TCOLE (BPOC) - JUVENILE OFFENDERS UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Under Family Code (FC) 51.02, a child is __ years of age or older and younger than ___________.
Answer:
10 and 17
Question:
2. _______ means the adult with whom the child resides.
Answer:
Custodian
Question:
3. ________ means the person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of the child or the
public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court.
Answer:
Guardian
Question:
4. __________ means a child who is subject to jurisdiction of a court under abuse, dependency, or neglect
statutes under Title 5 for reasons other than legally prohibited conduct of the child or has been taken into
custody and is being held solely for deportation out of the United States.
Answer:
Non-offender
Question:
5. _______ means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental rights
have been terminated.
Answer:
Parent
Question:
6. ________ means any public or private residential facility that includes construction fixtures designed to
physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in
the facility and is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile.
Answer:
Secure Detention Facility
Question:
7. __________ means any public or private residential facility, including an alcohol or other drug
treatment facility, that is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having
committed an offense, any non-offender, or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Answer:
Secure correctional facility
, Question:
8. __________ means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under
state law, be a crime if committed by an adult.
Answer:
D.) Status Offender
Question:
9. _________ means a court order entered under Section
54.04 concerning a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as a
status offender.
Answer:
B.) Valid Court Order
Question:
10. ___________ is conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state or of the
United States punishable by imprisonment or by confinement in jail.
Answer:
Delinquent Conduct
Question:
11. If a child appears before the juvenile court without a parent or guardian, the court _____ appoint a
guardian ad litem to protect the interests of the child. (The juvenile court does not need to appoint a
guardian ad litem if a parent or guardian appears with the child.)
Answer:
Shall
Question:
12. A child may be detained only in which of the following places?
Answer:
All of the above
Question:
13. A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than ___ hours.
Answer:
Six
Question:
14. A child ______ be photographed or fingerprinted without the consent of the juvenile court unless the
child is taken into custody referred to the juvenile court for conduct that constitutes a felony or a
misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.
Answer:
May not
Question:
15. A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's fingerprints if the
officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct. True or False?
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Under Family Code (FC) 51.02, a child is __ years of age or older and younger than ___________.
Answer:
10 and 17
Question:
2. _______ means the adult with whom the child resides.
Answer:
Custodian
Question:
3. ________ means the person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of the child or the
public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court.
Answer:
Guardian
Question:
4. __________ means a child who is subject to jurisdiction of a court under abuse, dependency, or neglect
statutes under Title 5 for reasons other than legally prohibited conduct of the child or has been taken into
custody and is being held solely for deportation out of the United States.
Answer:
Non-offender
Question:
5. _______ means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental rights
have been terminated.
Answer:
Parent
Question:
6. ________ means any public or private residential facility that includes construction fixtures designed to
physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in
the facility and is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile.
Answer:
Secure Detention Facility
Question:
7. __________ means any public or private residential facility, including an alcohol or other drug
treatment facility, that is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having
committed an offense, any non-offender, or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Answer:
Secure correctional facility
, Question:
8. __________ means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under
state law, be a crime if committed by an adult.
Answer:
D.) Status Offender
Question:
9. _________ means a court order entered under Section
54.04 concerning a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as a
status offender.
Answer:
B.) Valid Court Order
Question:
10. ___________ is conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state or of the
United States punishable by imprisonment or by confinement in jail.
Answer:
Delinquent Conduct
Question:
11. If a child appears before the juvenile court without a parent or guardian, the court _____ appoint a
guardian ad litem to protect the interests of the child. (The juvenile court does not need to appoint a
guardian ad litem if a parent or guardian appears with the child.)
Answer:
Shall
Question:
12. A child may be detained only in which of the following places?
Answer:
All of the above
Question:
13. A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than ___ hours.
Answer:
Six
Question:
14. A child ______ be photographed or fingerprinted without the consent of the juvenile court unless the
child is taken into custody referred to the juvenile court for conduct that constitutes a felony or a
misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail.
Answer:
May not
Question:
15. A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's fingerprints if the
officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct. True or False?
