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TCOLE Practice Exam: Texas Basic Peace Officer|132 Questions and Answers
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TCOLE Practice Exam: Texas Basic PeaceOfficer|132 Questions and Answers
What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? (4.1.1)
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 - -
E
-According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for
Licensees, the legislatively required continuing education program for
individuals licensed as peace officers shall consist of __________ hours of
training. (2.1.4)
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 - -B
-A person's signature on a traffic ticket is (9.1.20)
a. a plea of guilty
b. a plea of "no contest"
c. only a promise to appear in court
d. acknowledgement of culpability for the offense - -C
-According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by the
accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the
accusation brought against him is known as ________. (6.8.3)
a. commitment
b. promissory
c. bail
d. bond - -c
-According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT
a use of force option for dispersing a riot? (6.4.3)
a. command the group to disperse
b. arrest the persons involved with a warrant
c. arrest the persons involved without a warrant
d. use any degree of force - -d
-_________________ and poor ventilation increase the likelihood of being
exposed while at a hazardous materials site. (28.1.3)
a. Heat
,b. Light
c. Rain
d. Ice - -A
-The first step in correcting irrational thinking is to (1.6.2)
a. consult a psychiatrist
b. discuss your concern with a high school counselor
c. recognize it when it occurs
d. relax - -C
-If stress tension comes from a relationship with a per-son, you should (1.4.1
a. never talk about the problem
b. talk out your differences
c. withdraw from the relationship
d. file a civil suit against that person - -B
-Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent
the "imminent commission" of the offense? (17.1.2)
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 - -E
-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. (7.1.2)
a. 3 days excluding date of issuance and date of execution
b. 5 days including date of issuance and date of execution
c. 8 days total
d. 10 days - -A
-The normal response to stress is (1.3.2)
a. suicide or attempted suicide
b. fight or flight
c. heightened sense of danger
d. anger
e. isolation or withdrawal - -E
-The only offenses in which bail may be denied, is in cases of: (6.1.2)
a. Felony DWI offenses
b. Capitol offenses
c. State Jail felonies
d. Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child - -B
, -The plain view doctrine permits an officer to seize evidence without a
warrant if the officer is in a ____________________________________ where he or
she has a right to be and sees evidence which is obviously connected to a
crime or is contraband. (7.1.13)
a. Probable cause state of mind
b. The area of Carroll v. U.S.
c. The area protected under the curtilage doctrine
d. Constitutionally protected area - -D
-Alcoholism in law enforcement is _______________ than the number
estimated for the general population. (1.3.1)
a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Even
d. 4 times higher - -B
-What factors for use of force will be considered by the court? (17.4.2)
a. was the force used to harm
b. was the force used to gain control
c. extent of injury
d. availability of options
e. all of the above will be considered - -E
-According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer
meets with resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he
____ command a sufficient number of citizens of his country to overcome the
resistance. (6.4.3)
a. may
b. shall
c. can
d. will - -B
-Any child under the age of ________ must be transported in a child safety
seat. (9.1.15)
a. 8 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
e. there is no such requirement - -A
-The lack of trust and respect, reduced budgetary support for needed
personnel, equipment and programs, and increased citizen complaints is the
result of: (24.7.2)
a. Negative consequences of ineffective public service
b. Positive consequences of effective public service
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