TEXAS PENAL CODE TOP COMPULSORY
EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Professional.
Answer: Engaged in one of the learned or skilled professions, or in a
calling considered socially superior to a trade or handcraft.
◉ Characteristics of Professionalism.
Answer: Service to others, assessment of needs to others, body of
knowledge obtained to pre-service education, standards for entry,
practice and ethical conduct, professional association to maintain
standards, continuing education and lifelong learning.
◉ Police Legitimacy.
Answer: People have trust and confidence in police, accept their
authority and believe they are fair.
◉ Procedural Justice.
Answer: Legitimacy of police is linked to public judgments about
fairness of the processes through which police make decisions and
exercise authority.
,◉ Public Confidence Building.
Answer: Treating people with dignity and respect, making decisions
fairly based on facts, giving people 'voice', and acting in a way that
encourages community members to believe they will be treated with
goodwill in the future.
◉ Four Pillars of Procedural Justice.
Answer: Fairness and consistency, giving voice to all parties,
transparency, impartiality.
◉ Advantages of the Professional Model for Law Enforcement.
Answer: Public better served, quality of peace officers improved,
ethical conduct.
◉ Disadvantages of the Professional Model for Law Enforcement.
Answer: Cost of training and development, higher salaries, limited
entry into workforce.
◉ Partnerships in Law Enforcement.
Answer: Through LE agencies and individuals and organizations
they service to develop solutions to problems and increase trust.
◉ Problem-Solving Model (SARA).
Answer: Scanning, analysis, response, assessment.
,◉ Ethical Role in Law Enforcement.
Answer: Performed by being objective, impartial, neutral, and ethical
in personal behavior and as a representative of the criminal justice
system.
◉ Elements of the Ethical Role.
Answer: Act in an ethical manner, conduct job uninfluenced by
emotion, provide help without bias, help public understand ethical
behavior, embrace fairness and transparency.
◉ Pillars of Character (TRRFCC).
Answer: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring,
citizenship.
◉ Degradation of Legitimacy.
Answer: Behavior that ignores the basic goals of the CJS, serving
individual or agency-oriented motives, confusing people, and
making them lose confidence in the system.
◉ Motivation for Ethical Behavior (PHAIR).
Answer: Inner benefit, personal advantage, approval, religion, habit.
◉ Definition of Ethical Behavior.
, Answer: Achievement of knowing what is good or bad, right and
wrong, in relation to moral duty and obligation.
◉ Components of Consistent Ethical Behavior (SJMC).
Answer: Moral sensitivity, moral judgment, moral motivation, moral
character.
◉ Ethical Decision-Making Model.
Answer: Is it legal? Is it allowed by your org's code of conduct? How
would it be viewed by your org's code of ethics? Does your personal
code of ethics approve? Is it a true ethical dilemma? Can you apply
the ethical decision-making model for your org?
◉ Stages of Attitude an Officer Goes Through (IFDRADC).
Answer: Idealistic, frustrated, defiant, resigned, aware, decisive,
commitment.
◉ Ethics in Community Relations.
Answer: Remain professional and serve entire community without
representing any particular interest group.
◉ Objective Behavior.
Answer: The expression or use of facts without distraction by
personal feelings or prejudice - neutrality.
EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Professional.
Answer: Engaged in one of the learned or skilled professions, or in a
calling considered socially superior to a trade or handcraft.
◉ Characteristics of Professionalism.
Answer: Service to others, assessment of needs to others, body of
knowledge obtained to pre-service education, standards for entry,
practice and ethical conduct, professional association to maintain
standards, continuing education and lifelong learning.
◉ Police Legitimacy.
Answer: People have trust and confidence in police, accept their
authority and believe they are fair.
◉ Procedural Justice.
Answer: Legitimacy of police is linked to public judgments about
fairness of the processes through which police make decisions and
exercise authority.
,◉ Public Confidence Building.
Answer: Treating people with dignity and respect, making decisions
fairly based on facts, giving people 'voice', and acting in a way that
encourages community members to believe they will be treated with
goodwill in the future.
◉ Four Pillars of Procedural Justice.
Answer: Fairness and consistency, giving voice to all parties,
transparency, impartiality.
◉ Advantages of the Professional Model for Law Enforcement.
Answer: Public better served, quality of peace officers improved,
ethical conduct.
◉ Disadvantages of the Professional Model for Law Enforcement.
Answer: Cost of training and development, higher salaries, limited
entry into workforce.
◉ Partnerships in Law Enforcement.
Answer: Through LE agencies and individuals and organizations
they service to develop solutions to problems and increase trust.
◉ Problem-Solving Model (SARA).
Answer: Scanning, analysis, response, assessment.
,◉ Ethical Role in Law Enforcement.
Answer: Performed by being objective, impartial, neutral, and ethical
in personal behavior and as a representative of the criminal justice
system.
◉ Elements of the Ethical Role.
Answer: Act in an ethical manner, conduct job uninfluenced by
emotion, provide help without bias, help public understand ethical
behavior, embrace fairness and transparency.
◉ Pillars of Character (TRRFCC).
Answer: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring,
citizenship.
◉ Degradation of Legitimacy.
Answer: Behavior that ignores the basic goals of the CJS, serving
individual or agency-oriented motives, confusing people, and
making them lose confidence in the system.
◉ Motivation for Ethical Behavior (PHAIR).
Answer: Inner benefit, personal advantage, approval, religion, habit.
◉ Definition of Ethical Behavior.
, Answer: Achievement of knowing what is good or bad, right and
wrong, in relation to moral duty and obligation.
◉ Components of Consistent Ethical Behavior (SJMC).
Answer: Moral sensitivity, moral judgment, moral motivation, moral
character.
◉ Ethical Decision-Making Model.
Answer: Is it legal? Is it allowed by your org's code of conduct? How
would it be viewed by your org's code of ethics? Does your personal
code of ethics approve? Is it a true ethical dilemma? Can you apply
the ethical decision-making model for your org?
◉ Stages of Attitude an Officer Goes Through (IFDRADC).
Answer: Idealistic, frustrated, defiant, resigned, aware, decisive,
commitment.
◉ Ethics in Community Relations.
Answer: Remain professional and serve entire community without
representing any particular interest group.
◉ Objective Behavior.
Answer: The expression or use of facts without distraction by
personal feelings or prejudice - neutrality.
