (6)
Select one:
a. will
b. shall
c. may
d. should
may
A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by the person. According to Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (8)
Select one:
a. Criminal negligent homicide
b. Murder
c. Manslaughter
d. Capital murder
Capital Murder
What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? (7)
Select one:
a. To find out what a person who has been arrested is being charged with
b. To gain the release of a person who has been arrested
c. To set bail on a person who has been arrested
d. To determine what evidence will be used against a defendant at this trial
e. To test the legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested
To test the legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested
Which of the following courts cannot grant a Writ of Habeas Corpus? (7)
Select one:
a. Court of Criminal Appeals
b. District Court
c. County Court
d. Justice Court
Justice Courts
The shortest time limitation (statute of limitation) for felonies is how many years? (9)
Select one:
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
Three
The following statement is taken from the CCP 11.21: “The words “confined”, “imprisoned”, “in custody”, “confinement”, “imprisonment”, refer not only to the actual, corporeal, and forcible detention of a person, but likewise to any coercive measure by threats, menaces or the fear of injury, whereby one person exercises a control over the person of another, and detains him within certain limits.” This statement best defines which of the following: (10)
Select one:
a. Arrest
b. Restraint
c. Constructive Custody
d. Temporary
e. Effective Control
Constructive Custody
The central collection point for the Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse is maintained by what agency? (12)
Select one:
a. FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
b. U.S. Secret Service
c. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations)
d. Social Security Administration
FTC
______ is anything reasonably regarded as loss, disadvantage, or injury, including harm to another person in whose welfare the person affected is interested. (8)
Select one:
a. Injury
b. Handicap
c. Harm
d. Mutilation
Harm
If it is necessary to verify a protective order before arresting an individual named in the injunction for a violation of the directive, the officer is required to __________. (17)
Select one:
a. remain at the scene of the investigation while verifying the allegation and prevent further commission of family violence.
b. return to the agency headquarters and obtain a copy of the protective order to show the restricted individual at the time of the arrest.
c. take the actor and victim to agency headquarters and compare the actor’s fingerprints against a file record before making an arrest.
d. call the magistrate who issued the order and verify the continued existence of a valid court order.
Remain at the scene of the investigation while verifying the allegation and prevent further commission of family violence.
The person(s) who has/have the authority to appoint Adjunct Police Officers is/are the __________. (9)
Select one:
a. sheriff or chief of police
b. Director of the Department of Public Safety
c. Executive Director of TCOLE
d. President of the institution of higher education
Sheriff or chief of police
The intensity of long-term stress reactions usually __________ over time, as does the frequency of the re-experience crisis.
Select one:
a. decreases
b. increases
c. remains the same
d. reduces by the square-root
Decreases
Physical fitness can be divided into two categories __________. (3)
Select one:
a. Health related; Wellness related
b. Health related; Motor related
c. Motor related; Physical related
d. Motor related; Skill related
Health related; Motor related
__________ is an injury to any part of the human body and that requires treatment. (22)
Select one:
a. Personal injury
b. Bodily harm
c. Medical emergency
d. Wounding injury
Personal injury
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Specialized Licenses? (4)
Select one:
a. 219
b. 221
c. 223
d. 225
225
Methods used to prepare a crime scene sketch include all of the following except __________. (32)
Select one:
a. make a rough drawing on paper
b. the rough drawing must be to scale
c. use an arrow to show North
d. North should be oriented to the top of the sketch
The rough drawing must be to scale
What determines a canine’s home range? (39)
Select one:
a. Size, age, and behavior
b. Terrain, weather, and climate
c. Intelligence, breed, and athleticism
d. All of the above
Size, age and behavior
Which one is a type of dog aggression? (39)
Select one:
a. Dominant aggression
b. Fear aggression
c. Pain aggression
d. All of the above
All of the above
A person threatens to beat up a woman sitting in a wheel chair if she does not give him her purse. The woman is afraid and hands over the purse and its contents with a total value of $250. The person flees without hurting the woman. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Theft
b. Theft from Person
c. Robbery
d. Aggravated Robbery
e. None of the above
Aggravated Robbery
Which of the following is a prohibited weapon? (8)
Select one:
a. a knife with a 6 inch blade
b. a handgun
c. a club
d. chemical dispensing device
Chemical dispensing device
Which of the following indicate that words are no longer working as a force option? (28)
Select one:
a. Different ethical standards exist
b. Unreceptive to alternatives after repeated appeals.
