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A comprehensive set of practice questions and answers for the tcole bpoc exam. It covers a wide range of topics related to law enforcement, including criminal procedure, constitutional law, and use of force. Designed to help individuals prepare for the exam and improve their understanding of key concepts in law enforcement.
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That condition of the human organism that consists of its health and disease status and risk potential. - ✔✔Wellness According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education training every _____ - ✔✔24 months. According to the Commission Rules, if a licensee's name is changed for any reason, such as marriage, divorce, or other court action, it must be reported to the Commission within _____ days. - ✔✔ 30 According to the Commission Rules, if a current license holder is arrested for any offense above a Class C misdemeanor, the license holder shall report the facts of the arrest to the Commission in writing within _____. - ✔✔30 days According to the Commission Rules, the license of any licensee who does not meet the legislatively required continuing education by the expiration date will _____. - ✔✔expire Which of the following is an advantage of having a professional model for law enforcement? - ✔✔More effective problem solving techniques. The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudice is the definition of _____. - ✔✔objectivity Investigations relating to the deprivation of civil rights under color of law are usually conducted by _____. - ✔✔Federal Bureau of Investigations According to the Penal Code, a public servant acting under the color of office or employment commits the offense of Official Oppression if the public servant _____. - ✔✔intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution _____. - ✔✔gives you the right to trial, open to the public Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited by which amendment? - ✔✔8th According to the _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers not specifically reserved to the federal government are reserved to the state government. - ✔✔10th According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a _____ is an order issued by a judge directed to anyone having a person in their custody, commanding them to produce such person and show why they are in custody. - ✔✔writ of habeas corpus Which court case affirmed a person's right to free speech? - ✔✔Duran v. City of Douglas, AZ The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the protection from _____. - ✔✔self- incrimination The _____ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force. - ✔✔4th The primary components of the American Justice System are _____. - ✔✔police, courts, and correctional _____ is the law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. - ✔✔Civil law According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a magistrate? - ✔✔District Attorney's According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following are NOT Texas peace officers? - ✔✔Special agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Court of Criminal Appeals does NOT _____. - ✔✔review decisions of civil cases
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the time allowed for the execution of a search warrant shall be _____ whole days, exclusive of the day of issuance and the day of its execution. - ✔✔ 3 According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which court has original jurisdiction over all felony cases? - ✔✔District Court According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a writ issued by a court directing any peace officer in the state, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him before that court immediately called? - ✔✔Capias According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, appeals from the Justice Court are heard by the _____ Court. - ✔✔County According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the term for a written order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding them to take a body of the person accused of an offense, to be dealt with according to law? - ✔✔Arrest warrant According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a law enforcement - initiated action based on an individual's ethnicity or national origin rather than the individual's behavior? - ✔✔Racial profiling According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he _____ command a sufficient number of citizens of his county to overcome the resistance. - ✔✔shall _____ circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer must establish probable cause. - ✔✔Emergency The right to have an attorney present during any questioning was affirmed by _____. - ✔✔Miranda v. Arizona Persons found in suspicious places, and under circumstances which reasonably show that such persons are about to commit some offense against the laws may _____. - ✔✔be arrested without a warrant
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in their presence or within their view if the offense is classified as _____. - ✔✔a felony In U.S. v. Carroll, the Supreme Court upheld an officer's right to search a vehicle's truck when the officers have _____. - ✔✔probable cause Under temporary detention, a person _____be required to identify himself. - ✔✔cannot The act of keeping back, or withholding, by design, a person, is the definition of _____. - ✔✔detention The right of the officer to search the immediate area of control in a search incident to an arrest was affirmed in _____. - ✔✔Chimel v. California According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a search warrant is a written order issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to _____. - ✔✔search for any property or thing and seize the same Holding a person for a limited time who, as yet, is not answerable to a criminal offense is _____. - ✔✔temporary detention According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, if a _____ from another state comes into or passes through this state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he is not subject to arrest or the service of civil or criminal process because of any act committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order. - ✔✔witness According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an officer must have _____ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the property. - ✔✔probable cause According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may arrest without a warrant, when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in the presence or within view of a _____ and such person verbally orders the arrest of the offender. - ✔✔magistrate
According to the Penal Code, in the case of an "exception to an offense," the burden of proof lies with the _____. - ✔✔prosecuting attorney According to the Penal Code, a person acts _____, with respect to the nature of their conduct, when it is the conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. - ✔✔intentionally According to the Penal Code, a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is_____. - ✔✔committed by his own conduct According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmation defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduct? - ✔✔Duress According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is _____. - ✔✔a defense to prosecution According to the Penal Code, in order to prove a case of public intoxication, a person must _____. - ✔✔appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person may endanger himself/herself or another A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by the person. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ✔✔Capital murder. A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?
