TCOLE Practice Exam- Texas Basic Peace Officer Latest Updated

People are most likely to become angry when they (1.3.4) - ANSWER-are tired and hungry There are two requirements for a valid abandonment under Texas Law: first, the defendant must intend to abandon the property and second, the decision to abandon must be made ____________, not merely the product of police misconduct. - ANSWER-freely or voluntary Which of the following duties must a peace officer perform in a family violence disturbance? (6.4.1) - ANSWER-give written notice of victim's legal rights It is important to be aware of one's _____, so that one can double check decisions to ensure accurate and fair decision making. (5.1.1) - ANSWER-biases Which of the following is an advantage of having the professional model for law enforcement? (3.1.2) - ANSWER-more effective problem solving techniques A defendant's right to confront his witnesses may be waived if the witnesses: (6.1.2) - ANSWER-were deposed (gave a deposition) If, after a reasonable amount of time, the officer is unable to develop probable cause during the lawful temporary detention, he/she should: (7.1.6) - ANSWER-release the subject A lawful enforcement officer may take possession of a child without a court order under any circumstances. (14.1.7) - ANSWER-False _____ exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent man believing that an offense has been committed. - ANSWER-Probable cause According to the CCP and case law, an officer/ supervisor _____________ intervene in cases of excessive use of force. (17.4.2) - ANSWER-Must According to Chapter 19, criminal homicide of the penal code, which of the following is not an element of proof for the offense of murder? - ANSWER-Recklessly causes the death of an individual A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals a $1,500 computer from the back seat. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ANSWER-Burglary - habitation An affirmative defense to prosecution - ANSWER-excuses criminal responsibility if the defense is proven by a preponderance of the evidence Which of the following is an advantage of having the professional model for law enforcement? - ANSWER-More effective problem solving techniques John Wrong offers Jackie Wright $35.00 to engage in sexual conduct with him. John Wrong has committed the offense of _____________________________. (8.9.2) - ANSWER-Prostitution Under which of the following conditions may a person drive a vehicle over an unprotected fire hose laid down on a street to be used at a fire emergency? - ANSWER-Only with permission of the fire department official in charge. The official charging document used in a misdemeanor action is called a/an _________________? - ANSWER-Information The six major categories of drugs does not include: - ANSWER-Dilutants Art. 15.24 states in making an arrest, all ____________ means are permitted to be used to effect it. - ANSWER-Reasonable What is the first day an officer may stop a vehicle and issue a traffic citation for an expired motor vehicle inspection certificate when said certificate expired on the last day of the preceding month? - ANSWER-The sixth day of the month _______ is the condition of the human organism that consists of its health and disease status and risk potential. - ANSWER-Wellness Dopey Dufess remained hidden in a washroom until the department store closed with the intent to steal a necktie worth $3.00. He has committed: (choose the best answer) (8.7.3) - ANSWER-Burglary A Concealed Handgun License holder enters a liquor store while possessing a concealed pistol. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-No offense For which of the following violations must the police officer permit the violator to sign a promise to appear if the operator is a resident of the state of Texas and is operating a vehicle licensed in Texas? - ANSWER-Speeding According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is ________. - ANSWER-A defense to prosecution The three components of the Criminal Justice System are: - ANSWER-Police, Courts, Correctional System A crisis reaction can cause a physical response in addition to an emotional response - ANSWER-True According to the Transportation Code: "No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is ______ and ________ under the circumstances then existing. - ANSWER-Reasonable / prudent According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may request a magistrates order for emergency protection at a defendants appearance before a magistrate after an arrest for - ANSWER-an offense involving family violence Officers will follow the __________ step violator interview unless circumstances exist that make their use extraneous or non-applicable. - ANSWER-Seven At the moment of arrest, _______ ceases to build - ANSWER-Probable cause According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another __________ - ANSWER-to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson According to the Penal code, ___________ is failing to return to custody following a temporary leave for a specific purpose. - ANSWER-Escape Which of the following is considered cover? - ANSWER-Dirt embankment A male person is at a night club and looks in the girls' restroom to see if he can catch a glimpse at any partially clothed women. