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TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT -
TCOLE LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN
Which is NOT a method of good problem solvers Select one: a. Positive attitude b. Concern for accuracy c. Breaking the problem into parts d. Avoiding guessing e. All of the above - ANSWER - >e. All of the above That portion of the law which defines the personal and property right of individuals; the rights of an individual to seek redress or to prevent wrong defines; (4.3.3) Select one: a. Constitutional "rights" Law b. Tort Law c. Civil Law d. Criminal Law e. Case Law - ANSWER - >c. Civil Law Which of the following Texas courts has jurisdiction over all the misdemeanors involving official misconduct: (6.3.4) Select one: a. Court of Criminal Appeals Incorrect
b. County Court c. Justice Court d. District Court e. all of the above courts - ANSWER - >d. District Court "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: (9.1.3) Select one: a. A highway Incorrect b. A street c. A roadway d. A trafficway e. Both a highway and a street - ANSWER - >e. Both a highway and a street _____________________% of family violence is male on female. (26.1.2) Select one: a. 95% b. 96% c. 97% d. 0.98 - ANSWER - >a. 95% According to the TCOLE outline, what percentage of officer contacts require physical force? (17.3.4) Select one: a. 3% b. 7%
e. any elected official on official business - ANSWER - >c. mail carrier on rounds Among other requirements, each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a policy on racial profiling that requires: (6.2.4) 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. - ANSWER - >b. public education relating to the agency's complaint process. A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (8.7.2) Select one: a. Burglary b. Robbery c. Aggravated theft d. Aggravated robbery - ANSWER - >d. Aggravated robbery Title 8 of the Texas Penal Code (chapters 36, 37 and 39): (3.3.1) Select one: a. protects officers against frivolous law suits b. outlines the rights of individuals guaranteed by the Federal Constitution
c. codifies certain illegal behaviors of public officials d. outlines Civil Service protections of law enforcement employees e. details the Police Officers' Bill of Rights - ANSWER - >c. codifies certain illegal behaviors of public officials Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime? (6.8.1) Select one: a. The district attorney b. The foreman of a grand jury c. The forman of the petit jury d. The county attorney e. The magistrate of the court supervising the grand jury - ANSWER - >b. The foreman of a grand jury 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. (8.8.3) Select one: a. Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer b. Hindering Apprehension c. Resisting Arrest d. Escape e. Obstructing Justice - ANSWER - >c. Resisting Arrest The required distance for tail lamps to be visible is: (9.1.17) Select one: a. 600 feet
a. Election Day b. Christmas Day c. Thanksgiving Day d. New Years Day - ANSWER - >a. Election Day Which court(s) hear class A & B Misdemeanors? (6.3.5) Select one: a. Court of Criminal Appeals b. Court of Appeals c. District Courts d. County Courts e. J.P. & Municipal Courts - ANSWER - >d. County Courts No vehicle shall at anytime be driven to the left of the roadway when approaching within ____ feet of an intersection. (9.1.9) Select one: a. 200 b. 250 c. 50 d. 100 - ANSWER - >d. 100 This step should emphasize the seriousness of the violation and serve to create a proper effect upon the violator. Select one: a. Statement of violation committed b. Ask for identification c. Statement of rank and name d. Greet and identify police agency - ANSWER - >a. Statement of violation committed
You may perform a pedestrian stop when a pedestrian is Select one: a. Staying in the same place b. Looks funny c. Moving around too much d. Passing other people on the street Incorrect - ANSWER - >a. Staying in the same place When dealing with an explosive device, radios 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 - ANSWER - >b. Should be turned off within 500 ft of search area Low visibility surveillance Select one: a. Preventative patrol b. Apprehension patrol c. High visibility patrol d. Vigilance patrol - ANSWER - >b. Apprehension patrol Immediate traffic control; person-to-person contact; good public/community relations; increased knowledge of physical beat; develop informants; increased knowledge of community needs and potential crime hazards. Select one:
d. Fixed wing/Helicopter patrol - ANSWER - >c. Bicycle patrol Hazards such as ___________ should be reported Select one: a. Scheduled construction that is blocking a road b. Roadway hazards, dead animals, animals on roadway, traffic control devices, and crime hazards c. Traffic cones on the side of the road d. None of these - ANSWER - >b. Roadway hazards, dead animals, animals on roadway, traffic control devices, and crime hazards The officer should identify every violator stopped by requesting his/her __________. If the subject does not have _______, the officer should ask for other ________, preferably one that carries the subject's description. Select one: a. Insurance b. Criminal record c. Identification d. Registration - ANSWER - >c. Identification Before going on patrol you should Select one: a. Find a crime b. Shine your shoes c. Clean your gun d. Iron your shirt - ANSWER - >c. Clean your gun