c. No apparent long term solution
d. When profanity is directed at the office
Unreceptive to alternatives after repeated appeals
Which of the following best describes the TCOLE L-3 form? (4)
Select one:
a. Appointment of PO, jailer, elected/appointed officials
b. Medical, drug screen information for a licensee
c. Report required psychiatric information for a licensee
d. Notify TCOLE of the separation / termination of a licensee
Report required psychiatric information for a licensee
A defendant’s right to confront his witnesses may be waived if the witnesses __________. (7)
Select one:
a. cannot afford to travel to the trial location
b. were deposed (gave a deposition)
c. prove they could be in danger if they testify
d. know the defendant
Were deposed (gave a deposition)
A notice of suspension or denial of a license must state (22):
The reason and statutory grounds for the action
The effective date of the suspension
_________________
The right to a hearing
The period in which a request for a hearing must be received
Select one:
a. How to avoid further complications
b. The level of intoxication
c. The date of the infraction
d. How to request a hearing
How to request a hearing
Whistle commands one long burst __________. (22)
Select one:
a. Used to tell drivers to start
b. Used to tell driver to stop
c. Used to tell driver to yield
d. Give a warning signal
Used to tell driver to stop
A signal of intent to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last __________ feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. (22)
Select one:
a. 200
b. 100
c. 300
d. 50
100
__________ is a telling of ease and harmony in a contact or relationship between people. (32)
Select one:
a. Compatibility
b. Rapport
c. Relationship
d. Simpatico
Rapport
Upon receiving a report of an attempted child abduction, an agency shall immediately but not to exceed ___________ hours after receiving the report, submit the information to the Texas Missing Person Clearinghouse. (18)
Select one:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 24
8
Which of the following is an objective to a pre-shift safety inspection? (34)
Select one:
a. Mechanical check
b. Provides a sense of confidence
c. Hand position
d. Required inventory
Provides a sense of confidence
Offenses against public administration are located in Title __________ of the Texas Penal Code. (1)
Select one:
a. 2
b. 8
c. 6
d. 7
8
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a search warrant is a written order issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer commanding him to __________. (10)
Select one:
a. provide said contraband for use during any show-cause hearing
b. seize listed property and secure same in an approved storage facility
c. search for any property or thing and seize the same
d. search for listed suspects and arrest same
Search for any property or thing and seize the same
The Texas police officer has jurisdiction in all but one circumstance below. In which does the officer not have jurisdiction to investigate and issue a traffic citation if warranted? (22)
Select one:
a. The violator is operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in a parking lot for which a fee is paid for parking motor vehicles
b. The operator is involved in a collision on a privately owned access way provided by a business establishment for the convenience of customers
c. An operator fails to stop for a stop sign when exiting a privately owned business onto a state highway
d. The violator is operating a motor vehicle registered in Texas on a city street while displaying an expired MVI certificate on the tenth day of the month
e. None of the above
The violator is operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in a parking lot for which a fee is paid for parking motor vehicles
When an officer encounters someone listed on the CSCAL, the officer may need to __________. (19)
Select one:
a. take temporary possession of the child due to reasons unrelated to CSCAL.
b. release the child to the Department of Protective and Family Services - CPS.
c. release the child back to the custody of the legal guardian.
