TCOLE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
There are varying degrees of wellness, ranging from death to __________. - Answers
- Optimal well-being
A person intentionally kills a seven-year-old in the commission of a kidnapping commits
__________. - Answers - Capital murder
A person steals a six pack of beer from a store. While leaving the store he knocks down
a 65 year old man, causing bodily injury. What offense was committed? - Answers -
aggravated robbery
Officers can initiate a __________ encounter so long as the officer understands the
persons approached do not have to identify themselves or answer the officer's
questions, and are free to simply walk away. - Answers - Police-Citizen
When encountering someone on the CSCAL list, an officer must immediately contact
the Department of Family and Protective Services on the department's dedicated law-
enforcement telephone number for statewide intake. - Answers - True
According to the Penal Code, deadly force is not justified to __________. - Answers -
prevent someone from committing suicide
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? - Answers - Eighth
According to the traffic code, an operator may not follow closer than __________ feet
from a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive into or park the vehicle in the
block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm. - Answers - 500
According to the CCP Art. 18.16, who can prevent the consequences of a theft? -
Answers - Anybody
Prolonged unrelieved stress is called __________. - Answers - Chronic Stress
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Administration? - Answers -
211
According to Sec. 43.05 of the Penal Code, if a man causes a 16-year-old girl to commit
prostitution, what offense has he committed? - Answers - Compelling Prostitution
The __________ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable
force. - Answers - Fourth
The concept of the wellness lifestyle can be visualized in terms of a __________. -
Answers - Wellness Pyramid
,A person who has a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to
ambulate, is the definition of __________. - Answers - a disability
A manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to
proceed is the definition of a/an __________. - Answers - Traffic-control signal
A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the
following rights within the criminal justice system except the right to__________. -
Answers - be alone with the accused before trial
If a canine is present, you should try to contact the owner if it doesn't interfere with law
enforcement activities. T/F - Answers - True
According to the Texas Health and Safety Code, who is an animal control authority? -
Answers - A municipal or county animal control office with authority over the area the
dog is kept &
A Sheriff in an area with no animal control office
You arrest a person who advised that they are a citizen of Japan. Which statement on
the Consular Notification card do you read? - Answers - Statement 1 - For All Foreign
Nationals Except Those from "Mandatory Notification" Countries
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing
theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? -
Answers - Aggravated Robbery
Daytime means the period beginning one half hour before sunrise and ending one half
hour after sunset T/F - Answers - True
A __________ is a place designated by law for confinement of persons arrested for,
charged with, or convicted of an offense - Answers - Penal institution
The acronym "CYMBAL" is not used for describing cars in detail T/F - Answers - True
Law enforcement agencies are required to enter the NCIC Missing Person File within
__________ hours of receiving the missing child report where the "well-being of the
child is in danger." - Answers - 2
American policing went through a reform era marked by the contributions of such men