______: A proactive anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the action needed to remove or reduce that risk. Select one: a. Precognitive prevention b. Crime prevention c. Felony avoidance d. Misconduct forestalling - ANSWER - >b. Crime prevention A foreign detainee must be informed of his right to have his consulate notified, Arrestees decision should be documented. Applies to all foreign detainees, whether in the country illegally or not Select one: a. Mandatory rule b. Basic rule c. Compound rule d. Land rule - ANSWER - >b. Basic rule When dealing with an explosive device: Select one: a. Move it to a safe space b. Do not move it c. Call for help, right there d. None of these - ANSWER - >b. Do not move it Quick response, flexibility to cover large area, can be used as escort units, and are effective in traffic law enforcement. Select one: a. Motorcycle patrol
d. Ignorant - ANSWER - >a. Skilled observer This terrorizes as in the case of race riots, lynching, political riots, or prison riots. Select one: a. Acquisitive mob b. Escape mob c. Aggressive mob d. None of these - ANSWER - >c. Aggressive mob ______ Traffic stop is routine: Select one: a. No b. Virtually all c. Some d. Every - ANSWER - >a. No Motivated by a desire to acquire something, i.e., food riots Select one: a. Acquisitive mob b. Escape mob c. Aggressive mob d. None of these - ANSWER - >a. Acquisitive mob Taking action at a traffic stop can include: Select one: a. Making an arrest b. Issuing a ticket c. Towing a car
d. All of these - ANSWER - >d. All of these At a police-stop, this is a courtesy we owe to every citizen stopped. Regardless of whether the officers are in a marked car and in uniform, first we should: Select one: a. Greet and identify the police agency b. Ask for identification c. State of violation committed d. State of rank and name - ANSWER - >a. Greet and identify the police agency Available in emergency situations, can cover enormous area, allows sky view of fleeing persons or vehicles, excellent apprehension tool when used with ground units. Select one: a. Fixed wing/Helicopter patrol b. Mounted patrol c. Automobile patrol d. Bicycle patrol - ANSWER - >a. Fixed wing/Helicopter patrol Has no unity of purpose and no leadership, i.e.. shoppers, on- lookers, or watchers who come and go, and will usually respond to direction by police. Select one: a. Casual crowd b. Cohesive crowd c. Expressive crowd d. Aggressive crowd - ANSWER - >a. Casual crowd
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 - ANSWER - >b. Telltale noises "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; Select one: a. Charging a criminal b. Citing Miranda Rights c. Charging a suspect d. Statement of Action to be taken - ANSWER - >d. Statement of Action to be taken The first officer on the scene in response to any incident needing assessment of crowd management should consider the following objectives: ________, the protection of life and property, request for any assistance from other officers or agencies and EMS/AFD if needed
Select one: a. Property values b. Officer safety c. Officers belongings d. Personal values - ANSWER - >b. Officer safety Which of these is NOT an objective of patrol: Select one: a. To preserve the peace by mere presence and by proper action b. To prevent crime by opportunity reduction; duty to prevent c. To apprehend stray dogs d. To regulate non-criminal conduct by obtaining and maintaining good officer-citizen relationships to protect life and property - ANSWER - >c. To apprehend stray dogs Usually assembles for a common purpose without leadership, i.e. spectators at sporting events, along parade routes, and other activities. They have a common interest but behave and think as individuals Select one: a. Casual crowd b. Cohesive crowd c. Expressive crowd d. Aggressive crowd - ANSWER - >b. Cohesive crowd When conditions or circumstances warrant a high level of awareness, departments should gather information and provide advanced warning for civil unrest.
d. Incapable of safely operating a vehicle regardless of the cause - ANSWER - >a. Having a statutorily prohibited blood alcohol content A police supervisor has a/an __________duty to intervene to stop officers who are engaging in excessive force in their presence. (17.4.2) Select one: a. affirmative b. required c. mandatory d. necessary - ANSWER - >a. affirmative Normal response to trauma follows a similar pattern called: (25.1.1) Select one: a. trauma response. b. crisis reaction. c. insanity. d. hysteria. - ANSWER - >b. crisis reaction. Prevention of crime is the soundest of all ______ theories. (24.1.1) Select one: a. enforcement b. patrol c. criminological d. educated - ANSWER - >c. criminological
Sexual assaults are acts of ______. (29.2.10) Select one: a. frustration b. hate c. desire d. violence - ANSWER - >d. violence Observing and using all of the relevant facts of a problem, using a systematic step-by-step manner to solving the problem, and spelling out relationships fully can best be described as: (23.1.2) Select one: a. The problem oriented approach to policing Incorrect b. The Pygmalion theory to critical thinking c. The blueprint for a "Winning Mind" d. The typical approaches for problem solvers e. The SARA problem solving method - ANSWER - > The type of alcohol contained in alcoholic beverages is _________________. (10.3.1) Select one: a. Methanol Incorrect b. Isopropyl c. Butyl d. Ethanol - ANSWER - >. Ethanol A juvenile can be finger printed regardless of age if arrested for a Class B misdemeanor offense or above for the purpose of: (14.1.6) Select one:
