TCOLE JAILER EXAM 31 questions and answers 2025

An officer can receive a request from an inmate for sick call by ___________.

b. verbal and written requests

Commissary expenditure records should be updated and balanced ___________.

b. daily

Schizophrenia consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in ___________.

d. perception

Reasonable suspicion for searches can be based upon ___________.

b. criminal history, behavior history, and contact with the public

The status of inmates placed in administrative segregation shall be reviewed and documented every ___________.

c. 30 days

A low-risk suicidal inmate should be observed at an interval ___________.

a. no longer than once every 15 minutes

All of the following are factors which make suicide more likely in a jail setting, except the person ___________.

c. is intoxicated or going through withdrawals

Accountability, one of the five principles of public service, stands for which of the following?

c. Government is to be conducted openly, efficiently, and honorable

What should you do for an "escape in progress?"

a. Notify supervisor

b. Contact dispatch

c. Provide description of inmate

d. a and c Incorrect

e. All of the above*************

When transporting inmates from other agencies, what is a different step in the procedure?

b. Use precautions

All of the following are negligent, malicious acts done intentionally by jail personnel, leading to tort liability, except ___________.

a. minimum use of force

The principal focus of ethics is moral problems, as opposed to the formation of habits of good character.

False

A custody reassessment or review is necessary to allow for changes over time in inmates' legal status, disciplinary actions, ___________, or other circumstances.

a. appeals

The ___________ jail design has more physical barriers than the direct supervision design.

d. intermittent

Of the 5 types of Hepatitis, which is the most widespread?

b. B

Jail health care workers should treat all offenders as ___________.

b. potentially infected with HIV

A person is entitled to a/an ___________ when they meet your facility requirements for being unable to provide themselves with specific personal care items.

a. indigent pack

When transporting inmates with mental illness the patient my NOT be transported in a ________ or accompanied by a(n) ________ unless other means are not available.

b. marked police or sheriff's car/uniformed officer

This term has to do with the right of an inmate to be brought before a court or judge to determine the legality of his imprisonment.

c. habeas corpus

A ___________ is an order signed by a magistrate directing a sheriff to receive and place in jail a person so committed.

b. commitment

Officers can refer to ________ for requirements for bail.

c. CCP

When documenting the type of release at the time an inmate leaves the facility, it is important to record all of the following except ___________.

d. future risk assessment

If a public servant, under color of law of the office, intentionally subjects another to mistreatment, what offense is committed?

c. Official Oppression

After escorting an inmate to court, the inmate should be restrained while in the courtroom, unless ___________.

a. the inmate is before the bench

b. the inmate is sitting at the defense table

c. the inmate is standing before the bench if judge prefers no restraints

d. all of the above*********

e. none of the above, inmate needs to be restrained at all times Incorrect

Vehicles entering or leaving a secure area of a jail facility should be searched. All of the following should be documented except ___________.

b. tools used to conduct search

General consideration(s) in handling evidence is/are to ___________.

a. preserve its integrity

b. preserve its value to the owner

c. mark it as evidence

d. a and c Incorrect

e. all of the above*******

The facility's fire prevention plan should be evaluated ___________ and the facility inspected ___________.

b. quarterly/annually

If the inmate refuses to sign a property receipt, what should the officer do?

c. have another officer witness the refusal and sign the receipt

Which of the following is NOT a required daily documentation regarding the number of inmates in the facility?

b. names of all inmates discharged during the last week

Many communicable diseases are much more common within the confines of the jail than outside the jails.

True

If a person dies in custody, the sheriff has ______ to make a report to the attorney general.

c. 30 days