Practice Questions

Probable cause for arrest can be found in the case of \________________.

Brinegar v.US

The entire width between the boundary line of a publicly maintained way, any part that is opened for vehicle travel is a \__________________.

highway or street

Upon approaching a rotary island, traffic will move \_____________if not otherwise directed by an official traffic control device.

to the right

Taillights of a vehicle must be visible for at least \__________ feet.

1000

A man is severely intoxicated from drinking too much. While driving home from a party he hits another car head on, killing the driver of the other car. The most serious proper charge is:

intoxicated manslaughter

The crime triangle also provides an easy way to explain the analysis stage of the SARA model. The three elements of the triangle are: \_____________, victim, and location.

offender

The exclusionary rule, as a legal concept, is intended to:

exclude evidence at trial which has been unlawfully seized

The written document that allows for the release of a person from custody is known as \__________.

bond

When handcuffing two suspects with one set of handcuffs, place handcuffs \__________.

Right to right or left to left

An officer should be "objective" - which means that he will base any belief on \__________.

facts

An immediate action plan involves two teams. The Contact team and the \___________team.

rescue

Being able to view the area and determine relevant from irrelevant information is being a \____________________.

skilled observer

The right against self incrimination was discussed during the academy in the case of \______________.

Miranda v. Arizona

Legal window tint in Texas is \________ percent.

25%

To intentionally or knowing abduct a person in order to use that person as a shield is:

aggravated kidnapping

When passing another vehicle to the left, traveling in the same direction, you must return to your lane as soon as possible and before a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction is within \_____ of your vehicle.

200ft

\______ is defined as "holding a person for a limited time, but who, as yet, is not answerable to a criminal offense."

temporary detention

Conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute \_______.

entrapment

A \____________ is when a person re-lives an event from the past.

flashback

The case discussed in reference to the reasonable seizure of a person was \____________.

Tennessee v. Garner

The key object of patrol is to \______________.

preserve the peace

Which of the following is not a magistrate?

District Attorney

The three phases of DWI detection are :

vehicle in motion, personal contact, pre-arrest screening

The land immediately surrounding a dwelling, including any closely associated buildings and structures, but excluding open fields is the definition of:

curtilage

Juveniles taken to a place of non-secure custody:

all answers are correct

A peace officer may affect an arrest at \__________ for \___________ offense within his/her view.

anytime/any

Family Violence is all about the need for \___________________.

Power and Control

Abnormally high, expansive, joyful mood with inflated self esteem is part of the \___________phase of Bipolar.

manic

Supervisors have a/an \________________duty to stop the unnecessary force being used by an officer.

affirmative

Which of the following was specifically listed by TCOLE as being a characteristic of professionalism?

service to others

A writ that is issued by a judge of the court having jurisdiction of a case, or by a clerk at the direction of the judge is a \______________.

capias

A person commits an offense of Leaving a Child in the Vehicle if the person leaves, for longer than\_____________ minutes, knowing the child is younger than \__________ years of age who is not attended by an individual who is \________ years of age or older.

5.7.14

A person commits an offense of \_________________ if the person takes or retains a child younger than 18 when that person knows that the taking or retention violates a court order.

Interference with Child Custody

Dangerous Drug means a device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included in Schedule I through V and bears that legend Caution - federal law prohibits dispensing without \_______________.

a prescription

Under stop and frisk, \_____________.

an officer may pat an individual down for weapons only

Under the Vienna Convention on Consular Notification a person arrested may be from a country that demands \____________ notification.

mandatory

As a law enforcement officer, you are ultimately responsible for your actions through the chain of command in the organization to the \______________.

citizens

The barrel length for a short barrel firearm is less than \_____ inches for a shotgun, and less than \______ inches for a rifle, or an overall length of less than \______ inches.

eighteen, sixteen, twenty-six

Illegal dumping is committed within \_______________ from a highway.

300ft

At the moment of arrest, \______ ceases to build.

probable cause

Under CCP 18.16, the right of preventing theft is applicable to \_______________.

all persons

A man who has sexual contact with a 16 year old commits \________________.

Indecency with a child

Reflectors on vehicles will be mounted on the rear of the vehicle and will reflect

red

A divided, controlled access highway for through traffic is called a \______________.

freeway

The only person that can give permission to drivers to drive over an unprotected fire hose across a street is the:

fire department supervisor at the scene

What is the distance a train must sound a warning and a vehicle must stop upon seeing the train?

1500 feet

When handling a family dispute, the officer's primary objective is to:

preserve the peace

A person offers to engage or agrees to engage for a fee in exchange for sex is \_____________.

committing prostitution

Court having jurisdiction of Class A and B misdemeanors is \_______________.

county courts

Rights not expressed in the constitution are reserved for the people is expressed in the \________ amendment.