d. All of the above
Take temporary possession of the child due to reasons unrelated to CSCAL
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Continuing Education? (4)
Question 8Select one:
a. 211
b. 215
c. 217
d. 218
218
During arrest, in clear language, advise the subject the reason for the arrest, subjects may resist officers just because __________. (31)
Select one:
a. They do not understand why they’re being arrested
b. They are innocent
c. They have a criminal background
d. All of the above
They do not understand why they’re being arrested
If a peace officer seizes property under Chapter 59 of the CCP, the attorney representing the state shall commence proceedings under this section not later than the __________ day after the date of the seizure. (11)
Select one:
a. 60th
b. 90th
c. 30th
d. 15th
30th
A commitment is a court order __________. (9)
Select one:
a. to place an accused in jail
b. ordering an accused released from custody
c. granting an appeal
d. no longer issued in Texas
To place an accused in jail
What does the P in LEAPS stand for? (29)
Select one:
a. Passive
b. Pretend
c. Protect
d. Paraphrase
Paraphrase
Which of the following is the statute of limitation for robbery? (9) Select one:
a. 10 years
b. 5 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
e. There is no limitation
5 Years
A handgun license holder enters a liquor store while possessing a concealed pistol. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Unlawful Carrying Weapons
b. Places Weapons Prohibited
c. Unlawful Carrying of Handgun by License Holder
d. Unlawful Possession of Firearm
e. No Offense
No offense
To __________ is to stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. (22)
Select one:
a. Idle
b. Park
c. Stand
d. Load
Park
The juvenile witness may write a statement if he/she __________ to do so. (33)
Select one:
a. Volunteers
b. Is instructed to
c. Is warned by the chief
d. Has his parent notified and receives consent from the parent
Volunteers
That degree of influence the officer must exert over the violator to take him or her safely into custody is known as _________. (31)
Select one:
a. control
b. force
c. strength
d. constraint
Control
Any child under the age of __________ must be transported in a child safety seat. (22)
Select one:
a. 8 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
e. there is no such requirement
8 years
Officers will follow the __________ step violator interview unless circumstances exist that make their use extraneous or non-applicable. (35)
Select one:
a. seven
b. three
c. nine
d. four
e. eight
Seven
According to CCP Art 1.24, the proceedings and trials in all courts shall be __________. (7)
eSelect one:
a. Public
b. Notarized
c. Recorded
d. Privileged information
Public
According to the Transportation code: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is __________ and __________ under the circumstances then existing.” (22)
Select one:
a. Posted / marked
b. Safe / Cautious
c. Reasonable / prudent
d. Careful / defensive
Reasonable / prudent
What does the S in LEAPS stand for? (29)
Select one:
a. Summarize
b. Stay
c. Speak
d. Solution
Summarize
Harassment as defined by Penal Code 42.07 cannot occur if the communication is initiated by which of the following means? (8)
Select one:
a. In person
b. By telephone
c. In writing
d. By e-mail
e. None of the above
In person
Voluntary intoxication is __________. (8)
Select one:
a. A perfect defense
b. An affirmative defense
c. A justifiable defense
d. A perfect and a justifiable defense
e. No defense
No defense
Arrest can be both an emotional and __________ problem for officer and arrestee. (28)
Select one:
a. Spiritual
b. Mental
c. Hysterical
d. Physical
Physical
A __________ is a writ issued by the judge of a court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment or bail and before trial, or clerk at the direction of the judge, and directed to any peace officer of the State of Texas, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him before the court immediately, or at a term stated in the writ. (9)
Select one:
a. warrant
b. capias
c. summons
d. subpoena
e. indictment
Capias
Which culpable mental state refers to a person’s conduct or the result of his conduct when he ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur when and to the degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor’s standpoint? (8)
Select one:
a. Intentional
b. Knowing
c. Reckless
d. Criminal Negligence
e. None of the above
Criminal Negligence
You can identify a mass murderer by their __________. (35)
Select one:
a. hair
b. desire to self-terminate
c. lack of desire to conceal their crime
d. overall disheveled look
Lack of desire to conceal their crime
In this instance ICS stands for __________. (42)
Select one:
a. Information and Computer Sciences
b. Incident Command System
c. Inhaled Corticosteroids
d. International Chemometrics Society
Incident Command System
Which of the following offenses will raise murder to capital murder? (8)
Select one:
a. Criminal Mischief
b. Aggravated Assault
c. Robbery
d. Bribery
Robbery
Improper Relationship between Educator and Student refers to illegal sexual interactions with students enrolled in which schools? (8)
Select one:
a. Public primary or secondary schools
b. Private primary or secondary schools
c. Public or private primary or secondary schools
d. All levels of education public or private
e. None of the above
Public or private primary or secondary schools
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open for public use for purposes of vehicular travel is __________. (22)
Select one:
a. A highway
b. A street
c. A roadway
d. A traffic way
e. Both a highway and a street
Both a highway and a street
There are five phases of transition that people who experience traumatic events typically go through. Which of the following is not one of the phases? (3)
Select one:
