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TCOLE EXAM COMPILATION 2024 LICENSING EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE, Exams of Law

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TCOLE EXAM COMPILATION 2024 LICENSING EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE (TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT) REAL EXAM 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | PROFESSOR VERIFIED

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TCOLE EXAM COMPILATION 2024 LICENSING
EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE
(TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT) REAL EXAM 500 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | PROFESSOR VERIFIED
LICENSING EXAM (250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. That condition of the human organism that consists of its health and
disease status and risk potential. (1.1.1)
A. Ergonomics
B. Wellness
C. Fitness
D. Physiology ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Wellness
2. According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer
must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education
training once every ______. (TCOLE.351)
A. 12 months
B. 24 months
C. 36 months
D. 48 months ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------24 months
3. According to 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. (TCOLE 211.27)
A. 60
B. 50
C. 40
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TCOLE EXAM COMPILATION 2024 LICENSING

EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE

(TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW

ENFORCEMENT) REAL EXAM 500 QUESTIONS

AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | PROFESSOR VERIFIED

LICENSING EXAM (250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)

  1. That condition of the human organism that consists of its health and disease status and risk potential. (1.1.1) A. Ergonomics B. Wellness C. Fitness D. Physiology ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Wellness
  2. According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education training once every ______. (TCOLE.351) A. 12 months B. 24 months C. 36 months D. 48 months ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------24 months
  3. According to 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. (TCOLE 211.27) A. 60 B. 50 C. 40

D. 30 ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- 30

  1. According to 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 _____. (TCOLE 211.27) A. 30 days B. 60 days C. 90 days D. 180 days ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- 30
  2. According to Commission Rules, the license of any licensee who does not meet the legislatively required continuing education by the expiration date will be _____. (TCOLE 1701.351) A. terminated B. lapsed C. expired D. defered ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Expired
  3. Which of the following is a dis-advantage of having the professional model for law enforcement? (3.1.2) A. Increased cost of training and development B. Opportunity for educational benefits C. More effective problem solving techniques D. Limited entry-level opportunities for people from lower socioeconomic segments ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------More effective problem solving techniques
  4. The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is the definition of _____. (3.2.2) A. professionalism B. ethical integrity

A. 5th B. 4th C. 6th D. 8th ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------8th

  1. According to the _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers not specifically reserved to the federal government are reserved to the state government. (TCTLM p. 1833) (4.1.10) A. 4th B. 9th C. 10th D. 14th - -----CORRECT ANSWER-------------10th
  2. 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. (CCP 11.01) (4.1.2) A. writ of sequestration B. writ of attachment C. writ of habeas corpus D. remander of custody ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Writ of habeas corpus
  3. Which court case affirmed a person's right to free speech? (4.1.4) A. Miranda v. Arizona B. Duran v. City of Douglas C. Tennessee v. Garner D. Ruiz v. Estelle ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Duran v. City of Douglas
  1. The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the protection from_____. (TCTLM p. 1833) (4.1.6) A. unreasonable searches B. quartering of troops C. excessive bail D. self-incrimination ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Self-incrimination
  2. The _____ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force. (TCTLM p. 1833) (4.1.5) A. 4th B. 5th C. 8th D. 14th ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------4th
  3. The primary components of the American Criminal Justice System are _____. (4.3.1) A. probation, parole, and correctional B. police, courts, and correctional C. local, state, and federal police D. police, prosecution, and courts ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- police, courts, and correctional
  4. _____ is law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. (4.3.3) A. Civil law B. Criminal law C. Tort D. Mediation ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Civil law
  1. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advise any possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further family violence, including _____. (CCP 5.04) (6.4.1) A. making an arrest without a warrant B. calling in assistance from domestic violence experts C. giving written notice of a victim's legal rights D. giving written notice of an offender's legal rights ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Making an arrest without a warrant
  2. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of force option for dispersing a riot? (CCP 8.04) (6.4.3) A. command the group to disperse B. arrest the persons involved with a warrant C. arrest the persons involved without a warrant D. use any degree of force ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Use any degree of force
  3. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a/an_____. (CCP 15.04) (6.8.1) A. warrant B. complaint C. information D. capias ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Complaint B 26. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him is known as _____. (CCP 17.01) (6.8.3) A. commitment B. promissory

C. bail D. bond ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Bail

  1. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement of a grand jury accusing a person of an offense is a/an _____. (CCP 21.01) (6.8.1) A. complaint B. indictment C. information D. affidavit ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Indictment
  2. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person is arrested when the person has been ____. (CCP 15.22) (6.6.2) A. lawfully detained B. taken into custody C. unlawfully detained D. stopped and identified ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Taken into custody
  3. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement that is filed and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law is called a/an _____. (CCP 21.20) (6.8.1) A. indictment B. information C. complaint D. attachment ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Information (5)30. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer from another state may pursue a fleeing person into Texas and arrest them there, if the person is suspected of committing ______. (CCP 14.051) (6.6.1)

B. District C. Appeals D. Criminal Appeals ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------County

  1. 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 the body of the person accused of an offense, to be dealt with according to law? (CCP 15.01) (6.6.2) A. capias B. commitment C. arrest warrant D. attachment ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Arrest warrant
  2. 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? (CCP 3.05) (6.2.4) A. selective enforcement B. racial profiling C. cultural bias D. ethnocentrism ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Racial profiling
  3. 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. (CCP 8.01) (6.4.3) A. may B. shall C. can D. will ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------May

