TCOLE Basic Jailer Course QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
RATED A+
Sexual Harassment - is deliberate or repeated sexual based behavior that is not welcome, not
asked for. and not returned or is unwelcome sexual or gender based behavior
Booking - recording of certain information relating to the inmate during the admissions process
Detainer - a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in custody
pending a fulfillment of a legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment - an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in jail the
person so committed
Warrant - a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other person
specifically named, commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an offense, to be
dealt with a cording to law
Capias - is a wait issued by the court or clerk, 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 that
court immediately, or on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment - is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any magistrate, or by
the foreman's of a grand jury, in any criminal action or proceeding authorized by law,
commanding some peace officer to take the body of a witness and bring him before court,
magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify in behalf of the State or of the
defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant - when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within his
jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice from another state, he shall issue a warrant of arrest
directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the accused before him
Search - the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot in plain
sight
Contraband - is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by law or
agency directives
Strip Search - when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates should
undergo a through strip search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a threat to the security
of safety of thr facility
,Cavity Search - basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a body
cavity
Tort - a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form of an
action for damages
Objective Classification - a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency resources, and
inmate program needs
Trustee - a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in and
around the prison or jail
Child - means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness - illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's thought,
perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a person's behavior, as
manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity - is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
Psychosis - a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of organic or
psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and impaired
reasoning of reality
Delusion - false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination - distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience hearing/seeing
something that is not there
HIV - is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS - is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis - commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called
mycobacterium tuberculosis
Communicable Disease - an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious agent or
its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected person or
animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a vector, or the inanimate
environment
, Force - an aggressive act committed by any person, which does. ot amount yo an assault and is
necessary to accomplish one's objective
Custody - (a) under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an
order of a court of this stage or another state of the United States; or
(b) under restraint by an agent or employee of a facility that is operated by or under contract with
the United States and that confines persons arrested for, charges withx or convicted of criminal
offenses
Escape - mean unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following
temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period or leave that is part of an intermittent
sentence, but does not include violation of conditions of community supervision kr parole other
than convictions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility
Deadly Force - means force that is intended or know by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its
use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury
Command Presence - an officer's mere position of legal authority initiates inamtes' cooperation
Uncooperative Inmate - an inmate who refuses to come with any valid commands given to him
by an officer
Disruptive Group - any group of inmates that pose a threat to the physical safety of other inmates
or staff by virtue of the group's nature and activities
Right - a power, interest, or demand inherent in one person or established by law for protection
and benefit of a person
Privilege - a particular benefit enjoyed by a person beyond the common advantage of other
citizens
Vicarious Liability - indirect legal responsibility
Disturbance - disruptive behavior, by one it more inmates. that causes disorder
Emergency - an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for
immediate action; an urgent need for assistance or relief
Chain of Custody - is the process which records transactions of ecidendd from person to person
since its acquisition by a law enforcement agency
Commissioner Courts - Who does the responsibility for providing county jails rests with?
The Sheriff - Who operates county jails in the State of Texas?
RATED A+
Sexual Harassment - is deliberate or repeated sexual based behavior that is not welcome, not
asked for. and not returned or is unwelcome sexual or gender based behavior
Booking - recording of certain information relating to the inmate during the admissions process
Detainer - a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in custody
pending a fulfillment of a legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment - an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in jail the
person so committed
Warrant - a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other person
specifically named, commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an offense, to be
dealt with a cording to law
Capias - is a wait issued by the court or clerk, 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 that
court immediately, or on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment - is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any magistrate, or by
the foreman's of a grand jury, in any criminal action or proceeding authorized by law,
commanding some peace officer to take the body of a witness and bring him before court,
magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify in behalf of the State or of the
defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant - when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within his
jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice from another state, he shall issue a warrant of arrest
directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the accused before him
Search - the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot in plain
sight
Contraband - is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by law or
agency directives
Strip Search - when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates should
undergo a through strip search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a threat to the security
of safety of thr facility
,Cavity Search - basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a body
cavity
Tort - a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form of an
action for damages
Objective Classification - a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency resources, and
inmate program needs
Trustee - a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in and
around the prison or jail
Child - means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness - illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's thought,
perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a person's behavior, as
manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity - is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
Psychosis - a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of organic or
psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and impaired
reasoning of reality
Delusion - false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination - distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience hearing/seeing
something that is not there
HIV - is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS - is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis - commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called
mycobacterium tuberculosis
Communicable Disease - an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious agent or
its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected person or
animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a vector, or the inanimate
environment
, Force - an aggressive act committed by any person, which does. ot amount yo an assault and is
necessary to accomplish one's objective
Custody - (a) under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an
order of a court of this stage or another state of the United States; or
(b) under restraint by an agent or employee of a facility that is operated by or under contract with
the United States and that confines persons arrested for, charges withx or convicted of criminal
offenses
Escape - mean unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following
temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period or leave that is part of an intermittent
sentence, but does not include violation of conditions of community supervision kr parole other
than convictions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility
Deadly Force - means force that is intended or know by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its
use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury
Command Presence - an officer's mere position of legal authority initiates inamtes' cooperation
Uncooperative Inmate - an inmate who refuses to come with any valid commands given to him
by an officer
Disruptive Group - any group of inmates that pose a threat to the physical safety of other inmates
or staff by virtue of the group's nature and activities
Right - a power, interest, or demand inherent in one person or established by law for protection
and benefit of a person
Privilege - a particular benefit enjoyed by a person beyond the common advantage of other
citizens
Vicarious Liability - indirect legal responsibility
Disturbance - disruptive behavior, by one it more inmates. that causes disorder
Emergency - an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for
immediate action; an urgent need for assistance or relief
Chain of Custody - is the process which records transactions of ecidendd from person to person
since its acquisition by a law enforcement agency
Commissioner Courts - Who does the responsibility for providing county jails rests with?
The Sheriff - Who operates county jails in the State of Texas?