9th

Complete sentences are groups of words that contain a subject as well as a \___________, following the verb.

predicate

Searching the area under the immediate control of a suspect who has been lawfully arrested can be referred to as wing span or lunge area. The case referring to this is \____________.

Chimel v. California

In \_____________, the U.S. Supreme Court established that an informant's tip must be accompanied by (1) some of the underlying circumstances on which the informant based conclusions and (2) some basis for concluding that the informant was credible or his information reliable.

Aguilar v. Texas

Handcuffs are what type of restraint?

temporary

Which of the following is the statute of limitation for burglary?

five years

A person who is justified in using force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the force to be immediately necessary to protect himself against the others use or attempted use of unlawful force is defined as \___________.

self defense

A personality disorder that tends to be most frequently diagnosed in males is \_________.

antisocial

On average, peace officers drive many miles as compared to the civilian population. Officers tend to be involved in accidents at a greater rate while:

backing

An arrest warrant is:

valid until executed

Threat of force is justified when

the use of force is justified

Responding to crimes that are already committed is a \_______________ response.

reactive

Upon making an arrest, the suspect must be taken to a magistrate within \_____________ hours after the arrest.

48

Prolonged fight or flight leads to \__________.

exhaustion

A subpoena issued for you to appear in court and to bring reports and other documents can be referred to as a \__________.

Subpoena Deuces Tecum

It is unlawful to operate an open bed pickup truck with a child younger than \__________ in the open bed.

18

A motor vehicle that is designed primarily for drawing implements of husbandry is a \____________.

farm tractor

Parking from a fire hydrant must be at least \______feet

15

An order of arrest issued by a clerk of the court is called a:

capias

Juveniles may be held in a juvenile processing office to be \__________.

all answers are correct

A magistrate orders the arrest of a person for a crime that is committed in his/her presence. An officer \_______ arrest the person.

may

Officers charged with any violation over a class \____________ shall report that violation to TCOLE within \____________days.

C/30

When speaking, approximately what percentage of the message is received due to the content?

7%

Rigor Mortis is a stiffening of the body and starts at the \________________

neck and lower jaw

One long whistle blast means \______________.

stop

\_______________ means a substance, including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilutant, listed in Schedules I through V or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2, 2-A, 3, or 4.

controlled substance

Vehicles left of the side of the road for more than \____________ are considered to be abandoned

48 hours

The team formations used for active shooter response are the diamond formation or linear \____ formation.

T

Aggravated assault is causing serious bodily injury or the use of or exhibition of a \_______.

deadly weapon

The ratio between listening and talking is described as the \________rule.

80/20

An officer who encounters a person threatening suicide should:

encourage the person to express his thoughts and feelings

Conservative estimates are that at least\______ of all fatal shootings involving law enforcement involve those with a severe mental illness.

a quarter

Force options are: \___________________ verbal commands, weaponless strategies, weapon strategies and \___________________.

professional presence/deadly force

The word nystagmus means:

involuntary jerking of the eye

Every sketch must include an arrow that points

North

A large number of persons, temporarily congregated, defines \____________.

crowd

During a felony stop, the officers vehicle should be stopped \_________________of the suspect vehicle.

behind and to the left

The acronym LEAPS stands for Listen, Empathize, \____________, paraphrase and \_________.

ask/summarize

SARA deals mainly with problem solving. SARA stands for, Scanning, \___________, Response, and \________________.

Analysis/Assessment

American policing began developing in \___ and the criminal justice system began to experience corruption.

All of the listed answers are correct.

Security given so that the accused will be compelled to appear and answer to the proper court is called \__________.

bail

Crime scene sketches utilize symbols in order to identify key items. The use of a \_________ is used to identify these symbols.

legend

Court of original jurisdiction for all felonies is the \______________ court.

district

In all family violence cases the officer \___________ give written notice of legal rights.

shall

The amount of coercion sufficient to achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective and that is objectively reasonable under the facts, circumstances and alternatives confronting an officer at the time of action is taken is:

Reasonable or necessary force

A man places a gun against a woman's head, forces her into his car and drives off to a secluded cabin in the woods where he intends to hold her for ransom. The man has committed the offense of:

aggravated kidnapping

The reckless killing of another person is known as :

manslaughter

Evidence that cannot be used due to having been collected in violation of the law is considered the fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine as described in the \_____________case.

Wong Sun v. US

The District Attorney must begin proceedings within \_________days of your date of seizure.

30

When writing a report in such a manner that the subject performing the action is always identified is called using \____________?

Active voice

Placing blame for society's problems onto a person or group of people is called?

scapegoating