A person who, in the course of committing theft, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places another in fear or imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what offense? - ✔✔Robbery A person knowingly causes serious bodily to another in the course of committing theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ✔✔Aggravated robbery A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals a $1500.00 computer from the back seat. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ✔✔Burglary of a habitation According to the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if they _____ appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the property. - ✔✔unlawfully A person removes a $450.00 price tag from a retail item, replace it with a $200.00 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing A person steals a credit card with the intent to use it. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔credit card abuse A person knowingly prevents a writ from being served in a civil case. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔preventing execution of civil process A person enters the county commissioners' meeting and begins to shout obscenities. According to the Penal Code, that person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔disrupting meeting or procession According to the Penal Code, a person knowingly solicits another to engage in sexual conduct with another person for compensation commits the offense of _____. - ✔✔promotion of prostitution According to the Penal Code, a person who intentionally operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔gambling promotion.
A person operated an amusement ride while intoxicated, and by reason of that intoxication causes the death of another by accident or mistake. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔intoxicated manslaughter According to the Penal Code, which of the following is a "short barrel" firearm? - ✔✔A shotgun with an overall length if less than 26-inches. According to the Penal Code, which of the following is NOT covered in Section 46.02, "Unlawful Carrying Weapons?" - ✔✔Shotgun A person, not the operator, knowingly possesses an open container (of alcohol) in a passenger area of a motor vehicle that is located on a public highway. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. - ✔✔possession of alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle According to the Penal Code, a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, letter of patent or similar document issued by a government, by another state, or by the United States is a _____. - ✔✔government record A person is in possession of a burning tobacco product in an elevator. According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed? - ✔✔smoking tobacco A person retains a child younger than 18, knowing this violates the express terms of a judgment. According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed? - ✔✔Interference with a child custody According to the Penal Code, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute _____. - ✔✔entrapment According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary to _____. - ✔✔prevent the other's imminent commission of robbery According to the Transportation Code, an operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last _____ feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn. - ✔✔ 100
According to the Transportation Code, a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property, is the definition of _____. - ✔✔truck According to the Transportation Code, a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry is the definition of a _____. - ✔✔farm tractor According to the Transportation Code, a vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway is classified a/an _____. - ✔✔special mobile According to the Transportation Code, an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state is a/an _____. - ✔✔motor carrier According to the Transportation Code, before a violation for expired registration exists there is a _____ grace period after expiration. - ✔✔5 working days According to the Transportation Code, a divided, controlled-access highway for through traffic is the definition of a _____. - ✔✔freeway According to the Transportation Code, an improved shoulder is defined as a _____. - ✔✔paved shoulder According to the Transportation Code, the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise is_____. - ✔✔daytime According to the Transportation Code, an injury to any part of the human body and that requires treatment is a _____. - ✔✔personal injury A person disposes of litter on the public highway. According to the Health and Safety Code, what offense has been committed? - ✔✔Illegal dumping According to the Transportation Code, an "unmarked crosswalk" only exists _____. - ✔✔at intersections
According to the Transportation Code, what is the minimum light transmission percentage allowable for window tinting? - ✔✔ 25 According to the Transportation Code, a person has a disability if they have a/an _____ that substantially impairs the person's ability to ambulate. - ✔✔mobility problem According to the Transportation Code, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle is inoperable, is more than 5 years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than _____ hours. - ✔✔ 48 According to the Transportation Code, a buyer's temporary cardboard tags are valid for _____ days after the purchase. - ✔✔ 21 According to the Transportation Code, which of the following is a recognized way to establish the financial responsibility requirements for the operation of a motor vehicle? - ✔✔Surety bond According to the Transportation Code, a _____ is the width between the boundary lines of a public maintained way, and any part of which is open to the public for vehicular traffic. - ✔✔highway or street According to the Transportation Code, an operator moving around a rotary traffic island shall drive only to the _____ of the island. - ✔✔right According to the Transportation Code, an operator passing another vehicle shall return to authorized lane of travel before coming within _____ feet of an approaching vehicle, if a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction is used for passing. - ✔✔ 200 According to the Transportation Code, it is unlawful to operate an open bed pickup truck with a child younger than _____ in the open bed. - ✔✔ 18 According to the Transportation Code, an operator shall dim headlights when an approaching vehicle is within _____ feet. - ✔✔ 500
