TCOLE EXAM REVIEW 401-500

Whenever a person causes a reaction by police, of any type, by threatening to explode a bomb, which of the following offenses has been committed?
Deadly Conduct
Terroristic Threat
Assault
Art. 15.24 states in making an arrest, all _______ means are permitted to be used to effect it.
Reasonable
Available
Lawful
All of the above are correct
A man restricts his wife's movements without her consent by confining her in the bedroom; after a day passes he lets her go free. What crime, if any, did the man commit?
Kidnapping
Unlawful restraint
Domestic violence
No offense, because they are married
According to the Health and Safety Code, a substance that has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or is capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability is classified as an _______.
Hallucinogen
Stimulant
Opiate
Depressant
What single event served most to remove the police officer from contact with the community?
The telephone
Emphasis on the crime-fighting role
Radio communications
Extensive use of the automobile for patrol
Professional training standards
Word gets around if an officer is _______ in one's work, and one's ability to serve is increased.
Ticket Happy
Badge Happy
Fair and Objective
Effective
Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime?
The district attorney
The foreman of a grand jury
The foreman of the petit jury
The county attorney
The magistrate of the court supervising the grand jury
Force that is intended by the actor and known to cause death or serious bodily injury is called _______ force.
Reasonable
Extreme
Unreasonable
Drastic
Deadly
According to 18.07 of the CCP, a peace officer to whom a search warrant is delivered shall execute it without delay and forthwith return it to the proper magistrate. It must be executed within _______ from the time of its issuance, and shall be executed within a shorter period if so directed in the warrant by the magistrate.
10 days
3 days excluding date of issuance and date of execution
8 days total
5 days including date of issuance and date of execution
A juvenile may be taken into custody for the following reasons:
He is a known perpetrator of heinous crimes.
Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct.
The juvenile's parents are aware of the child's misconduct.
A juvenile cannot be taken into custody.
According to Sec. 36.06 of the Penal Code, a person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act on account of the victims testifying in court. The offense would be:
Perjury
Retaliation
Bribery
Coercion
The first rung on the use of force ladder is:
Uniform presence.
Officer presence.
Professional presence.
Police presence.
_______ means any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person; or the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object.
Exposure
Deviate sexual intercourse
Sexual contact
Homosexual conduct
One consideration on whether or not to use a baton would be:
Verbal provocation of suspect.
Handcuffed subject.
Suspect is unarmed.
The physical stature of the suspect.
Among other requirements, each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a policy on racial profiling that requires
reporting the location of the contact with the citizen.
Mandatory training for its officers about racial profiling.
Reading a citizen the Miranda Warning if the citizen is not Anglo.
Public education relating to the agencys complaint process.
Every aspect of human behavior is influenced by _______.
Ethical conduct
Effective innovations
personal values
Prejudice
An inventory is a search of a person's car for contraband.
True
False
For a peace officer, "reasonable belief" is defined as the belief of
The chief of police or sheriff
Another peace officer acting in the same circumstances
A newspaper editor who covers the story for a news report
_______ circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer must establish probable cause.
Emergency
Reasonable
Special
Exclusionary
The 10th Amendment provides which protection:
Due process
Quartering of soldiers
Right to bear arms
States' rights
A child can be detained in which of the following areas:
in a jail with adults
A holding facility with adults
A holding area certified by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
None of the above
Common stressors of peace officers are which of the following:
External stress to the agency
Internal stress to the agency
Financial problems of parents
Both A and B
Which of the following is one of the helpful tools used in verbal persuasion?
Empty hand control
Empathy
Modeling
Command
A defendants right to confront his witnesses may be waived if the witnesses:
Cannot afford to travel to the trial location.
Know the defendant.
Prove they could be in danger if they testify.
Were deposed.
0 / 0.18 pts According to the Transportation Code, unless expressly provided otherwise, a lighting device or reflector mounted on the rear of a vehicle must be or reflect _______.