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Disorderly Conduct Joe allowed Joan, a 17 year old run away to stay at his house for two weeks and did not bother to call the police or her parents, knowing Joan was a run away. This is...... (8.6.1) - ANSWER-Harboring a runaway A person stays the night in a hotel room. The person is not satisfied and simply leaves the next morning without paying the $45 bill. What offense has occurred - ANSWER-Theft of service < $100 ________ the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from or generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action best defines: - ANSWER-Critical thinking The Commission required a minimum of ____ rounds for basic handgun qualification. - ANSWER-50 The condition of the human organism that consists of its health and disease status and risk potential. - ANSWER-Wellness Ethical men/women are _________, and peer pressure can work for or against ethical behavior - ANSWER-made, not born The cycle of abuse is threefold. Which of the following is not one of the cycle components? - ANSWER-Loving Stage Which of the following duties must a peace officer perform in a family violence disturbance? - ANSWER-Give written notice of victims legal rights Which of the following is not a culpable mental state? - ANSWER-All of the above (Intentional, knowing, reckless, criminal negligence) A person commits an offense of Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon if he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly carries on or about his person a __________ - ANSWER-Handgun Fatigue is a physiological condition that __________ - ANSWER-causes longer reaction times A serious effort to perform in accordance with basic ethics, the law, and departmental regulations reinforces feelings of _______________________ and helps reach desired goals. - ANSWER-Respect and trust According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of force option for dispersing a riot? - ANSWER-use any degree of force A person who, in the course of committing theft, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what offense? - ANSWER-Robbery ______ is a "pat down" of the outer clothing of a person whom you have stopped - ANSWER-Frisk Which of the following foods contains the least amount of cholesterol? - ANSWER-Vegetable oil Generally speaking, trauma can be so overwhelming for most people that it may cause a person to - ANSWER-regress to a childlike state An operator of a motor vehicle shall allow _____ between themselves and the vehicle in front of them - ANSWER-None of the above? Helpful hints for dealing with stress include: g care of your body zing your limitations ng with the cause of the stress the above - ANSWER-All of the above Physiological manifestations of stress include: ed pupils heartbeat ased blood pressure the above - ANSWER-All of the above One of the disadvantages of professional model for law enforcement is the cost of training and _______ - ANSWER-development Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent commission" of the offense? during the nighttime nal mischief during the nighttime ry ary y force is justified in all of the above - ANSWER-Deadly force is justified in all of the above According to Sec. 31.04 of the Penal Code, a person commits an offense if with intent to avoid payment he intentionally or knowingly secures performance of the service by deception, threat or false token. What is this offense? - ANSWER-Theft of service The cycle of abuse usually repeats itself over time and _____________________. - ANSWER-Increases in severity For a juvenile to be taken into custody for driving under the influence of alcohol, they must have a blood alcohol content of: - ANSWER-any detectable amount Time must be devoted to exploring motives, possible omissions, and assessing the truth if ________________________. - ANSWER-justice is to be served Which court(s) hear class A & B misdemeanors? - ANSWER-County Courts Which of the following is a violation of the Transportation Code? - ANSWER-A vehicle slowing but not making a complete cessation of movement at a stop sign Which of the following is an example of moral courage? Refusing gratuities b.Refusing to participate in a cover-up c.Refusing to participate in ethnic or gender based humor or practical joke d.All the above are examples of moral courage - ANSWER-All of the above Which culpable mental state refers to a person's conduct or the result of his conduct when he ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur when and to the degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor's standpoint? - ANSWER-Criminal Negligence Which of the following is the correct order of courtroom testimony? - ANSWER-Direct, cross, redirect, recross According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their service as a witness or public servant? - ANSWER-Obstruction or retaliation Holding a person for a limited time who is not yet answerable to a criminal offense is _____ - ANSWER-temporary detention The most popular and successful means of relieving stress is - ANSWER-physical activity Nighttime means the period beginning one half hour before sunset and ending one half hour after sunrise. - ANSWER-Falsebail 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 _____ - ANSWER-bail _____ and _____ make up the foundation on which the wellness pyramid is build - ANSWER-Regular exercise and proper nutrition What is the purpose of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? - ANSWER-To test the legality of the detention of a person who has been arrested According to the Alcoholic Beverage Code, a mixed beverage permittee may normally sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between the hours of _____ on any day except Sunday. - ANSWER-7 am & midnight According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for Licensees, a Peace Officer appointed to their first supervisory position, training must be completed within ___________ months following the date of appointment as a supervisor. - ANSWER-24 months According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he ____ command a sufficient number of citizens of his country to overcome the resistance - ANSWER-Shall The health-related components are more important to wellness and quality of life