According to Rules of Civil Procedure, the document that commands a sheriff or constable to take into their possession the property, if to be found in their county, and keep the same subject to further orders of the court, is known as a writ of _____. - ✔✔sequestration According to the Rules of Civil Procedure, a distress warrant may be filed with a _____. - ✔✔justice of the peace According to the Penal Code, sexual harassment is an element of which offense? - ✔✔Official opression According to the Rules of Civil Procedure, a citation may normally be served on any day except a _____. - ✔✔Sunday According to the Property Code, a writ instructing the tenant and all persons claiming under the tenant to leave the premises immediately is a writ of _____. - ✔✔possession According to the Alcohol Beverage Code, a mixed beverage permittee may normally sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between the hours of _____ and any day except Sunday. - ✔✔7AM and Midnight According to the Health and Safety Code, a substance that has an addiction-forming or addiction- sustaining liability similar to morphine or is capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining is classified as a/an _____. - ✔✔opiate According to the Health and Safety Code, inhalant paraphernalia seized as a result of an offense is subject to _____. - ✔✔summary forfeiture The major classification of drugs include narcotics, depressants, stimulants, and _____. - ✔✔hallucinogens According to the Heath and Safety Code, _____ means a principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use in the manufacture of a controlled substance. - ✔✔immediate precursor
Chronological reports organize information by _____. - ✔✔when each thing happened According to the Penal Code, _____ is failing to return to custody following a temporary leave for a specific purpose. - ✔✔escape Peace officers are granted the authority to use force by the Texas _____. - ✔✔penal code According to the Penal Code, deadly force is NOT justified to _____. - ✔✔prevent someone from committing suicide According to the Penal Code, an amount of force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in any manner of it's use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury is _____. - ✔✔deadly force According to the Penal Code, the threat of force is justified only when _____. - ✔✔the use of force is justified According to the Penal Code, a person who uses force against another may be _____ liable if the force is justified. - ✔✔civilly but not criminally According to the Penal Code, even though an actor is justified in using deadly force against another, if in doing so he recklessly kills an innocent third party, the justification is _____ in a prosecution for the recklessly killing of the innocent third party. - ✔✔unavailable According to the Penal Code, the use of force, but not deadly force, against a child younger than _____ years of age is justified if the actor is the child's parent. - ✔✔ 18 According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another _____. - ✔✔if a reasonable person in the actor's situation would not have retreated.
According to the Penal Code, the use of force against another when and to the degree they reasonably believe the force is immediately necessary to protect themselves against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force, is justified as _____. - ✔✔self-defense That degree of influence the officer must exert over the violator to take him or her safely into custody is known as _____. - ✔✔control _____ are obstacles to effective communication, and officers should try to eliminate them if possible. - ✔✔Constraints Which of the following is one of the helpful tools used in verbal persuasion? - ✔✔empathy One of the tools an officer uses to maintain a psychological and physical edge is _____. - ✔✔demonstrated alertness The good faith defense for an officer is enhanced when following the _____ of the department. - ✔✔written directives A police supervisor has a/an _____ duty to intervene to stop officers who are engaging in excessive force in their presence. - ✔✔affirmative Which of the following is NOT a consideration used by the courts to determine if unreasonable force was used? - ✔✔Area in which offense occurred. One of the greatest assets to use in dealing with a violator is _____. - ✔✔self-control Handcuffs are only a _____ restraining device. - ✔✔temporary When two officers are interviewing one subject, the second officer's position should be _____. - ✔✔to the right or left of the subject
This is one of the most frequent contributions to law enforcement collision. - ✔✔Backing _____ generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics. - ✔✔Race It is important to be aware of one's _____, so that one can double check decisions to ensure accurate and fair decision making. - ✔✔biases Having an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts is _____. - ✔✔prejudice _____ is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of a person's knowledge and feelings about someone, or something that influences him/her to believe in a certain way in regards to that person. - ✔✔Attitude Characteristics of the police subculture are _____. - ✔✔secrecy and solidarity Within the traditional police service model, most decisions are made at the management and mid- management level with little _____ involvement. - ✔✔citizen Every law enforcement officer is a crime prevention officer by technical definition as well as by the _____ responsibility of the job. - ✔✔moral Prevention of crime is the soundest of all _____ theories. - ✔✔criminological Speed, mobility, and visibility increases preventatives potential, and are advantages of _____ patrol. - ✔✔automobile When an officer is alone, more _____ is devoted to patrol functions and duties. - ✔✔attention
A/An _____ is able to take in everything around a given situation and then sort out the relevant from the irrelevant. - ✔✔skilled observer Patrol officers should practice the technique of refraining from using the word "_____" during the violator interview while conducting vehicle stops. - ✔✔I If possible, during the felony stop, offset the police vehicle to the _____ of the suspect vehicle. - ✔✔left Investigations and arrests after the occurrences of a crime are considered _____. - ✔✔reactive Operation "ID" encourages citizens to mark their property with their _____ number - ✔✔drivers license Which part of the 7-step violator method affords the violator an opportunity to explain or justify the violation? - ✔✔Statement of violation committed. Conducting property checks, questioning suspicious persons, varying patrol patterns, and maintaining high visibility best describe _____. - ✔✔preventative patrol Proactive anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the action needed to remove or reduce that risk is crime _____. - ✔✔prevention Flexibility where the use of motorized vehicles is impractical, high visibility, and intense patrol are some advantages of _____. - ✔✔bicycle patrol One of the objectives of patrol is to _____. - ✔✔preserve the peace The two types of problem area patrol are _____ and _____. - ✔✔preventative, apprehensive Mail boxes, utility poles, automobiles, and brick walls are all examples of _____. - ✔✔cover