(13)38. _____ circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer must establish probable cause. (CCP 14.01) (7.1.2) A. Emergency B. Reasonable C. Special D. Exclusionary ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Emergency

  1. The right to have an attorney present during questioning was affirmed by _____. (7.1.1) A. Mapp v. Ohio B. Terry v. Ohio C. Miranda v. Arizona D. Colorado v. Beltane ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Miranda v Arizona
  2. Persons found in suspicious places, and under circumstances which reasonably show that such persons are about to commit some offense against the laws may _____. (CCP 14.03) (7.1.2) A. not be arrested without a warrant B. be arrested without a warrant C. only be arrested with a warrant D. only be detained for a short time ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- Only be detained for a short time
  3. 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 _____. (CCP 14.01) (7.1.2) A. a felony B. a tort C. a civil matter D. any violation of the law ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------A felony
  1. 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 _____. (CCP 18.01(a)) (7.1.12) A. provide said contraband for use during any show-cause hearing B. seize listed property and secure same in an approved storage facility C. search for any property or thing and seize the same D. search for listed suspects and arrest same ------CORRECT ANSWER--- ----------Search for any property or thing and seize the same
  2. Holding a person for a limited time who, as yet, is not answerable to a criminal offense is ____. (7.1.7) A. temporary detention B. probable cause C. lawful restraint D. limited suspicion ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Temporary detention
  3. 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. (CCP 24.28(5)) (7.1.3) A. defendant B. legislator C. witness D. officer ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Witness
  4. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an officer must have _____ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the property. (CCP 18.16)( 59.03) (6.2.5) A. probable cause B. reasonable ground C. exigent circumstances

D. rational suspicion ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Probable cause

  1. 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. (CCP 14.02)(6.6.1) A. private person B. county commissioner C. city council member D. magistrate ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Magistrate
  2. _____ exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent man believing that an offense has been committed.(7.1.7) A. Articulable suspicion B. Mere suspicion C. Probable cause D. Reasonable cause ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Probable cause
  3. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the actual forcible detention of a person and other coercive measures to detain him within certain limits? (CCP 11.21)(7.1.1) A. temporary detention B. restraint C. arrest D. constructive custody ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Constructive custody
  4. Which U.S. Constitutional amendment is the primary focus of the Miranda v. Arizona case? (TCTM p. 1833)(4.1.6)
  1. The poisonous tree doctrine, which displays the notion that evidence obtained after illegal government action will be excluded from evidence, was affirmed in _____. (7.1.14) A. U.S. v. Robinson B. California v. Greenwood C. Wong Sun v. U.S. D. Michigan v. Long ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Wong Sun v. U.S.
  2. You can frisk if there is ____ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon. TCTM LG-12 (1)(2) (7.1.8) A. reasonable fear B. mere justification C. reasonable evidence D. mere suspicion ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Reasonable fear
  3. When a search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control and contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under _____ to lawful arrest. (7.1.11) A. warrant B. search C. incidental D. execution ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Incidental
  4. What is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a dwelling, which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the house? (7.1.13) TCTM L-45 (V.)(B )(1)) A. Open field B. Curtilage C. Encumbrance D. Continuance ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Curtilage
  1. According to the Penal Code, what is NOT part of the element of an offense? (PC 1.07 (22)) A. admission of guilt B. forbidden conduct C. required culpability D. any required result ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Admission of guilt
  2. According to the Penal Code, in the case of an "exception to an offense," the burden of proof lies with the _____. (PC 2.02(b)) A. defense attorney B. grand jury C. prosecuting attorney D. plaintiff ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Prosecuting attorney
  3. 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.(PC 6.03(b)) (8.2.1) A. knowingly B. intentionally C. with criminal negligence D. recklessly ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Intentionally
  4. According to the Penal Code, a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is _____. (PC 8.2.2)) (7.0.2) A. committed by his own conduct B. committed under duress C. committed intentionally D. committed recklessly ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Committed by his own conduct

B. Murder C. Manslaughter D. Capital murder ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Capital murder

  1. 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? (PC 20.04 (1)) (8.5.2) A. Kidnapping B. Aggravated kidnapping C. Unlawful restraint D. Interference with child custody ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- Aggravated kidnapping
  2. According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their service as a witness or public servant? (PC 36.06(a)(1)) (8.8.1) A. Tampering with a witness B. Jury tampering C. Obstruction or retaliation D. Official oppression ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Obstruction or retaliation
  3. A person causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage, and is reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____. (PC 28.02(a)(1)) (8.7.1) A. criminal mischief B. reckless damage or destruction C. aggravated assault D. arson ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Arson
  1. A person who, in the course of committing theft, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what offense? (PC 29.02) A. Assault B. Robbery C. Aggravated robbery D. Manslaughter ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Robbery
  2. 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? (PC 29.03(a)(1)) (8.7.2) A. Burglary B. Robbery C. Aggravated theft D. Aggravated robbery ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Aggravated robbery
  3. A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals a $1,500 computer from the back seat. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (PC 30.02(a)(1)) (8.7.3) A. Burglary B. Burglary of a vehicle C. Theft over $1, D. Criminal trespass ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Burglary
  4. 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. (PC 31.03(a) (8.7.4) A. willingly B. intentionally C. unlawfully D. knowingly ------CORRECT ANSWER-------------Unlawfully