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TCOLE Review
BPOC
50
Criminal Justice
Beginner
08/21/2017

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Term
That condition of the human organism that consists of its health and disease status and risk potential

a. Ergonomics
b. Wellness
c. Fitness
d. Physiology
Definition
b. Wellness
Term
According to the occupation code a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing education training once every ____

a. 12 months
b. 24 months
c. 36 months
d. 48 months
Definition
b. 24 months
Term
According to the commission rule if a current licensee's name is changed for any reason it must be reported within ____ days

a. 60
b. 50
c. 40
d. 30
Definition
d. 30
Term
if a current license holder is arrested for any offense above a class C, shall report within _____ days

a. 30
b. 60
c. 90
d. 180
Definition
a. 30
Term
A license holder who does not meet the legislatively required continuing education by the expiration date will _____

a. terminate
b. lapse
c. expire
d. defer
Definition
c. expire
Term
Which of the following is an advantage of having the professional model for law enforcement?

a. increased cost of training and development
b. opportunity for educational benefits
c. more effective problem solving techniques
d. limited entry level opportunities
Definition
c. more effective problem solving techniques
Term
The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is the definition of ______

a. Professionalism
b. ethical integrity
c. objectivity
d. courage
Definition
c. objectivity
Term
Investigations relating to the deprivation of civil rights under color of law are usually conducted by the ______
a. Federal civil rights commission
b. united states attorney general
c. federal bureau of investigation
d. attorney general of texas
Definition
c. federal bureau of investigation
Term
A public servant acting under the color of office or employment commits the offense of official oppression if the public servant ______

a. intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment
b. aids another in acquiring personal property
c. coerces another with intent to obtain a benefit
d. intentionally includes a report of facts known to the person to be false
Definition
a. intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment
Term
The 6th amendment to the U.S. constitution _____

a. provides the right to bail
b. establishes the due process of law doctrine
c. gives the right to trial open to public
d. establishes the police powers of the state
Definition
c. gives the right to trial open to public
Term
Cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited by which amendment?

a. 5th
b. 4th
c. 6th
d. 8th
Definition
d. 8th
Term
According to the _____ amendment powers not specifically reserved to the federal government and reserved to the state government.

a. 4th
b. 9th
c. 10th
d. 14th
Definition
d. 10th
Term
According to the ccp 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 they are in custody

a. writ of sequestration
b. writ of attachment
c. writ of habeas corpus
d. remander of custody
Definition
c. writ of habeas corpus
Term
Which court case affirmed a persons right to free speech

a. Miranda V Arizona
b. Duran v City of Douglas
c. Tennessee v Garner
d. Ruiz v Estelle
Definition
Duran v City of Douglas
Term
The 5th amendment to the U.S. constitution gives the citizens protection from _____

a. unreasonable searches
b. quartering of troops
c. excessive bail
d. self-incrimination
Definition
d. self incrimination
Term
The _____ amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force

a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 8th
d. 15th
Definition
a. 4th
Term
The primary components of the American criminal justice system are _____

a. Probation, parole, and correctional
b. Police, courts, and correctional
c. local, state, and federal police
d. police, prosecution, and courts
Definition
b. police, courts, and correctional
Term
_____ defines the personal and property rights of individuals

a. civil
b. criminal
c. tort
d. mediation
Definition
a. civil
Term
Which of the following is not a magistrate

a. Records of an incorporated city
b. Justice of the peace
c. Supreme court justices
d. District Attorneys
Definition
d. district attorneys
Term
Which of the following are not texas peace officers

a. Investigators of the D.A's office
b. Law enforcement agents of the TABC
c. Arson investigators
d. Special Agents of the ATF
Definition
d. Special Agents of the ATF
Term
The court of criminal appeals does not

a. issue writes of habeas corpus
b. hear cases involving the death penalty
c. hear decisions of civil cases
d. review decisions of criminal cases
Definition
c. hear decisions of civil cases
Term
the ______ courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive jurisdiction is not givin to the JP and when the fine to be imposed shall exceed $500

a. county
b. district
c. municipal
d. juvenile
Definition
a. county
Term
A peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advice any possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further family violence including

a. making an arrest without a warrant
b. calling in assistance from domestic violence experts
c. giving written notice of victim's legal rights
d. giving written notice of offenders legal rights
Definition
c. giving written notice of victim's legal rights
Term
Which of the following is not a use of force option when dispersing a riot

