TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT (TCOLE) EXAM
|COMPLETE AND GRADED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
LATEST UPDATE| 100% GRADED A+
Which of the following is a risk factor in arrest situations? -
ANSWER
Spectator support for the subject
An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle within ____ feet of a fire hydrant. -
ANSWER
15
At least two reflectors on the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer must be
__________ in color. -
ANSWER
red
Eat enough calories to attain and ____________ desired body weight. -
ANSWER
maintain
What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene Management" stage? -
ANSWER
care for injured
According to Sec. 8.01 of the Penal Code, it is an affirmative defense to prosecution that at the time
of the conduct charged the actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his
conduct was wrong. This general defense is called: -
ANSWER
Insanity
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: -
,ANSWER
ethnocentrism
A _________________ is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. -
ANSWER
Sentence
Family and personal stressors include. -
ANSWER
Marital
Children
Parents
Financial
All of the these
An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the
facts defines: -
ANSWER
Prejudice
The Ethical role is performed by being ______in personal behavior and in functioning as a
representative of the criminal justice system. -
ANSWER
Objective and Ethical
The provisions limiting the operations of vehicles on an improved shoulder shall not apply to... -
ANSWER
authorized emergency vehicles responding to calls
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle.... -
ANSWER
on a crosswalk
,within an intersection
on a sidewalk
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
all of the above
At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. -
ANSWER
probable cause
Texas CCP Article 15.24 defines what level of force may be used in making an arrest. -
ANSWER
all reasonable means are permitted to effect an arrest
The ______ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force. -
ANSWER
4th
In a report if you write the information in the order of their occurrence this would be called: -
ANSWER
Chronological
means to deliver a controlled substance other than by administering or dispensing the substance. -
ANSWER
distribute
A protective order is valid for what period of time? -
ANSWER
for the period stated in the order not exceed 2 years
Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent commission"
of the offense? -
ANSWER
, theft during the nighttime
criminal mischief during the nighttime
robbery
burglary
Deadly force is justified in all of the above
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ____________. -
ANSWER
gives the right to trial, open to the public
Ethical men / women are ____________________________, and peer pressure can work for or
against ethical behavior. -
ANSWER
Made, not born
Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime? -
ANSWER
The foreman of a grand jury
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 -
ANSWER
physical fitness
Officer Rain Bow was called to the H.E.B. Upon arrival he met clerk Martha Sue who advised him that
a subject (Sandra Smith) had picked up a bottle of Revlon Hair Spray which was priced at $11.50 and
a can of Right Guard which was $1.50. Smith peeled the tag off of the Right Guard and she peeled
the tag off the Revlon Hair Spray. Smith put the $1.50 tag from the Right Guard on the Revlon Hair
Spray. Smith went to the check out counter where she paid only $1.50 for the Hair Spray. She was
stopped by a store security officer and was arrested. What was Sandra Smith arrested for? -
ANSWER
Fraudulent destruction, removal and concealment of writing
|COMPLETE AND GRADED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
LATEST UPDATE| 100% GRADED A+
Which of the following is a risk factor in arrest situations? -
ANSWER
Spectator support for the subject
An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle within ____ feet of a fire hydrant. -
ANSWER
15
At least two reflectors on the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer must be
__________ in color. -
ANSWER
red
Eat enough calories to attain and ____________ desired body weight. -
ANSWER
maintain
What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene Management" stage? -
ANSWER
care for injured
According to Sec. 8.01 of the Penal Code, it is an affirmative defense to prosecution that at the time
of the conduct charged the actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his
conduct was wrong. This general defense is called: -
ANSWER
Insanity
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: -
,ANSWER
ethnocentrism
A _________________ is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. -
ANSWER
Sentence
Family and personal stressors include. -
ANSWER
Marital
Children
Parents
Financial
All of the these
An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the
facts defines: -
ANSWER
Prejudice
The Ethical role is performed by being ______in personal behavior and in functioning as a
representative of the criminal justice system. -
ANSWER
Objective and Ethical
The provisions limiting the operations of vehicles on an improved shoulder shall not apply to... -
ANSWER
authorized emergency vehicles responding to calls
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle.... -
ANSWER
on a crosswalk
,within an intersection
on a sidewalk
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
all of the above
At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. -
ANSWER
probable cause
Texas CCP Article 15.24 defines what level of force may be used in making an arrest. -
ANSWER
all reasonable means are permitted to effect an arrest
The ______ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force. -
ANSWER
4th
In a report if you write the information in the order of their occurrence this would be called: -
ANSWER
Chronological
means to deliver a controlled substance other than by administering or dispensing the substance. -
ANSWER
distribute
A protective order is valid for what period of time? -
ANSWER
for the period stated in the order not exceed 2 years
Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent commission"
of the offense? -
ANSWER
, theft during the nighttime
criminal mischief during the nighttime
robbery
burglary
Deadly force is justified in all of the above
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ____________. -
ANSWER
gives the right to trial, open to the public
Ethical men / women are ____________________________, and peer pressure can work for or
against ethical behavior. -
ANSWER
Made, not born
Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime? -
ANSWER
The foreman of a grand jury
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 -
ANSWER
physical fitness
Officer Rain Bow was called to the H.E.B. Upon arrival he met clerk Martha Sue who advised him that
a subject (Sandra Smith) had picked up a bottle of Revlon Hair Spray which was priced at $11.50 and
a can of Right Guard which was $1.50. Smith peeled the tag off of the Right Guard and she peeled
the tag off the Revlon Hair Spray. Smith put the $1.50 tag from the Right Guard on the Revlon Hair
Spray. Smith went to the check out counter where she paid only $1.50 for the Hair Spray. She was
stopped by a store security officer and was arrested. What was Sandra Smith arrested for? -
ANSWER
Fraudulent destruction, removal and concealment of writing
