BASIC COUNTY CORRECTIONS FINAL
EXAM SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Applicants for a basic county corrections license have ___________
chances to pass the qualifying exam before being required to repeat
training and obtain another endorsement. (2.1.3)
Answer: 3
●● The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is updated how
often? (2.1.13)
Answer: Each Spring
●● List the three primary jail concepts in Texas. (3.1.3)
Answer: Linear, podular indirect, and podular direct
●● If a TCOLE licensee has not been commissioned for more than two
years, and has not met continuing education requirements during that
time, his or her license is considered to be inactive. This means
___________. (2.1.2)
Answer: the licensee must meet current standards and pass the current
licensing exam
,●● TCOLE is an acronym for ___________. (3.1.1)
Answer: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
●● TCOLE is responsible for implementing curriculum, prosecuting
officer violations, and maintaining the officer assistance system. (3.1.1)
Answer: False
●● The written petition for contesting information in termination report
must be received within ________________. (2.1.11)
Answer: 30 days
●● There are two _______ month periods in the training cycle. (2.1.7)
Answer: 24
●● The two primary supervision styles utilized in jails include
_________________ and ________________. (3.1.4)
Answer: Direct/ indirect
●● Which chapter of the Texas Administrative Code Part 7 lists the
requirements for inclusion on the Memorial Monument? (2.1.13)
Answer: 229
,●● The ___________ jail design focuses on enhancing interaction
between staff and inmates and on making the staff-inmate ratio more
cost-effective. (3.1.3)
Answer: Podular Direct
●● The legal ramifications of not updating a file can result in both
criminal liability and civil liability. (6.1.5)
Answer: True
●● Refusing to give your name, residence address, or date of birth to a
peace officer who has made a lawful arrest and request is a violation of
Ch. 38.02 of the Penal Code entitled ___________. (6.2.1)
Answer: Failure to identify
●● When describing an inmate's engagement ring during intake
inventory, which of the following characteristic should you NOT include
in your report? (6.4.2)
Answer: Gem Name
●● Which of the following is a purpose of the Suicide Screening Form?
(5.3.4)
Answer: - Triage those at risk for suicide
- Identify inmates possibly in distress from psychosis
- Assist with continuity of care of special needs inmates
, ●● A ___________ is an order signed by a magistrate directing a sheriff
to receive and place in jail a person so committed. (6.1.1)
Answer: Commitment
●● Advantages to objective jail classification include all of the
following, except ___________. (7.2.5)
Answer: provides a subjective classification of inmates
●● Female inmates shall be ___________ by sight and sound from male
inmates. (7.2.2)
Answer: Separated
●● If a jailer is trusting and familiar with the inmates, the inmates will
place this jailer in the _________ category. (11.6.3)
Answer: Soft
●● When completing fingerprinting, the option to submit to
___________ must be checked before clicking the submit button. (6.2.4)
Answer: DPS
●● During intake procedures, if a foreign national's country of
citizenship is not on the mandatory notification list, you should do which
of the following? (6.7.2)
EXAM SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Applicants for a basic county corrections license have ___________
chances to pass the qualifying exam before being required to repeat
training and obtain another endorsement. (2.1.3)
Answer: 3
●● The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is updated how
often? (2.1.13)
Answer: Each Spring
●● List the three primary jail concepts in Texas. (3.1.3)
Answer: Linear, podular indirect, and podular direct
●● If a TCOLE licensee has not been commissioned for more than two
years, and has not met continuing education requirements during that
time, his or her license is considered to be inactive. This means
___________. (2.1.2)
Answer: the licensee must meet current standards and pass the current
licensing exam
,●● TCOLE is an acronym for ___________. (3.1.1)
Answer: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
●● TCOLE is responsible for implementing curriculum, prosecuting
officer violations, and maintaining the officer assistance system. (3.1.1)
Answer: False
●● The written petition for contesting information in termination report
must be received within ________________. (2.1.11)
Answer: 30 days
●● There are two _______ month periods in the training cycle. (2.1.7)
Answer: 24
●● The two primary supervision styles utilized in jails include
_________________ and ________________. (3.1.4)
Answer: Direct/ indirect
●● Which chapter of the Texas Administrative Code Part 7 lists the
requirements for inclusion on the Memorial Monument? (2.1.13)
Answer: 229
,●● The ___________ jail design focuses on enhancing interaction
between staff and inmates and on making the staff-inmate ratio more
cost-effective. (3.1.3)
Answer: Podular Direct
●● The legal ramifications of not updating a file can result in both
criminal liability and civil liability. (6.1.5)
Answer: True
●● Refusing to give your name, residence address, or date of birth to a
peace officer who has made a lawful arrest and request is a violation of
Ch. 38.02 of the Penal Code entitled ___________. (6.2.1)
Answer: Failure to identify
●● When describing an inmate's engagement ring during intake
inventory, which of the following characteristic should you NOT include
in your report? (6.4.2)
Answer: Gem Name
●● Which of the following is a purpose of the Suicide Screening Form?
(5.3.4)
Answer: - Triage those at risk for suicide
- Identify inmates possibly in distress from psychosis
- Assist with continuity of care of special needs inmates
, ●● A ___________ is an order signed by a magistrate directing a sheriff
to receive and place in jail a person so committed. (6.1.1)
Answer: Commitment
●● Advantages to objective jail classification include all of the
following, except ___________. (7.2.5)
Answer: provides a subjective classification of inmates
●● Female inmates shall be ___________ by sight and sound from male
inmates. (7.2.2)
Answer: Separated
●● If a jailer is trusting and familiar with the inmates, the inmates will
place this jailer in the _________ category. (11.6.3)
Answer: Soft
●● When completing fingerprinting, the option to submit to
___________ must be checked before clicking the submit button. (6.2.4)
Answer: DPS
●● During intake procedures, if a foreign national's country of
citizenship is not on the mandatory notification list, you should do which
of the following? (6.7.2)