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
Definition
d. use any degree of force
Term
an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a

a. warrant
b. complaint
c. information
d. capias
Definition
b. complaint
Term
The security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him is known as ____

a. commitment
b. promissory
c. bail
d. bond
Definition
c. bail
Term
The written statement of a grand jury accusing a person of an offense

a. complaint
b. indictment
c. information
d. affidavit
Definition
b. indictment
Term
a person is arrested when the person has been

a. lawfully detained
b. taken into custody
c. unlawfully detained
d. stopped and identified
Definition
b. taken into custody
Term
A written statement that is filled and presented on behalf of the state of texas by a DA that charges the person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law

a. indictment
b. information
c. complaint
d. attachment
Definition
b. information
Term
A peace officer from another state may pursue a fleeing person into texas and arrest them there if the person is suspected of committing

a. a felony
b. a Class A or B Misdemeanor
c. SJF
d. a capital offense
Definition
a. a felony
Term
The time allowed for execution of a search warrant shall be ____ whole days exclusive to day of issuance and day of the execution

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Definition
a. 3
Term
Which court has original jurisdiction of all felonies

a. district court
b. county criminal court
c. court of criminal appeals
d. supreme court
Definition
a. district court
Term
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 the court immediately is called a ____

a. attachment
b. complaint
c. capias
d. arrest warrant
Definition
c. capias
Term
appeals from the justice court are heard by the ___ court

a. county
b. district
c. appeals
d. criminal appeals
Definition
a. county
Term
what is the term for a written order from a magistrate directed to a peace officer commanding them to take the body of a person accused of an offense to be dealt with according to law

a. capias
b. commitment
c. arrest warrant
d. attachment
Definition
c. arrest warrant
Term
What is a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individuals ethnicity or nationality origin rather than the individuals behavior

a. selective enforcement
b. racial profiling
c. cultural biases
d. ethnocentrism
Definition
b. racial profiling
Term
Whenever a peace officer meets with resistance in discharging his duty imposed on him by law he ____ command a sufficient amount of citizens of his county to overcome the resistance

a. may
b. shall
c. can
d. will
Definition
b. shall
Term
_____ circumstances exist when there is not sufficient time to get a warrant and the officer must establish probable cause

a. emergency
b. reasonable
c. special
d. exclusionary
Definition
a. emergency
Term
The right to have an attorney present during questioning was affirmed by _____

a. mapp v ohio
b. terry v ohio
c. Miranda v Arizona
d. Colorado v Beltane
Definition
c. Miranda v Arizona
Term
Persons found in suspicious places and under circumstances that reasonably show that such persons are about to commit some offense against the law may

a. may 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
Definition
b. be arrested without a warrant
Term
Civilians may arrest without a warrant for an offense in their presence or view if the offense is classified as

a. a felony
b. a tort
c. a civil matter
d. any violation of the law
Definition
a. a felony
Term
In U.S. v Caroll the supreme court upheld an officers right to search a vehicles trunk when the officers have

a. a search warrant
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. inventory privilege
Definition
c. probable cause
Term
Under temporary detention a person _____ required to ID himself

a. should
b. shall
c. cannot
d. will
Definition
c. cannot
Term
The act of keeping back or withholding by design a person is the definition of

a. incarceration
b. sentencing
c. detention
d. custody
Definition
c detention
Term
The right of the officer to search the immediate area of control in a search incident to arrest was affirmed in

a. terry v ohio
b. chimel v California
c. schmerber v California
d. brown v texas
Definition
b. chimel v California
Term
A search warrant is a written order issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer commanding him to _____

a. provide said contraband for any show-cause hearing
b. Seize listed property and secure same in approved storage facility
c. Search for any property or thing and seize the same
d. search for listed suspects and arrest same
Definition
c. search for any property or thing and seize the same
Term
Holding a person for a limited time who is not yet answerable for a criminal offense

a. temporary detention
b. probable cause
c. lawful restraint
d. limited suspicion
Definition
a. temporary detention
Term
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 criminal or civil process because of any act committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order

a. defendant
b. legislator
c. witness
d. officer
Definition
c. witness
Term
an officer must have _____ to believe the property is stolen to justify the seizure of the property stolen

a. probable cause
b. reasonable ground
c. exigent circumstances
d. rational suspicion
Definition
b. reasonable ground
Term
A peace officer may arrest without a warrant when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in his presence or within view of a _____ and such person verbally orders the arrest of the offender

a private person
b. county commissioner
c. city council member
d. magistrate
Definition
d. magistrate
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