Red
Yellow
Red or yellow
Amber or yellow
Voluntary intoxication is:
A perfect defense
An affirmative defense
A justifiable defense
A perfect and a justifiable defense
No defense
The phases of transition that persons who experience traumatic events typically go through are all of these except.
Denial
Physical
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Who can give permission to anyone to ignore the provisions of an emergency protection order?
The victim.
The parents of a victim.
No one.
The arresting officer.
A vehicle passing another vehicle to the left shall return to an authorized lane before coming within _______ feet of approaching vehicles.
50
100
150
200
250
In the definition of "Wellness" we learned that there are varying degrees of wellness, ranging from
Good health to bad health
fit to eat
Death to optimal well-being
Weak to strong
Bad health to good health
Which of the following is an example of MORAL COURAGE?
Refusing gratuities
Refusing to participate in a cover-up
Refusing to participate in ethnic or gender based humor or practical joke
All the above are examples of moral courage
According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their service as a witness or public servant?
Tampering with a witness
Jury tampering
Obstruction or retaliation
Official oppression
What percentage of an officer's duties involve verbal skills?
3%
33%
60%
97%
Which of the following offenses involve the elements of "Sudden Passion" and "Adequate Cause"?
Manslaughter
Capital Murder
First Degree Murder
Second Degree Murder
Criminal Negligent Homicide
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an officer must have _______ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the property.
Probable cause
Reasonable ground
Exigent circumstances
Rational suspicion
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing, and signals indicate that a train is approaching, the driver shall _______
Stop not less than 15 feet from the crossing
Stop more than 75 feet from the crossing
Stop not less than 10 feet from the crossing
Slow down, and then proceed to beat the train
Stop within a safe distance from the train
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
On a crosswalk
Within an intersection
On a sidewalk
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
All of the above
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 _______.
30 days
60 days
90 days
180 days
Law Enforcement as a profession is high risk with high incidence of the following:
Drug abuse, depression, fatigue
Alcoholism, divorce, suicide
Cancer, heart disease, stroke
Absenteeism, complaints, vehicle accidents
A female person possesses a valid Concealed Handgun License and is carrying a compact Glock pistol in her purse. As the person enters a local store, she notices a picture on the front door of a handgun inside a circle with a line drawn diagonally across it and no other signs talk about weapons. What offense has occurred if she continues into the store?
Unlawful Carrying Weapon
Places Weapons Prohibited
Criminal Trespass - Building
Criminal Trespass by Concealed Handgun License Holder
None of the above
Which of the following are peace officers by the contents of Art. 2.12 and Art. 2.122 of the CCP?
County Attorney
ATF
Water Control & improvement district officers
FBI
Which of the following is not a peace officer?
Law enforcement agents of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Arson investigation officers of a city, county or state
Private security officers commissioned by the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agency
Sheriffs and their deputies
The portion of the law which has the purpose of preventing harm to society best defines:
Civil Law
Tort
Criminal Law
Correctional System
Court
Who investigates the death of a prisoner if he dies while in custody of a jail?
The Justice of the Peace
The director of the agency in charge
The District Attorney
The police agency in charge
The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures defines:
racism
Ethnicity
Prejudice
discrimination
Ethnocentrism
Which of the following is not a requirement for a consent to search:
Voluntary and freely given
Not coerced by explicit or implicit means
No force or threats used to obtain the consent
Probable cause needed before the officer requests the consent
No bribe given to obtain consent
An emergency protection order is valid for how many days after its issuance?
61
121
91
31
The Fifth Amendment addresses which of the following:
Right to a Grand Jury
Right to assemble
Fair and speedy trial
Freedom of the press
Separation of church and state
Which is the best defined as share culture and background?
Attitude
Race
Ethnicity
Culture
Stereotype
A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?
Kidnapping
Aggravated kidnapping
Unlawful restraint
Interference with child custody
What triggers PTSD?