a. Denial
b. Anger
c. Bargaining
d. Expression
e. Acceptance
Expression
_______ is an outdated term that is highly offensive and collectively labels people with any level of hearing loss.
Answer
a. Hard of hearing
b. Hearing impaired
c. Deaf
d. None of the above
Hearing Impaired
If a judge rules the lockout was illegal the court may issue a Writ of Reentry directing the landlord to let the tenant back in. If the landlord fails to obey the order he may be held in contempt of court and the Sheriff or Constable may use __________ to put the tenant back into the rental. (14)
Select one:
a. reasonable efforts
b. reasonable force
c. necessary force
d. all means necessary
Reasonable force
“You will be charged with the offense of speeding in the Justice of the Peace Court in Austin. You will be given ten days (Specify Procedure) in which to answer this charge. You are going to be charged with the offense of passing with insufficient clearance. You will be warned for the violation, which you have committed. A record of this violation has been made and we ask that you cooperate by driving your vehicle in compliance with traffic regulations” is an example of __________. (35)
Select one:
a. Charging a criminal
b. Citing Miranda Rights
c. Charging a suspect
d. Statement of Action to be taken
Statement of Action to be taken
Which tactical concept allows officers time to huddle up and share information in order to begin developing strategy? (27)
Select one:
a. Distance + Cover
b. Time
c. Tactical Repositioning
d. Tactical Pause
e. Tactical Disengagement
Tactical Pause
According to Commission Rules, if a current license holder is arrested for any offense above a Class C misdemeanor, the license holder shall report the facts of the arrest to the Commission in writing within __________. (4)
Select one:
a. 30 days
b. 60 days
c. 90 days
d. 180 days
30 Days
On arrival at a family violence call, you and your partner make a stealthy approach and you hear people yelling at each other inside the residence. You take proper position and knock, but you do not get a response to your knock. You should __________. (17)
Select one:
a. leave the premises until you get a return call
b. call your supervisor for instructions
c. continue to knock until you get a response
d. attempt to enter the house
Attempt to enter the house
Which of the following tactical concepts is beneficial in releasing control of a situation to another individual and provides officers with time and distance? (27)
Select one:
a. Distance + Cover
b. Time
c. Tactical Repositioning
d. Tactical Pause
e. Tactical Disengagement
Tactical Disengagement
If a peace officer sexually harasses another person while in uniform during his or her duties as a public servant, he/she has committed what offense? (1)
Select one:
a. Disorderly Conduct
b. Misuse of Office
c. Official Oppression
d. Abuse of Office
Official Oppression
__________ is any current commission developed course that is required before an individual may be licensed by the commission. (4)
Select one:
a. Basic Certificate Course
b. Basic Licensing Course
c. Online Certificate Course
d. Online Licensing Course
Basic Licensing Course
According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is a defense to prosecution.
