TCOLE (BPOC) - Juvenile Offenders
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Under Family Code (FC) 51.02, a child is __ years of age or older and younger than
___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 and 17
_______ means the adult with whom the child resides. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Custodian
________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Guardian
__________ 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Non-offender
_______ means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental
rights have been terminated. - CORRECT ANSWER - Parent
________ 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Secure Detention Facility
__________ 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secure correctional facility
, __________ 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - D.) Status
Offender
_________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B.) Valid Court Order
___________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Delinquent Conduct
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.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Shall
A child may be detained only in which of the following places? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above
A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than ___ hours. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Six
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - May not
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Under Family Code (FC) 51.02, a child is __ years of age or older and younger than
___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 and 17
_______ means the adult with whom the child resides. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Custodian
________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Guardian
__________ 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Non-offender
_______ means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental
rights have been terminated. - CORRECT ANSWER - Parent
________ 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Secure Detention Facility
__________ 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Secure correctional facility
, __________ 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - D.) Status
Offender
_________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B.) Valid Court Order
___________ 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Delinquent Conduct
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.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Shall
A child may be detained only in which of the following places? - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above
A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than ___ hours. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Six
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - May not
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - True