Birth of a child
Special event
A promotion
Traumatic event
A search warrant is executed (completed)
When property is seized
When the warrant is returned to the issuing magistrate
When property is tagged and place into evidence
When the officer completes the inventory list
When served on the alleged offender
According to the Penal Code, an amount of force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in any manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury is _______.
Reasonable force
Deadly force
Excessive force
Necessary force
How long is a search warrant valid?
Until it is served.
Three days, not counting the day of issuance nor the day of execution.
Seven days, not counting the day of issuance nor the day of execution.
Twenty-four hours.
Article 14.01 of the Code of Criminal Procedures, Offense within View, authorizes citizen's arrests for:
Only felonies
felonies and breaches of the peace
Any offense
no offenses
Only severe crimes
_______ 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.
Arrest
Constructive custody
Articulable suspicion
restraint
An operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or business shall
Stop before the sidewalk
yield right of way to pedestrians
yield right of way to approaching vehicles
A and C only
All of the above
For a juvenile to be taken into custody for driving under the influence of alcohol, they must have a blood alcohol content of:
Any detectable amount
Above a .10 BAC
08 and above
The same as an adult
What type of injury must occur to constitute an assault punishable as a class A misdemeanor?
Offensive contact
Imminent bodily injury
Bodily injury
Serious bodily injury
None of the above
Which of the following is not an element of the offense of Burglary?
Enter or remains concealed
Without effective consent
Intended to commit a felony or theft
Breaking and Entering
A & C above
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 _______.
Private Life
Real Life
Police Work
None of the above
The Sixth Amendment to the Federal Constitution includes
Quartering of soldiers
The right of an accused to counsel for his defense
The right to keep and bear arms
Suppression of riots during time of war
Formation of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government
An officer who uses excessive force may be subject to
Department liability
Civil lawsuit
Criminal charges
B and C
An affirmative defense to prosecution
Excuses criminal responsibility if the defense is proven to exist beyond a reasonable doubt
Establishes no defense for the accused in a criminal action
Creates a doubt about criminal intent
Excuses criminal responsibility if the defense is proven by a preponderance of the evidence
The _______ defense for an officer is greatly enhanced when the officer has followed the written directives of the department.
Personal
Golden rule
Proactive
Good faith
An officer observes a male and female having sex in a local park late at night. Nobody is in the park that could possibly witness the couple's actions. What offense has occurred?
Homosexual Conduct
Disorderly Conduct - Exposure
Public Lewdness
Indecent Exposure
None of the above
The police role in physical arrest is two-fold, to protect the public and _______.
To demonstrate firmness
For officer satisfaction
To overcome verbal abuse
to take the violator into custody
A person who, in the course of committing theft, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what offense?
Assault
Robbery
Aggravated robbery
Manslaughter
The major classifications of drugs include narcotics, depressants, stimulants and _______.
Opiates
Amphetamines
Dilatants
Hallucinogens
Physical fitness can be divided into two categories:
Motor related; Skill related
Health related; Wellness related
Health related; Motor related
Motor related; Physical related
According to Sec. 25.04 of the Penal Code, a person commits an offense if with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, he knowingly persuades or takes the child from the custody of the parent or guardian or person standing in the stead of the parent or guardian of such child. The title of this offense is:
Enticing a child
Tampering with child custody
Kidnapping
Criminal nonsupport
A manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to proceed is the definition of a _______.
Official traffic-control device
Railroad sign-control device
Traffic-control signal
Traffic sign-control signal
In which of the following circumstances would an individual be charged with aggravated assault?
A person knowingly causes physical contact with another person when the actor knows that the other will regard the contact as offensive.
The actor causes serious bodily injury to a peace officer when the actor knew the victim was a peace officer who was engaged in the performance of duty.
An actor hits his spouse with his fists and causes a black-and blue mark on her arm.
None of the above meets the elements of aggravated assault.