True
False
True
When approaching a dog, what is the minimal reactionary gap in a public space? (39)
Select one:
a. 2 feet
b. 100 feet
c. 12 feet
d. 20 feet
12 feet
__________ relies on limited information, mostly from victims, witnesses, and suspects. Focus tends to be on one “incident” which is resolved before moving to the next “incident.” (2)
Select one:
a. proactive policing
b. incident driven
c. case driven
d. reactive response
Incident driven
A person found in possession of crack cocaine weighing a total of 2 grams should be charged with a __________. (15)
Select one:
a. State Jail felony
b. 3rd degree felony
c. 2nd degree felony
d. Class A Misdemeanor
e. 1st degree felony
3rd degree felony
According to Sec. 218.3 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for Licensees, the legislatively required continuing education program for individuals licensed as peace officers shall consist of __________ hours of training. (4)
Select one:
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80
40
What does the A in LEAPS stand for? (29)
Select one:
a. Answer
b. Ask
c. Alter
d. Accept
Listen, empathize, ASK, paraphrase, summarize
The “ripple effect” of adverse stress affects which of the following? (20)
Select one:
a. Family members
b. Other peace officers
c. The public with whom an officer serves
d. All of the above
All of the above
__________ means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose. (8)
Select one:
a. Departure
b. Fugitive
c. Nonrestraint
d. Escape
Escape
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Training? (4)
Select one:
a. 211
b. 215
c. 217
d. 218
215
According to CCP Art. 1.20, no person shall be convicted of treason except on the testimony of __________ witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. (7)
Select one:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 7
2
Lawful permanent resident aliens (LPRs), who have a resident alien registration card (Department of Homeland Security Form I-551), more commonly known as a “green card,” are not U.S. citizens. They retain their foreign nationality and must be considered “foreign nationals” for the purposes of consular notification. (13)
Select one:
True
False
True
Requesting backup and specialized help, not rushing the situation, and watching body language are all common tips and techniques for __________. (27)
Select one:
a. Slowing down the situation
b. De-Escalate the situation
c. Responding to behavioral crisis
d. Making a connection
Making a connection
A __________ is a slow moving and methodical team whose mission is to search for and recover downed citizens or officers. (32) Select one:
a. Rescue team
b. Recovery team
c. Contact team
d. Search team
Rescue Team
Which of the following is a benefit of the CDM? (27)
Select one:
a. Obscures actions after the incident
b. Organizes the decision-making process
c. Allows administrators to make better decisions
d. None of the above
Organizes the decision-making process
According to the Transportation Code, a vehicle equipped with hazard lamps to warn other vehicle operators of a vehicular traffic hazard shall have the lamps visible at a distance of at least __________ feet in normal sunlight. (22)
Select one:
a. 200
b. 300
c. 400
d. 500
500
__________ generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics. (5)
Select one:
a. Ethnicity
b. Culture
c. Discrimination
d. Race
Race
The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is the definition of __________. (1)
Select one:
a. professionalism
b. ethical integrity
c. objectivity
d. courage
Objectivity
__________ is a law enforcement unit or other entity, whether public or private, authorized by Texas law to appoint a person licensed or certified by the commission. (4)
Select one:
a. Agency
b. Department
c. Sheriff
d. Officer
Agency
Blank Card
Blank Card
What is the first day an officer may stop a vehicle and issue a traffic citation for an expired license plate?
a. On the first day of the month
b. On the fifth day of the month
c. On the sixth day of the month
d. On the eighth day of the month
e. On the tenth day of the month
On the sixth day of the month
A person pick-pockets a wallet out of a woman’s purse hung over her shoulder as she is looking away. The purse and its contents were valued at $90. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Theft - Misdemeanor
b. Theft - State Jail Felony
c. Robbery
d. Aggravated Robbery
e. None of the above
Theft - State Jail Felony
When an officer is a member of a tactical squad in a crowd or riot control formation, the baton may be used to move, separate, disperse or deny a person access to a structure or through an area is a justification for use of a baton. (31)
Select one:
True
False
True
A person walks onto property with the house that is under construction. The person is looking inside the house looking at the progress. A worker confronts the person and asks the person to leave. The person leaves the property without further confrontation. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Criminal Trespass - Building
b. Criminal Trespass - Habitation
c. Burglary - Building
d. Burglary - Habitation
e. None of the above
None of the above
If a K9 Handler becomes injured, you should attempt to do which of the following __________. (39)
Select one:
a. Have the handler call his dog
b. Give the K9 the load command at the K9 vehicle
c. Attempt to get another K9 handler to handle the K9
d. Contact animal control to capture the K9
e. Any of the above
Any of the above
In the definition of wellness, there are varying degrees of wellness ranging from __________. (3)
Select one:
a. good health to bad health
b. fit to eat
c. death to optimal well-being
d. weak to strong
e. bad health to good health
Death to optimal well-being
An officer on night shift patrol sees a vehicle in the parking lot of a school. It is after hours and no activities are being conducted. The officer checks the vehicle and observes a shotgun inside the vehicle. What offense has been committed? (8)
Select one:
a. Unlawful Carrying Weapon
b. Places Weapons Prohibited
c. Unlawful Possession of Firearm
d. No Offense
e.
