MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE TCOLE TEST
1. (1.4) The ability to make the right ethical decision is:
A. Moral judgment
B. Moral sensitivity
C. Moral motivation
D. Moral character - Answers - A. Moral judgment
2. (1.2) _____________ means people have trust and confidence in the police, accept
police authority, and believe officers are fair.
A. Police conduct
B. Police legitimacy
C. organizational transformation
D. the ethical role - Answers - B. Police legitimacy
3. (1.4) All of the following are examples of motivation for ethical behavior EXCEPT:
A. Religion
B. Habit
C. Personal advantage
D. all of the above are examples of motivation for ethical behavior - Answers - D. all of
the above are examples of motivation for ethical behavior
4. (2.3) Stephen F. Austin employed a militia group to protect the settlers from Indian
and bandit raids. This group later became known as the:
A. Bobby's
B. Sheriffs
C. Constables
D. Texas Rangers - Answers - D. Texas Rangers
5. (2.4) Which code is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that
law enforcement agencies and officers must follow.
A. Texas commission on law enforcement code
B. Government code
C. Occupations code
D. Code of criminal procedures - Answers - C. Occupations code
6. (2.1) Policing in America has its roots in _____________ methods.
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
C. European
,D. North American - Answers - C. European
7. (3.7) Which of the following is the body's preferred source of energy?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Vitamins
C. Protein
D. Fat - Answers - A. Carbohydrates
8. (3.1) What is the cap that holds down all the other areas in the wellness pyramid?
A. Proper nutrition
B. Self-responsibility
C. Regular exercise
D. Tobacco cessation - Answers - B. Self-responsibility
9. (4.5) Officers must complete 40 hours of continued education every:
A. 24 months
B. 48 months
C. 12 months
D. none of the above - Answers - A. 24 months
10. (4.5) What is the length of a training cycle?
A. 24 months
B. 12 months
C. 48 months
D. 18 months - Answers - C. 48 months
11. (5.1) What refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical
characteristics?
A. Family
B. Ethnicity
C. Culture
D. Race - Answers - D. Race
12. (5.1) What provides a source of egotistic satisfaction, through comparing others with
oneself?
A. Discrimination
B. Synonimity
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Implicit bias - Answers - C. Ethnocentrism
,13. (5.1) The functions of prejudice include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Stereotype
C. all of the above are functions of prejudice
D. Scapegoat - Answers - C. all of the above are functions of prejudice
14. (5.8) ____________ communication is defined as a field of study that focuses on
how people of differing cultures communicate with each other.
A. Cross-cultural
B. Multicultural
C. Ethological
D. Psychological - Answers - A. Cross-cultural
15. (6.6) What is a law enforcement-initiated action that is based solely on an
individual's race, ethnicity, and/or national origin, rather than on the individual's behavior
and/or information tending to identify the individual as having engaged in criminal
activity?
A. pretext stop
B. unreasonable
C. implicit bias
D. racial profiling - Answers - D. racial profiling
16. (6.6) All of the following are racial profiling EXCEPT:
A. The vehicle is stopped based on a minor or contrived traffic violation which is used as
a pretext for closer inspection of the vehicle, driver, and passengers.
B. The driver and passengers are questioned about things that do not relate to the
traffic violation.
C. The driver and passengers are ordered out of the vehicle.
D. All of the above are racial profiling. - Answers - D. All of the above are racial
profiling.
17. (6.7) What is needed for an officer to conduct a voluntary encounter with a citizen?
A. nothing
B. mere suspicion
C. reasonable suspicion
D. probable cause - Answers - A. nothing
18. (7.1) All of the following are included in the 5th amendment EXCEPT:
A. Double Jeopardy
B. Due process
, C. Right to be confronted by witness
D. Grand jury - Answers - C. Right to be confronted by witness
19. (7.5) County courts have original jurisdiction over which of the following:
A. Felonies
B. Class C misdemeanors
C. Class A and B misdemeanors
D. All of the above - Answers - C. Class A and B misdemeanors
20. (7.5) What is the highest court in Texas that a criminal appeal can reach?
A. Texas Supreme Court
B. Court of Criminal Appeals
C. District Court
D. County Court - Answers - B. Court of Criminal Appeals
21. (7.1) Which U.S. amendment is in question for cases involving unreasonable use of
force?
A. 4th
B. 8th
C. 14th
D. Both A and B - Answers - A. 4th
22. (7.1) Which of the following is not included in the 1st amendment?
A. speech
B. petition
C. quartering of soldiers
D. redress of grievances - Answers - C. quartering of soldiers
23. (7.1) Which amendment includes "Due Process"?
A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 14th
D. Both A and C - Answers - D. Both A and C
24. (7.1) What is a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or
into court?
