TDCJ CORE COMPETENCIES TEST STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. PD-28 - ANSWER ✔ uniform and grooming standards
2. A transport bag will contain - ANSWER ✔ hand restraints with key,black
box,pad lock with key,belly belt,leg restraints,key holes go up,chain
3. Which officer will contain the hand restraints key? - ANSWER ✔ The
armed officer
4. Keys are identified by - ANSWER ✔ SITE & TOUCH
5. The number on the keys mean - ANSWER ✔ The number of keys
6. A medical lifesaving kit will contain - ANSWER ✔
Towelettes,sheers,mask,gloves,and bio-hazard bag
7. Inmates will be _______ leaving the back gate - ANSWER ✔ pat searched
8. Inmates will be________entering the back gate - ANSWER ✔ strip searched
,9. CORE VALUES - ANSWER ✔ courage,commitment,perseverance,integrity
10.3 leading causes to officers death - ANSWER ✔ medical conditions,vehicle
accidents,offender aggression
11.Barriers to communicate - ANSWER ✔ age,language,religion,common
interests
12.Categories inmates are placed in to be safe are: - ANSWER ✔
age,weight,aggression level
13.C.A.P.E.R - ANSWER ✔ contain,access,plan,execute,restore
14.All cells will be searched within ____ days and________during unit
lockdown - ANSWER ✔ 45 days & bi-annually
15.Inmate Management - ANSWER ✔ Strategies for overseeing inmate
behavior and welfare.
16.Court Procedures - ANSWER ✔ Protocols for handling legal proceedings
involving inmates.
17.Searches - ANSWER ✔ Methods for locating contraband or weapons in
facilities.
18.Suicide Prevention - ANSWER ✔ Measures to identify and assist at-risk
inmates.
,19.Transportation - ANSWER ✔ Processes for safely moving inmates between
locations.
20.Staff Recruitment and Retention - ANSWER ✔ Strategies for hiring and
keeping qualified personnel.
21.Escort - ANSWER ✔ Guidelines for safely accompanying inmates in
facilities.
22.Application of Restraints - ANSWER ✔ Protocols for using physical
restraints on inmates.
23.Key Control - ANSWER ✔ Systems for managing access to secure areas.
24.Security Checks - ANSWER ✔ Regular inspections to ensure facility safety
and security.
25.1st Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Inmate Management
26.2nd Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Count Procedures
27.3rd Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Suicide Prevention
28.4th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Security Checks
, 29.5th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Transport Procedures
30.6th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Recruitment/Retention
31.7th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Escorts
32.8th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Application of Restraints
33.9th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Key Control
34.10th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Searches
35.TDCJ was established in: - ANSWER ✔ 1848
36.What is Ruiz Vs. Estelle? - ANSWER ✔ The case that gave inmates more
rights and better living conditions (cruel/unusual punishment)
37.What is Holt vs. Hobbs? - ANSWER ✔ Allowed men to have facial hair
38.PROP-05: - ANSWER ✔ The log for recording an offender's property.
39.PROP-08 - ANSWER ✔ The log for recording confiscation of contraband
from inmates.
40.STG stands for: - ANSWER ✔ Security Threat Group
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. PD-28 - ANSWER ✔ uniform and grooming standards
2. A transport bag will contain - ANSWER ✔ hand restraints with key,black
box,pad lock with key,belly belt,leg restraints,key holes go up,chain
3. Which officer will contain the hand restraints key? - ANSWER ✔ The
armed officer
4. Keys are identified by - ANSWER ✔ SITE & TOUCH
5. The number on the keys mean - ANSWER ✔ The number of keys
6. A medical lifesaving kit will contain - ANSWER ✔
Towelettes,sheers,mask,gloves,and bio-hazard bag
7. Inmates will be _______ leaving the back gate - ANSWER ✔ pat searched
8. Inmates will be________entering the back gate - ANSWER ✔ strip searched
,9. CORE VALUES - ANSWER ✔ courage,commitment,perseverance,integrity
10.3 leading causes to officers death - ANSWER ✔ medical conditions,vehicle
accidents,offender aggression
11.Barriers to communicate - ANSWER ✔ age,language,religion,common
interests
12.Categories inmates are placed in to be safe are: - ANSWER ✔
age,weight,aggression level
13.C.A.P.E.R - ANSWER ✔ contain,access,plan,execute,restore
14.All cells will be searched within ____ days and________during unit
lockdown - ANSWER ✔ 45 days & bi-annually
15.Inmate Management - ANSWER ✔ Strategies for overseeing inmate
behavior and welfare.
16.Court Procedures - ANSWER ✔ Protocols for handling legal proceedings
involving inmates.
17.Searches - ANSWER ✔ Methods for locating contraband or weapons in
facilities.
18.Suicide Prevention - ANSWER ✔ Measures to identify and assist at-risk
inmates.
,19.Transportation - ANSWER ✔ Processes for safely moving inmates between
locations.
20.Staff Recruitment and Retention - ANSWER ✔ Strategies for hiring and
keeping qualified personnel.
21.Escort - ANSWER ✔ Guidelines for safely accompanying inmates in
facilities.
22.Application of Restraints - ANSWER ✔ Protocols for using physical
restraints on inmates.
23.Key Control - ANSWER ✔ Systems for managing access to secure areas.
24.Security Checks - ANSWER ✔ Regular inspections to ensure facility safety
and security.
25.1st Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Inmate Management
26.2nd Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Count Procedures
27.3rd Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Suicide Prevention
28.4th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Security Checks
, 29.5th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Transport Procedures
30.6th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Recruitment/Retention
31.7th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Escorts
32.8th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Application of Restraints
33.9th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Key Control
34.10th Core Competence - ANSWER ✔ Searches
35.TDCJ was established in: - ANSWER ✔ 1848
36.What is Ruiz Vs. Estelle? - ANSWER ✔ The case that gave inmates more
rights and better living conditions (cruel/unusual punishment)
37.What is Holt vs. Hobbs? - ANSWER ✔ Allowed men to have facial hair
38.PROP-05: - ANSWER ✔ The log for recording an offender's property.
39.PROP-08 - ANSWER ✔ The log for recording confiscation of contraband
from inmates.
40.STG stands for: - ANSWER ✔ Security Threat Group