No offense
An officer on night shift patrol sees a vehicle in the parking lot of a school. It is after hours and no activities are being conducted. The officer checks the vehicle and observes a shotgun inside the vehicle. What offense has been committed? (8)
Select one:
a. Unlawful Carrying Weapon
b. Places Weapons Prohibited
c. Unlawful Possession of Firearm
d. No Offense
e.
No offense
__________ includes all means by which an alleged fact, the truth of which is submitted to scrutiny, is established or disproved. (32)
Select one:
a. Interrogation
b. Information
c. Classification
d. Evidence
Evidence
Generally speaking, trauma can be so overwhelming for most people that it may cause a person to __________. (3)
Select one:
a. regress to a childlike state
b. think hard about the future
c. go to the bank and withdraw all his or her money
d. jump out of a window
Regress to a childlike state
__________ is the portion of a highway, other than the berm or shoulder, that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately. (22)
Select one:
a. Roadway
b. Highway
c. Alley
d. Paved road
Roadway
__________ is a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil; a towed vehicle that transports to the field and spreads fertilizer or agricultural chemicals; or a motor vehicle designed and adapted to deliver feed to livestock. (22)
Select one:
a. Truck
b. Motorcycle
c. Implement of husbandry
d. Farm tractor
Implement of husbandry
What is the minimum number of rounds required for precision rifle proficiency? (41)
Select one:
a. 5
b. 20
c. 10
d. 50
20
__________ means to transfer, actually or constructively, to another a controlled substance, counterfeit substance, or drug paraphernalia, regardless of whether there is an agency relationship. (15)
Select one:
a. Dispense
b. Disburse
c. Delivery
d. Distribute
Delivery
__________ is a professional skill, not just luck. (28)
Select one:
a. Listening
b. Communication
c. Writing
d. Shooting
Communication
__________ is usually assembled for some purpose. They have positive leadership, are determined to accomplish a specific end, and move actively toward their objective. Usually high emotional tension is present. This type crowd can easily become a mob. Consequently, this type of crowd presents an acute police problem. (35)
Select one:
a. Casual crowd
b. Cohesive crowd
c. Expressive crowd
d. Aggressive crowd
Aggressive Crowd
A TCOLE training cycle is __________. (4)
Select one:
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 1 year
d. 6 years
4 years
A police supervisor has a/an __________ duty to intervene to stop officers who are engaging in excessive force in their presence. (28)
Select one:
a. affirmative
b. required
c. mandatory
d. necessary
Affirmative
A person has committed the offense of __________, if he intentionally prevents or obstructs a person he knows is a peace officer from effecting an arrest or search, by using force against the peace officer. (8)
Select one:
a. Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer
b. Hindering Apprehension
c. Resisting Arrest
d. Escape
e. Obstructing Justice
Resisting Arrest
The lawful search for people, land, or things useful in reconstructing the circumstances of an illegal act or omission and the mental state accompanying it is a/an Select one:
a. criminal investigation
b. interrogation
c. crime scene search
d. crime scene sketch
Criminal Investigation
According to the traffic code, an operator may not follow closer than __________ feet from a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive into or park the vehicle in the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm. (22)
Select one:
a. 200
b. 300
c. 400
d. 500
500
A person is told that he is under arrest for an outstanding traffic warrant. When the police officer attempts secure the person using handcuffs, the person runs away telling the officer he is not going to jail. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Retaliation
b. Obstruction
c. Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport
d. Evading Arrest or Detention
e. None of the above
Evading arrest or detention
In the TCOLE qualification round, how many rounds are fired? (41)
Select one:
a. 50
b. 60
c. 80
d. 100
50
Which of the following is a financial identifier? (12)
Select one:
a. Billing address
b. Social Security number
c. Passport number