than are the skill-related components linked to ____ performance. - ANSWER-Motor Joe takes a business client to the No-Tell Motel where he has arranged sexual entertainment for the evening. The next day, the client gives Joe $500 for a wonderful evening. Joe gives the lady $200 and a $50 tip. What offense, if any, has been committed by joe? - ANSWER-Promotion of prostitution A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by the person. According to Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ANSWER-Capital Murder A lawful risk can only be initiated when the officer - ANSWER-Has reasonable suspicion to detain AND/OR Has reasonable suspicion that there is a weapon Stressors confronting the individual officer are all of these except which one: - ANSWER-Concern for the department The normal human response to crisis reaction is - ANSWER-Frozen Fright??? The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: - ANSWER-gives the right to trial, open to the public "The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open for public use for purposes of vehicular travel" is: - ANSWER-Both a highway and a street The _____ is that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder - ANSWER-Roadway A person found in possession of crack cocaine weighing a total of 2 grams should be charged with a: - ANSWER-3rd degree felony Which of the following is not an element of the offense of Burglary? - ANSWER-Breaking and Entering In a report if you write the information in the order of their occurrence this would be called: - ANSWER-Chronological Which of the following offenses involve the elements of "sudden passion" and "adequate cause"? - ANSWER-Second degree murder According to the Penal code, the threat of force is justified only when_____ - ANSWER-the use of force is justified What is generally considered to be the area of open space surrounding a dwelling, which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the house? - ANSWER-Curtilage In order to prevent the occurrence of crime, the opportunity for someone to commit the crime must: - ANSWER-be eliminated or reduced At least two reflectors on the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer must be __________ in color. - ANSWER-Red Under what Penalty Group is Heroin found? - ANSWER-Penalty Group 1 According to the CCP Art. 18.16 who can prevent the consequences of a theft? - ANSWER-Anybody In a civil case, a judgment is rendered in favor of the complaining party or the defendant or somewhere in between based upon _______________ before a judge or jury. - ANSWER-preponderance of evidence A police supervisor has a/an _____ duty to intervene to stop officers who are engaging in excessive force in their presence. - ANSWER-affirmative An officer responds to a call, finding a man shooting at other people. The officer is justified in using Deadly Force. However, when he returns fire, the officer recklessly kills an innocent third person. The officer may be filed on for ____________. - ANSWER-Manslaughter " A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of any offense that he committed when younger than _______ years of age except perjury, aggravated perjury, etc...." - ANSWER-15 Every vehicle upon a highway within this State at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of ____________ feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as required. - ANSWER-1000 When an officer makes an arrest, he may make a ________ of a person for _______. - ANSWER-Full search / anything The maximum speed on a beach during the day time is: - ANSWER-15 mph According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education training once every _______. - ANSWER-24 months ________________ is a written statement of a grand jury accusing a person therein named of some act or omission which, by law is declared to be an offense. - ANSWER-Indictment A calorie is - ANSWER-a measurement of energy A peace officer may frisk a passanger compartment of a vehicle if he has _______ that _________ are hidden. - ANSWER-A reasonable suspicion ; weapons According to Sec. 218.9 Firearms Proficiency Requirements, each agency or entity that employs at least __________ peace officer shall require each peace officer that it employs to successfully complete the current firearms proficiency requirements at least once each year. - ANSWER-One An operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or business shall: before the sidewalk right of way to pedestrians right of way to approaching vehicles d.A and C only of the above - ANSWER-all of the above A motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry. - ANSWER-Farm tractor County A & County B border each other. An offender is arrest on an outstanding warrant in County A, but is magistrated and incarcerated in County B. The offender cannot be detained in a jail in County B for more than how many hours? - ANSWER-72 "Family" by definition of the Family code includes: a.Biological and foster parents. b.Former spouses of each other. c.Individuals related by consanguinity or affinity. d.All the above are under the "family" definition. - ANSWER-All of the above A _______ is a group of words that is only a piece of a complete sentence. Pieces of important information are left out of the sentence. - ANSWER-Sentence Fragment The process on a semiautomatic pistol that ejects a spent cartridge and chambers a new round is called: - ANSWER-Slide action According to Article 2.12 of the Code, which of the following is not a peace officer? - ANSWER-Border Patrol Agent? Objectivity involves the ___________ without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices. - ANSWER-Expression or use of facts Generally speaking, a peace officer cannot arrest, without a warrant, a - ANSWER-person believed to have committed a misdemeanor