In reference to Penal Code 30.04 - Burglary of Vehicle, "entry" into a vehicle would include which of the following?
An arm
An object connected with the body
The entire body
All of the above
According to the CCP and case law, an officer or supervisor _______ intervene in cases of excessive use of force.
May
Should
Can
Must
According to Sec. 22.021 of the Penal Code a person commits the offense of Aggravated Sexual assault if he commits sexual assault and:
The victim is younger than 14 years of age
The victim is 65 years of age or older
The person uses or exhibits a deadly weapon in the course of the same criminal episode
All the above
The shortest time limitation (statute of limitation) for felonies is how many years?
3
5
4
2
A person who has a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person’s ability to ambulate, is the definition of:
A disability
a mobility problem
A restraint
A restricted movement
At the moment of arrest, _______ ceases to build.
Authority of consent
Criminal offenses
probable cause
Evidence
Who has the legal right to use force to discipline a child?
School janitor
Nosey neighbor
Police officer
None of the above
Is it a crime to walk across a railroad track at a point other than a roadway or pedestrian walkway?
Yes
No
Only at night
Only when a train is approaching
Never
A person commits the offense of _______ if the person disposes of litter at a place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of a public highway.
Littering
Illegal Dumping
Illegal Disposal
Trash Dumping
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?
Retaliation
Obstruction
Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport
Evading Arrest or Detention
None of the above
Who has authority to release a person arrested for Public Intoxication?
Director of a licensed dependency program facility
Magistrate
Transporting Officer
Sheriff
An emotional symptom of stress can be.
Fishing
Retirement
Depression
Having a short temper
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 _______.
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
Misapplication of fiduciary property
False statement to obtain property or credit
Securing execution of document by deception
What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus?
To find out what a person who has been arrested is being charged with
To gain the release of a person who has been arrested
To set bail on a person who has been arrested
To determine what evidence will be used against a defendant at this trial
To test the legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested
According to the Transportation Code, an operator moving around a rotary traffic island shall drive only to the _______ of the island.
right
Left
Inside lane
Outside lane
From which lane must a vehicle traveling upon a three lane roadway turn left when at an intersection?
Left lane
Right lane
Center lane
Any open lane
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, if a _______ from another state comes into or passes through his state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he is not subject to arrest or the service of civil or criminal process because of any act committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order.
Defendant
Legislator
Witness
Officer
Force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury is the definition of:
Excessive force
Deadly force
Hard empty hand control
None of the above
A _______ means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property if the offenses are committed pursuant to the same transaction or pursuant to two or more transactions that are connected or constitute a common scheme or plan, or the offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses.
Criminal episode
Severance
Combination
riot
conspiracy
According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another _______.
To prevent the other's imminent commission of arson
in order to prevent suicide
to prevent unlawful restraint
In response to verbal provocation
Which of the following is NOT a component of the traditional police service model?
Use of criminal justice system
Reactive response
Identifying and resolving
Incident driven
Physical Fitness is defined as the condition of the body which 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 undue experience of _______.
Fatigue and exhaustion
Heart attack and stroke
Alcoholism and suicide
Injury and job loss
If a peace officer develops probable cause that a criminal violation is about to occur, and there is no time to obtain a warrant, he may
Call for assistance
Contact and advise a magistrate of the situation.
Make a lawful arrest without warrant.
take no action.
How many 8 ounce glasses of water are recommended for daily consumption?
3-5
1-3
6-8
4-6
A writ which commands the appearance of a person before a coroners inquest is called a:
summons
Warrant
commitment
Subpoena
According to Commissions Rules, if a licensee's name is changed for any reason, such as marriage, divorce, or other court action, it must be reported to the Commission within _______ days.
60
50
40
30
Whenever a driver of a motor vehicle approaches a railroad crossing and a clearly visible electrical or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a train, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within _______ feet but not less than _______ feet from the nearest rail.
50, 10
50, 15
45, 15
35, 20
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