d. PIN (Personal Identification Number)
PIN (personal identification number)
The three learned professions are __________. (1)
Select one:
a. law, medicine, engineering
b. medicine, engineering, divinity
c. engineering, divinity, law
d. law, medicine, divinity
Law, medicine and divinity
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, best describes __________. (1)
Select one:
a. USC 242 Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
b. USC 241 Conspiracy Against Rights
c. USCA 1983 Violation of Civil Rights
d. Both A and B
USC 241 Conspiracy Against Rights
__________ is the constitution or a statute of this state or of the United States, a written opinion of a court of record, a municipal ordinance, an order of a county commissioners court, or a rule authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute. (8)
Select one:
a. Constitution
b. Law
c. Penal code
d. TABC code
Law
Whistle commands two short blasts__________. (22)
Select one:
a. Used to tell drivers to start
b. Used to tell driver to stop
c. Used to tell driver to yield
d. Give a warning signal
Used to tell driver to start
Which of the following best fits the definition? ___________ is a hearing status of such severity that an individual must depend on visual methods to communicate.
Answer
a. Hard of hearing
b. Deaf
c. Hearing impaired
d. All of the above
Deaf
Heavy alcoholic drinking may cause low blood sugar and lead to __________. (3)
Select one:
a. cancer
b. hypoglycemia
c. increased sensual awareness
d. lower triglycerol levels in the blood
Hypoglycemia
A __________ is a notice placed on a consumer file that alerts a recipient of the report that the consumer’s identity may have been used without the consumer’s consent to fraudulently obtain goods and services in the consumer’s name. (12)
Select one:
a. report tag
b. security alert
c. consent notice
d. sentinel
Security Alert
An accomplished thief not only completes the crime but successfully disposes of the property. The weakness of property crime is __________. (32)
Select one:
a. Disposal of the stolen property
b. Fencing in the stolen property
c. Security around the object
d. Destruction of the stolen property
Disposal of the stolen property
Which of the following is not required to be displayed as a warning device when a truck carrying flammable liquids that is over 30 feet long is disabled on the roadway for more than 10 minutes? (22)
Select one:
a. During daytime in clear weather, one red flag placed 100 feet to the rear and one red flag placed 100 feet in advance of the vehicle
b. A lighted flare placed approximately 100 feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by such vehicle and toward approaching traffic
c. A portable emergency reflector 100 feet in the opposite direction from the disabled vehicle
d. A red reflector placed on the traffic side of the disabled vehicle not less than 10 feet in the rear and in the direction of traffic
A lighted flare placed approximately 100 feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by such vehicle and toward approaching traffic
Is it a crime to walk across a railroad track at a point other than a roadway or pedestrian walkway? (8)
Select one:
a. Yes
b. No
c. Only at night
d. Only when a train is approaching
e. Never
Yes
__________ is a reduced-speed zone designated on a street by a local authority to facilitate safe crossing of the street by children going to or leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school during the time the reduced speed limit applies. (22)
Select one:
a. School zone
b. Highway
c. School crossing zone
d. Work zone
School crossing zone
On a finding by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement that the chief administrator of a law enforcement agency intentionally failed to submit a report required under Subsection (b), the commission shall begin disciplinary procedures against the chief administrator. (6)
Select one:
True
False
True
According to the Penal Code, a person acts __________, with respect to the nature of their conduct, when it is the conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. (8)
Select one:
a. knowingly
b. intentionally
c. with criminal negligence
d. recklessly
Intentionally
A common reason for deviating from a drug schedule is __________. (29)
Select one:
a. exterior factors (such as family and friends) telling them to not take them
b. nasty side effects