A. Habeus corpus
B. Bill of attainder
C. Corpus Delicti
D. Habeus grabus - Answers - A. Habeus corpus
1. (1.4) The ability to make the right ethical decision is:
A. Moral judgment
B. Moral sensitivity
C. Moral motivation
D. Moral character - Answers - A. Moral judgment
2. (1.2) _____________ means people have trust and confidence in the police, accept
police authority, and believe officers are fair.
A. Police conduct
B. Police legitimacy
C. organizational transformation
D. the ethical role - Answers - B. Police legitimacy
3. (1.4) All of the following are examples of motivation for ethical behavior EXCEPT:
A. Religion
B. Habit
C. Personal advantage
D. all of the above are examples of motivation for ethical behavior - Answers - D. all of
the above are examples of motivation for ethical behavior
4. (2.3) Stephen F. Austin employed a militia group to protect the settlers from Indian
and bandit raids. This group later became known as the:
A. Bobby's
B. Sheriffs
C. Constables
D. Texas Rangers - Answers - D. Texas Rangers
5. (2.4) Which code is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that
law enforcement agencies and officers must follow.
A. Texas commission on law enforcement code
B. Government code
C. Occupations code
D. Code of criminal procedures - Answers - C. Occupations code
6. (2.1) Policing in America has its roots in _____________ methods.
A. Authoritarian
B. Authoritative
C. European
,D. North American - Answers - C. European
7. (3.7) Which of the following is the body's preferred source of energy?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Vitamins
C. Protein
D. Fat - Answers - A. Carbohydrates
8. (3.1) What is the cap that holds down all the other areas in the wellness pyramid?
A. Proper nutrition
B. Self-responsibility
C. Regular exercise
D. Tobacco cessation - Answers - B. Self-responsibility
9. (4.5) Officers must complete 40 hours of continued education every:
A. 24 months
B. 48 months
C. 12 months
D. none of the above - Answers - A. 24 months
10. (4.5) What is the length of a training cycle?
A. 24 months
B. 12 months
C. 48 months
D. 18 months - Answers - C. 48 months
11. (5.1) What refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical
characteristics?
A. Family
B. Ethnicity
C. Culture
D. Race - Answers - D. Race
12. (5.1) What provides a source of egotistic satisfaction, through comparing others with
oneself?
A. Discrimination
B. Synonimity
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Implicit bias - Answers - C. Ethnocentrism
,13. (5.1) The functions of prejudice include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Stereotype
C. all of the above are functions of prejudice
D. Scapegoat - Answers - C. all of the above are functions of prejudice
14. (5.8) ____________ communication is defined as a field of study that focuses on
how people of differing cultures communicate with each other.
A. Cross-cultural
B. Multicultural
C. Ethological
D. Psychological - Answers - A. Cross-cultural
15. (6.6) What is a law enforcement-initiated action that is based solely on an
individual's race, ethnicity, and/or national origin, rather than on the individual's behavior
and/or information tending to identify the individual as having engaged in criminal
activity?
A. pretext stop
B. unreasonable
C. implicit bias
D. racial profiling - Answers - D. racial profiling
16. (6.6) All of the following are racial profiling EXCEPT:
A. The vehicle is stopped based on a minor or contrived traffic violation which is used as
a pretext for closer inspection of the vehicle, driver, and passengers.
B. The driver and passengers are questioned about things that do not relate to the
traffic violation.
C. The driver and passengers are ordered out of the vehicle.
D. All of the above are racial profiling. - Answers - D. All of the above are racial
profiling.
17. (6.7) What is needed for an officer to conduct a voluntary encounter with a citizen?
A. nothing
B. mere suspicion
C. reasonable suspicion
D. probable cause - Answers - A. nothing
18. (7.1) All of the following are included in the 5th amendment EXCEPT:
A. Double Jeopardy
B. Due process
, C. Right to be confronted by witness
D. Grand jury - Answers - C. Right to be confronted by witness
19. (7.5) County courts have original jurisdiction over which of the following:
A. Felonies
B. Class C misdemeanors
C. Class A and B misdemeanors
D. All of the above - Answers - C. Class A and B misdemeanors
20. (7.5) What is the highest court in Texas that a criminal appeal can reach?
A. Texas Supreme Court
B. Court of Criminal Appeals
C. District Court
D. County Court - Answers - B. Court of Criminal Appeals
21. (7.1) Which U.S. amendment is in question for cases involving unreasonable use of
force?
A. 4th
B. 8th
C. 14th
D. Both A and B - Answers - A. 4th
22. (7.1) Which of the following is not included in the 1st amendment?
A. speech
B. petition
C. quartering of soldiers
D. redress of grievances - Answers - C. quartering of soldiers
23. (7.1) Which amendment includes "Due Process"?
A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 14th
D. Both A and C - Answers - D. Both A and C
24. (7.1) What is a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or
into court?
A. Habeus corpus
B. Bill of attainder
C. Corpus Delicti
D. Habeus grabus - Answers - A. Habeus corpus