as __________, whose goal was to bring professionalism to the police - Answers -
August Vollmer
Evidence seized under the invalid search warrant but seized in good faith can
__________ - Answers - still be used in court.
, The official charging document used in a misdemeanor action is called a/an
__________ - Answers - Information
A person is walking through an apartment complex parking lot looking into vehicles at
3am in the morning. When contacted by police, he is wearing rubber gloves and holding
a car entry tool (slim jim). What offense has occurred? - Answers - Possession of
Criminal Instrument
all the types of information that should be entered into the officer's field notebook -
Answers - Persons
Vehicles
Other property
Date/times
Location
What single event served most to remove the police officer from contact with the
community? - Answers - Extensive use of the automobile for patrol
If the person is 21 years of age or older and submits to the taking of a specimen
designated by the officer and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had an
alcohol concentration of a level specified by Chapter 49, Penal Code, the person's
license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended for not less than
__________ days, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of
the arrest - Answers - 90
Daily stress can be _________ - Answers - Acute and Chronic
When an officer makes an arrest, he may make a __________ of a person
for__________. - Answers - full search/anything
Which of these is not an objective of patrol? - Answers - To apprehend stray dogs
According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the
actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed
conduct? - Answers - Duress
The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is
the definition of __________. - Answers - Objectivity
The temptations provided by citizens for them to be partial can be overwhelming. The
acceptance of them can go virtually undetected by a higher _________ - Answers -
Authority
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 are varying degrees of wellness, ranging from death to __________. - Answers
- Optimal well-being
A person intentionally kills a seven-year-old in the commission of a kidnapping commits
__________. - Answers - Capital murder
A person steals a six pack of beer from a store. While leaving the store he knocks down
a 65 year old man, causing bodily injury. What offense was committed? - Answers -
aggravated robbery
Officers can initiate a __________ encounter so long as the officer understands the
persons approached do not have to identify themselves or answer the officer's
questions, and are free to simply walk away. - Answers - Police-Citizen
When encountering someone on the CSCAL list, an officer must immediately contact
the Department of Family and Protective Services on the department's dedicated law-
enforcement telephone number for statewide intake. - Answers - True
According to the Penal Code, deadly force is not justified to __________. - Answers -
prevent someone from committing suicide
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? - Answers - Eighth
According to the traffic code, an operator may not follow closer than __________ feet
from a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive into or park the vehicle in the
block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm. - Answers - 500
According to the CCP Art. 18.16, who can prevent the consequences of a theft? -
Answers - Anybody
Prolonged unrelieved stress is called __________. - Answers - Chronic Stress
What Chapter of the Texas Administrative Code deals with Administration? - Answers -
211
According to Sec. 43.05 of the Penal Code, if a man causes a 16-year-old girl to commit
prostitution, what offense has he committed? - Answers - Compelling Prostitution
The __________ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable
force. - Answers - Fourth
The concept of the wellness lifestyle can be visualized in terms of a __________. -
Answers - Wellness Pyramid
,A person who has a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to
ambulate, is the definition of __________. - Answers - a disability
A manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to
proceed is the definition of a/an __________. - Answers - Traffic-control signal
A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the
following rights within the criminal justice system except the right to__________. -
Answers - be alone with the accused before trial
If a canine is present, you should try to contact the owner if it doesn't interfere with law
enforcement activities. T/F - Answers - True
According to the Texas Health and Safety Code, who is an animal control authority? -
Answers - A municipal or county animal control office with authority over the area the
dog is kept &
A Sheriff in an area with no animal control office
You arrest a person who advised that they are a citizen of Japan. Which statement on
the Consular Notification card do you read? - Answers - Statement 1 - For All Foreign
Nationals Except Those from "Mandatory Notification" Countries
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing
theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? -
Answers - Aggravated Robbery
Daytime means the period beginning one half hour before sunrise and ending one half
hour after sunset T/F - Answers - True
A __________ is a place designated by law for confinement of persons arrested for,
charged with, or convicted of an offense - Answers - Penal institution
The acronym "CYMBAL" is not used for describing cars in detail T/F - Answers - True
Law enforcement agencies are required to enter the NCIC Missing Person File within
__________ hours of receiving the missing child report where the "well-being of the
child is in danger." - Answers - 2
American policing went through a reform era marked by the contributions of such men
as __________, whose goal was to bring professionalism to the police - Answers -
August Vollmer
Evidence seized under the invalid search warrant but seized in good faith can
__________ - Answers - still be used in court.
, The official charging document used in a misdemeanor action is called a/an
__________ - Answers - Information
A person is walking through an apartment complex parking lot looking into vehicles at
3am in the morning. When contacted by police, he is wearing rubber gloves and holding
a car entry tool (slim jim). What offense has occurred? - Answers - Possession of
Criminal Instrument
all the types of information that should be entered into the officer's field notebook -
Answers - Persons
Vehicles
Other property
Date/times
Location
What single event served most to remove the police officer from contact with the
community? - Answers - Extensive use of the automobile for patrol
If the person is 21 years of age or older and submits to the taking of a specimen
designated by the officer and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had an
alcohol concentration of a level specified by Chapter 49, Penal Code, the person's
license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended for not less than
__________ days, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of
the arrest - Answers - 90
Daily stress can be _________ - Answers - Acute and Chronic
When an officer makes an arrest, he may make a __________ of a person
for__________. - Answers - full search/anything
Which of these is not an objective of patrol? - Answers - To apprehend stray dogs
According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the
actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed
conduct? - Answers - Duress
The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is
the definition of __________. - Answers - Objectivity
The temptations provided by citizens for them to be partial can be overwhelming. The
acceptance of them can go virtually undetected by a higher _________ - Answers -
Authority
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