c. preferred themselves off the drugs
d. perceived ineffectiveness
Nasty side effects
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Enforcement? (4)
Select one:
a. 219
b. 221
c. 223
d. 225
223
When an indictment is not issued by a grand jury, a person may be charged with an offense in __________. (10)
Select one:
a. a complaint
b. an information
c. a summons
d. a capias
An information
A vehicle passing another vehicle to the left shall return to an authorized lane before coming within __________ feet of approaching vehicles. (22)
Select one:
a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 200
e. 250
200
__________ shall have appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of their respective districts in all criminal cases except those in which the death penalty has been assessed. (7)
Select one:
a. The Courts of Appeals
b. Municipal courts
c. The district courts
d. The Court of Criminal Appeals
The Court of Appeals
A person is tired of the very loud music coming from a parked, unattended vehicle on the street in front of his residence. The person cannot find the vehicle’s owner and notices that the windows are rolled down. The person reaches into the vehicle and turns the music down. What offense has occurred? (8)
Select one:
a. Illegal Entry
b. Criminal Trespass - Vehicle
c. Burglary of Motor Vehicle
d. Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
e. None of the above
None of the above
__________ is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine. (22)
Select one:
a. Truck
b. Motorcycle
c. Implement of husbandry
d. Farm tractor
Farm Tractor
Self-control results from the development of __________ in one’s skills. (28)
Select one:
a. Mastery
b. Confidence
c. Persuasion of
d. Strength
Confidence
The Fifth Amendment addresses which of the following? (7)
Select one:
a. Right to a Grand Jury
b. Right to assemble
c. Fair and speedy trial
d. Freedom of the press
e. Separation of church and state
Right to a Grand Jury
__________ is a municipal or county jail; or a confinement facility operated by or under a contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (8)
Select one:
a. Secure correctional facility
b. Prison
c. Jail
d. Penitentiary
Secure correctional facility
Xanax, Valium, and Buspar are examples of __________. (29)
Select one:
a. Antidepressants
b. Mood stabilizers
c. Anti-anxiety drugs
d. Anti-psychotics
Anti-anxiety drugs
These disorders cause oversensitivity to sounds and visions characterized by hallucination and/or impaired distorted thinking. (29)
Select one:
a. Antisocial
b. Schizophrenia
c. Borderline
d. Paranoia
Schizophrenia
_____________ describes a characteristic of a criminal investigator (32):
Takes nothing for granted.
Investigators may find that victims and witnesses, as well as suspects, may be motivated by various physiological, psychological, and sociological needs that may “color” the information they give.
Gathers information, but verifies it credibility.
Select one:
a. Observant
b. Suspicious
c. Curious
d. Cautious
Suspicious
__________ literally means the body or substance of the crime. (32)
Select one:
a. Corpus Delicti
b. Homo Expelo
c. Delicti Corpus
d. Expelo Homo
Corpus Delicti
What are the three strike areas of batons? Select all that apply. (31)
Select one or more:
a. Center mass of arms
b. Outer mass of arms
c. Center mass of legs
d. Abdomen
Center mass of arms, Center mass of legs, Abdomen
The official charging document used in a misdemeanor action is called a/an __________. (10)
Select one:
a. Indictment
b. Information
c. Complaint
d. Habeas Corpus
e. Writ of mandamus
Information
Officer Casanova sees a pretty lady, stops her, and makes unwelcome sexual advances toward her. Officer Casanova committed what offense? (8)
Select one:
a. Abuse of Official Capacity
b. Official Oppression
c. Violations of Civil Rights
d. Improper attitude
e. No offense, pretty ladies are fair game
Official Oppression
According to the Penal Code, __________ is failing to return to custody following a temporary leave for a specific purpose. (8)
Select one:
a. unauthorized departure
b. escape
c. evading arrest
d. evasion
Escape
Air-purifying respirator, chemical resistant clothing, double-layered gloves, etc, are precautions to be worn at what level of personal protection? (42)
Select one:
a. Level A
b. Level B
c. Level C
d. Level D
Level C