offense outside the view of the officer Eat enough calories to attain and _______ desired body weight. - ANSWER-Maintain The limitation on indictment in misdemeanor cases, from the date of the commission of the offense, is which of the following: - ANSWER-2 years The shoulder of a road is that portion of the highway that is - ANSWER-contiguous to the roadway Of the following methods of searching, which one is considered most effective for outside sketches: - ANSWER-Strip Art. 15.16 states the arrested person must be taken before _________- - ANSWER-the magistrate in the county where he is arrested Peter has been terminated from the Post Office. In anger, he calls and states that there is a letter bomb in the mail. This causes evacuation of the Post Office and the alert of the fire department and bomb squad. What offense has been committed? - ANSWER-False alarm or report There are two elements to the corpus delicti. Which of the following is one of those elements? - ANSWER-The act A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of an offense (other than perjury, aggravated perjury, or traffic offense) that he/she committed when: - ANSWER-younger than 15 years of age, unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction Officer Casanova sees a pretty lady, stops her, and makes unwelcome sexual advances toward her. Officer Casanova committed what offense? - ANSWER-Official Oppression According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a law enforcement - initiated action based on an individual's ethnicity or national origin rather than the individuals behavior. - ANSWER-Racial profiling Professionals profess to know better than others the nature of their specialty, and to know what is best for their _______ in this specialty. - ANSWER-Client "Improved Shoulder" means - ANSWER-a paved shoulder What two courts are the only courts that have concurrent jurisdiction in some offenses? - ANSWER-Municipal and Justice Courts What singe event served most to remove the police officer from contact with the community? - ANSWER-Extensive use of the automobile for patrol Which of the following is not an objective of the Criminal Code of Procedure? - ANSWER-Arrest violators without warrant? A juvenile may be taken into custody for the following reasons: - ANSWER-Pursuant to the laws of arrest of the Penal Code and probable cause that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct Pursuant to rule 106 of the Texas Rules of the court a citation may be served: a.In person b.By certified mail c.By publication d.All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above Eustress is - ANSWER-good or positive stress An ex-parte restraining order is: - ANSWER-a temporary restraining order until a hearing is held Which of the following indicate that words are no longer working as a force option - ANSWER-Unreceptive to alternatives after repeated appeals . The lawful search for people, land, or things useful in reconstructing the circumstances of an illegal act or omission and the mental state accompanying it is a/an _____. - ANSWER-Criminal investigation What type of entry is required for "burglary of a vehicle?" - ANSWER-Any part of the body or anything attached to the body Which of the following is not an "authorized emergency vehicle" is accordance with the Transportation Code? - ANSWER-A vehicle operated by an employee of the blood bank transporting the daily supply of fresh blood to a local hospital under normal circumstances Which of the following are preliminary investigatory procedures for homicide? - ANSWER-Determine time, place, cause, means and motive and death Of the studies that have been done on law enforcement people, most suggest that alcohol and drug abuse is ____ frequent compared to the general population. - ANSWER-More A loaded shotgun is found in a pickup truck which is parked in the parking lot of a local middle school. What offense has been committed? - ANSWER-No offense Which one of the following best describes the importance of patrol? - ANSWER-Protection through crime prevention and service to the community of which each peace officer is a part A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. This definition would best fit the offense of: - ANSWER-Kidnapping Providing a convenient group or person to blame when things go wrong in one's personal life or in the community is known as - ANSWER-Scapegoating ______ means the mother or father of the child, but does not include a parent whose parental rights have been terminated. - ANSWER-Parent According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a/an - ANSWER-complaint Physical Fitness is defined as the condition of the body which enables an individual to use his/her body in activities requiring strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, coordination, agility, power, balance, speed, and accuracy, without undue experience of _____________________. - ANSWER-fatigue and exhaustion Which of the following is not a consideration for points of greatest potential congestion. - ANSWER-The speed of the roadway How long is a search warrant valid? - ANSWER-Three days, not counting the day of issuance nor the day of execution The scope of a warrantless search of an automobile is not defined by the nature of the container; rather, it is defined by the ___________ of the search and the places in which there is _____________________ to believe that it may be found. - ANSWER-Objective; probable cause In a public dressing room of a department store, a seventeen year old high school students puts on a sweater underneath his coat and walks out of the store without paying for the sweater. What crime, if any has been committed? - ANSWER-Theft All ______ should be treated as a homicide until proved otherwise - ANSWER-suspicious deaths One of the