TCOLE Practice Exam Texas Basic Peace
Officer Questions and Answers
1.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
Answer E
2.According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for
Licensees, the legislatively required continuing education program for
individ- uals licensed as peace officers shall consist of hours of
training. (2.1.4)
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80
Answer B
3.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
Answer C
4.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
Answer c
5.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
Answer d
6. 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
Answer A
7.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
Answer C
8.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
Answer B
9.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
, Answer E
10.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
Answer A
11.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
Answer E
12.The only offenses in which bail may be denied, is in cases of
(6.1.2)
a. Felony DWI offenses
b. Capitol offenses
Officer Questions and Answers
1.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
Answer E
2.According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for
Licensees, the legislatively required continuing education program for
individ- uals licensed as peace officers shall consist of hours of
training. (2.1.4)
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80
Answer B
3.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
Answer C
4.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
Answer c
5.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
Answer d
6. 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
Answer A
7.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
Answer C
8.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
Answer B
9.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
, Answer E
10.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
Answer A
11.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
Answer E
12.The only offenses in which bail may be denied, is in cases of
(6.1.2)
a. Felony DWI offenses
b. Capitol offenses
