TCOLE BASIC JAILER EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
Warrant - a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other
person specifically named, commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an
offense, to be dealt with a cording to law
Detainer - a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in
custody pending a fulfillment of a legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment - an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in
jail the person so committed
Capias - is a wait issued by the court or clerk, and directed "to any peace officer of the
State of Texas", commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring
him before that court immediately, or on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment - is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any
magistrate, or by the foreman's of a grand jury, in any criminal action or proceeding
authorized by law, commanding some peace officer to take the body of a witness and
bring him before court, magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify
in behalf of the State or of the defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant - when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within
his jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice from another state, he shall issue a warrant of
arrest directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the accused before him
Search - the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot
in plain sight
Contraband - is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by
law or agency directives
Strip Search - when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates
should undergo a through strip search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a
threat to the security of safety of thr facility
,Cavity Search - basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a
body cavity
Tort - a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form
of an action for damages
Objective Classification - a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency
resources, and inmate program needs
Trustee - a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in
and around the prison or jail
Child - means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness - illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's
thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a
person's behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity - is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
Psychosis - a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of
organic or psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following
symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and
impaired reasoning of reality
Delusion - false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination - distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience
hearing/seeing something that is not there
HIV - is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS - is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis - commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a
bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis
, Communicable Disease - an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious
agent or its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an
infected person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a
vector, or the inanimate environment
TCOLE [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement] - is a state regulatory agency for local
law enforcement and county corrections systems within the state if Texas.
TCJS [Texas Commission on Jail Standards] - is the regulatory agency for all county
jails and privately operated municipal jails in the state.
The Occupations Code - is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules
that law enforcement agencies and jailers must follow.
Ethics - the discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation.
Texas Ethics Commission - was created in 1992 to administer and enforce provisions
relating to, among other things, the standards of conduct of state officers and
employees
Jail Climate - the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail facility; inmate
playing games with staff
Stress - a body condition that may occur when a person faces a threatening or
unfamiliar situation
Communication - the ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas and information
Attitude - is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of personal knowledge
and feelings about someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain
way in regard to that person or thing
Race - generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical
characteristics
Ethnicity - refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism - is "the act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe, and
hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures"
Prejudice - is an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge
of or examination of the facts
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
Warrant - a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other
person specifically named, commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an
offense, to be dealt with a cording to law
Detainer - a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in
custody pending a fulfillment of a legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment - an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in
jail the person so committed
Capias - is a wait issued by the court or clerk, and directed "to any peace officer of the
State of Texas", commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring
him before that court immediately, or on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment - is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any
magistrate, or by the foreman's of a grand jury, in any criminal action or proceeding
authorized by law, commanding some peace officer to take the body of a witness and
bring him before court, magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify
in behalf of the State or of the defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant - when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within
his jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice from another state, he shall issue a warrant of
arrest directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the accused before him
Search - the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot
in plain sight
Contraband - is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by
law or agency directives
Strip Search - when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates
should undergo a through strip search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a
threat to the security of safety of thr facility
,Cavity Search - basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a
body cavity
Tort - a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form
of an action for damages
Objective Classification - a formal process for separating and managing inmates and
administering facilities based upon agency mission, classification goals, agency
resources, and inmate program needs
Trustee - a person who, because of good conduct, is given some measure of freedom in
and around the prison or jail
Child - means a person who is: 10 but under 17
Mental Illness - illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person's
thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgement, or grossly impairs a
person's behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior
Insanity - is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right fro wrong"
Psychosis - a group of serious and often debilitating mental disorders that may be of
organic or psychological origins and are characterized by some or all of the following
symptoms:
impaired thinking and reasoning ability, perceptual distortions, inappropriate emotional
responses, inappropriate affect, regressive behavior, reduced impulse control and
impaired reasoning of reality
Delusion - false beliefs not based on factual information
Hallucination - distortions in the senses which cause the individual to experience
hearing/seeing something that is not there
HIV - is the common abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS - is the common abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Tuberculosis - commonly referred to as TB, is an infectious disease caused by a
bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis
, Communicable Disease - an illness that occurs through the transmission of an infectious
agent or its toxic products frk. resivior to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an
infected person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, a
vector, or the inanimate environment
TCOLE [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement] - is a state regulatory agency for local
law enforcement and county corrections systems within the state if Texas.
TCJS [Texas Commission on Jail Standards] - is the regulatory agency for all county
jails and privately operated municipal jails in the state.
The Occupations Code - is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules
that law enforcement agencies and jailers must follow.
Ethics - the discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation.
Texas Ethics Commission - was created in 1992 to administer and enforce provisions
relating to, among other things, the standards of conduct of state officers and
employees
Jail Climate - the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail facility; inmate
playing games with staff
Stress - a body condition that may occur when a person faces a threatening or
unfamiliar situation
Communication - the ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas and information
Attitude - is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of personal knowledge
and feelings about someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain
way in regard to that person or thing
Race - generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical
characteristics
Ethnicity - refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism - is "the act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe, and
hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures"
Prejudice - is an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge
of or examination of the facts