characteristics of professionalism is standards for entry, practice and ________ - ANSWER-Ethical conduct To intentionally or knowingly "abduct" another person is _____ - ANSWER-Kidnapping Any peace officer who is outside his jurisdiction may arrest, without warrant, a person who commits an offense within the officer's presence or view, if the offense is - ANSWER-a felony An Arrest can be both an emotional and physical problem for the officer and arrestee. Uncertainty is likely to result in compensating behavior. Compensating behavior may take one of the following forms? - ANSWER-Verbal abuse The objective of using control is to elicit ___ from the violator. - ANSWER-Cooperation According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a ______ is an order issued by a judge directed to anyone having a person in their custody, commanding them to produce such person and show why they are in custody. - ANSWER-Writ of habeas corpus According to Sec. 43.04 of the Penal Code, a pimp arrested for having two prostitutes in his "stable" is charged with ________________________. - ANSWER-Aggravated promotion of prostitution Peace officers are granted the authority to use force by the Texas ___________ - ANSWER-Penal Code In the immediate flight after committing a theft in a store, the offender bumps into a woman, knocking her down and causing bodily injury. The offender should be charged with: - ANSWER-Robbery States' rights are enumerated in which ammendment? - ANSWER-Tenth Which of the following statements is not true as a criteria for setting bail? - ANSWER-The power to require bail is to be used as to make it an instrument of oppression What information must a lawfully arrested person provide to a peace officer when requested? - ANSWER-Name, address, and date of birth The portion of the law which has the purpose of preventing harm to society best defines: - ANSWER-Criminal Law Who has authority to release a person arrested for Public Intoxication? - ANSWER-Magistrate What is the time limit that a person may leave an unattended child younger than 7 years of age in a vehicle under otherwise reasonable conditions. - ANSWER-5 minutes A person is upset with a former friend and wants to get back at him. The person calls the police and reports that the former friend stole his television from his residence. The person then hid his television as if it was gone. What offense has occurred - ANSWER-False report to a peace officer The lack of trust and respect, reduced budgetary support for needed personnel, equipment and programs, and increased citizen complaints is the result of - ANSWER-Negative consequences of ineffective public service That portion of the law which defines the personal and property rights of individuals; the rights of an individual to seek redress or to prevent wrong defines: - ANSWER-Civil Law Criminal investigation is the lawful search for people, land, and things useful in reconstruction the circumstances of an illegal act or omission and the ______ accompanying it. - ANSWER-Mental State Which Amendment to the Federal Constitution speaks to a prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments"? - ANSWER-Eighth Two friends buy a boat together. One of them becomes angry at the other and tears up the boat that they purchased together. What offense, if any has been committed? - ANSWER-Criminal Mischief _______ may give permission to anyone to ignore or violate any provision of a protective order. - ANSWER-No person In physical arrest, the police role is essentially aggressive. - ANSWER-False The sheriff is the conservator of peace and has county wide jurisdiction. - ANSWER-True If a peace officer develops probably cause that a criminal violation is about to occur, and there is no time to obtain a warrant, he may - ANSWER-Make a lawful arrest without warrant Which culpable mental state refers to a person's knowledge or awareness that his conduct is reasonable certain to cause the result? - ANSWER-Knowing Observing and using all of the relevant facts of a problem, using a systematic step-by-step manner to solving the problem, and spelling out relationships fully can best be described as: - ANSWER-the typical approaches for problem solvers A proactive anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the action needed to remove or reduce that risk is the definition of: - ANSWER-Crime prevention Which of the following is the technique of proper vehicle operation? - ANSWER-Set and mirror adjustment When being fired upon, which one of the following is not considered "cover"? - ANSWER-Shrubs Heavy alcoholic drinking may cause low blood sugar and lead to - ANSWER-Hypoglycemia ____ means the human kidney, liver, heart, lunch, pancreas, eye, bone, skin, fetal tissue, or any other human organ or tissue. - ANSWER-Human organ Which of the following is an advantage of foot patrol? - ANSWER-Surveillance of small areas and improved community relations A person threatens to beat up a woman sitting in a wheel chair if she does not give him her purse. The woman is afraid and hands over the purse and its contents with a total value of $250. The person flees without hurting the woman. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Aggravated Robbery A man is walking down the street with his wife asking her if their children have been doing well. A valid protective order exists that states the man cannot go within 100 feet of his wife due to prior family violence. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Violation of Protective order According to TCOLE, an officer's primary responsibility is that of ___________ by the technical definition as well as the moral responsibilities of the job. - ANSWER-Crime prevention Within the traditional police service mode, most decisions are made at the management and mid-management level with little ______ involvement. - ANSWER-Citizen According to the Transportation Code, it is unlawful to operate an open bed pickup with a child younger than______ in the open bed. - ANSWER-18 An officer witnesses a theft and attempts to arrest the suspect. The suspect argues that he did nothing wrong and strikes the officer causing bodily injury. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Assault on Public Servant Which of the following is not an element of an offense? - ANSWER-Negation of any exception A skilled observer can: - ANSWER-take in everything around a given situation and then sort out the relevant from the irrelevant. Any peace officer who refuses or fails to execute any legal process shall be liable to a fine for contempt - ANSWER-not less than $10 nor more than $200 Justification of baton use includes: - ANSWER-physical stature of offender When photographing a crime scene, you should shoot from _____ to ______. - ANSWER-Exterior; interior Who can give permission to anyone to ignore the provisions of an emergency protection order? - ANSWER-No one Which of the following is a risk factor in arrest situations? - ANSWER-Spectator support for the subject Of the specific patrol objectives mentioned, only one of the following incorporates all the elements of the police mission. Identify the correct and total patrol objective. - ANSWER-To preserve the peace Blood stained evidence, such as clothing, should be stored in plastic bags and sealed while still wet as to prevent spoilage of the evidence. - ANSWER-False Sexual assault is committed without consent of the person if: other person has not consented and the actor knows the other person is unconscious other person has not consented and is unaware that the sexual assault is occurring actor is a public servant who coerces the other person to submit or participate of the above are without consent - ANSWER-any of the above are without consent What is the daily consumption recommendation for whole grain, bread, pasta, or cereal servings? - ANSWER-At least 4 Before a crime scene search is conducted, an officer must first determine if what is required? - ANSWER-Search warrant The legal significance of ______ rests in its influence on the judge and jury - ANSWER-The evidence According to the transportation code, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle is the definition of: - ANSWER-operator Joe caused the death of Louis due to criminal negligence. Joe could be charged with which of the following? - ANSWER-None of the above According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a citizen may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense that is committed within their view is a ______-- - ANSWER-felony A civil citation is served by: - ANSWER-Delivering to the defendant, in person, a true copy of the citation with the date of delivery endorsed thereon with a copy of the petition attached thereto AND Mailing to the defendant by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, a true copy of the petition attached thereto. In a pat down search, you are searching for the following: - ANSWER-Weapons Which of the following are peace officers by the contents of Art. 2.12 and Art. 2.122 of the CCP? - ANSWER-Water control & improvement district officers A juvenile processing office may detain a child for no longer than _____ hours. - ANSWER-6 Daytime means the period beginning one half hour before sunrise and ending one half hour after sunset - ANSWER-True When conducting high-risk traffic stops, an officer should handcuff and search all occupants one at a time - ANSWER-True According to CCP Art. 1.24, the proceedings and trials in all courts shall be ___________ - ANSWER-Public Duran v. City of Douglas, AZ applies to which amendment? - ANSWER-First Amendment A nutrition plan should include strategies for: a.A healthy diet b.Calorie control c.Reducing fat and cholesterol d.Reducing sodium e.All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above A peace officer's duty in handling a family dispute is to ______ - ANSWER-keep the peace and attempt to find a solution to the problem The study of the nature and actions of poisons (interfering with bodily functions and cell activity) is the definition of: - ANSWER-Toxicology Prevention of crime is the soundest of all ______ theories. - ANSWER-Criminological A capias may be served by: - ANSWER-only a certified peace officer The required distance for tail lamps to be visible is: - ANSWER-1000 ft Which of the following statements is False? - ANSWER-Prejudiced persons should not be police officers A person commits which offense if he makes a bet on the partial or final result of a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in the game or contest? - ANSWER-Gambling Which of the following elements is not one of the beat characteristics that you should know early in an assignment? - ANSWER-Number of traffic violations committed in area Safety measures for collecting evidence should include all of the following except: - ANSWER-Do not recover anything that is a biohazard Perjury consists of making a false statement ______ a.With intent to deceive b.Under oath c.With knowledge of the statements meaning d.All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above The three major types of elder abuse are: - ANSWER-neglect, abuse, exploitation Self control results from the development of _______ in one's skills - ANSWER-Confidence According to the Family Code, a protective order is effective for the period stated in the order, not to exceed ________ - ANSWER-2 years A person commits "Disorderly Conduct" if he intentionally or knowingly does which of the following? a.Uses vulgar language, and the language by it's very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace. b.Makes an offensive gesture and