TDCJ PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Recite the mission statement of the Parole Division?
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ). Answer: To promote public safety
and positive offender change through effective supervision programs and
services
HINT
1. To promote public safety & positive offender change
2. through effective supervision programs and services
● Name 5 divisions that report directly to the Texas Board of Criminal
Justice.
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE). Answer: 1. office of inspector general
2. state counsel for offenders
3. internal audit
4. PREA ombudsman
5. Windham school district (no longer on organizational chart, but still
reports to TBCJ)
, ● Name 5 divisions that report directly to the executive director of
TDCJ.
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE). Answer: 1. administrative review and
risk management
2. office of general counsel
3. executive administrative services
4. community justice assistance division
5. correctional institutions
6. rehabilitation programs
7. health services
8. victim services
9. human resources
10. private facility contract monitoring/ oversight
11. reentry and integration
12. business and finance
13. manufacturing and logistics
14. information technology
15. facilities
16. parole
● Understand the chain of command for Parole Officers.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Recite the mission statement of the Parole Division?
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE ). Answer: To promote public safety
and positive offender change through effective supervision programs and
services
HINT
1. To promote public safety & positive offender change
2. through effective supervision programs and services
● Name 5 divisions that report directly to the Texas Board of Criminal
Justice.
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE). Answer: 1. office of inspector general
2. state counsel for offenders
3. internal audit
4. PREA ombudsman
5. Windham school district (no longer on organizational chart, but still
reports to TBCJ)
, ● Name 5 divisions that report directly to the executive director of
TDCJ.
(PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE). Answer: 1. administrative review and
risk management
2. office of general counsel
3. executive administrative services
4. community justice assistance division
5. correctional institutions
6. rehabilitation programs
7. health services
8. victim services
9. human resources
10. private facility contract monitoring/ oversight
11. reentry and integration
12. business and finance
13. manufacturing and logistics
14. information technology
15. facilities
16. parole
● Understand the chain of command for Parole Officers.
