A written statement of grand jury accusing a person of an offense is an - ANSWER-Indictment
A person is told he is under arrest. When the police
... [Show More] officer attempts to handcuff him, the person wrestles with the officer and says he is not going to jail. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Resisting Arrest Search or Transport
A person is walking through an apartment complex parking lot looking into vehicles at 3am. when contacted by police, he is wearing rubber gloves and holding a car entry tool. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Possession of a Criminal instrument
The sheriff is the conservator of peace and has a county wide jurisdiction - ANSWER-True
Eat enough calories to balance and ________ a desired body weight - ANSWER-Maintain
According to Transportation Code, a person has a disability if they have a ________ _______ that substantially impairs the person's ability to ambulate - ANSWER-Mobility Problem
An emergency protection order is valid for how many days after its issuance? - ANSWER-61
A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. This definition would best fit the offense of - ANSWER-Kidnapping
An officer where was called to a store where there was a report of a woman who tore a $11.25 price tag of a product and replaced it with $1.25 tag from another product. she then knowingly paid only $1.25 for an $11.25 product. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Fraudulent destruction, removal and concealment of writing
A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. What is the most serious offense committed? - ANSWER-Aggravated kidnapping
_________ means the kind of control which one person exercises over another, not to confine him within his certain limits but to subject him to the general authority and to the person claiming that right. - ANSWER-Aggravated Kidnapping
What indicates that words are no longer working as a force option? - ANSWER-Unreceptive to alternates after repeated appeals
Under article 2.12, who is a legally designated peace officer? - ANSWER-Officer of a water control district
The objective of using control is to elicit______ from the violator - ANSWER-Cooperation
"The words "confined", "imprisoned", "in custody", "confinement", "imprisonment", refer not only to the actual, corporeal, and forcible detention of a person, but likewise to any coercive measure by threats, menaces or the fear of injury, whereby one person exercises a control over the person of another, and detains him within certain limits." This statement best defines which of the following: - ANSWER-Constructive Custody
Holding a person for a limited time who is not yet answerable to a criminal offense is ________________ - ANSWER-Temporary Detention
Conduct merely affording a person the opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment - ANSWER-True
According to the TCLEOSE outline, what present of officer contacts require physical force? - ANSWER-3%
According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is _______ - ANSWER-a defense to prosecution
A citizen may , without a warrant , arrest an offender when the offense committed within their view is a ______ - ANSWER-felony
Someone steals a purse that is valued at $30 with its contents. What offense has occurred - ANSWER-Theft- from person
A person wants to get back at a friend so they hide their T.V. and report to the police that their friend stole it. What is the offense? - ANSWER-False Report to a Peace Officer
A person commits what offense if he intentionally or knowingly leaves a motel without paying their bill? - ANSWER-Theft of Service
A man restricts his wife's movements without her consent by confining her to their bedroom. After a day passes, he lets her go free. What crime has been committed? - ANSWER-Unlawful Restraint
A _________ is a writ issued by the judge of a court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment or bail and before trial, or clerk at the direction of the judge, and directed to any peace officer of the State of Texas, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him before the court immediately, or at a term stated in the writ. - ANSWER-Capias
__________ is the cap which holds down all other areas of the wellness pyramid - ANSWER-Self- Responsibility
A male is at a club and looks into the women's restroom to see if he can catch a glimpse of any partially clothed women. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Disorderly Conduct
A person may not be convicted of any offense (other than perjury, aggravated perjury, or traffic offenses) that he or she committed when - ANSWER-younger that 17 years of age, unless juvenile court waives the jurisdiction
What court cannot grant a writ of Habeas Corpus? - ANSWER-Justice court
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 - ANSWER-may
A commitment is a court order to - ANSWER-place an accused in jail
John Wrong offers Jackie Wright $35.00 to engage in sexual conduct with him. John Wrong has committed the offense of__________ - ANSWER-Prostitution
According to Sec. 8.01 of the Penal Code, it is an affirmative defense to prosecution that at the time of the conduct charged the actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was wrong. This general defense is called - ANSWER-Insanity
Joe allowed Joan, a 17 year old run away to stay at his house for two weeks and did not bother to call the police or her parents, knowing Joan was a run away. This is - ANSWER-Harboring a runaway
A person paying another person to kill a business partner is punishable by - ANSWER-The death penalty
When an agency arrests or refers a person who the agency knows is a student in public primary or secondary school, the agency must submit a written notification to the proper school within how many days? - ANSWER-7
which of the following is a necessary element of lawful arrest? - ANSWER-authority of arresting person
If an individual can prove that he engaged in criminal conduct because he was compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to himself or another, what defense can prosecution use? - ANSWER-Duress
What is not a consideration used by the courts to determine if unreasonable force was used? - ANSWER-area in which offense occurred
The authority to search a vehicle incident to a lawful arrest comes from the ______ of an occupant of a vehicle - ANSWER-lawful arrest
Harassment as defined by penal code 42.07 cannot occur if the communication is initiated by what means - ANSWER-In person
Time limitations for offenses refer to the time that what must occur - ANSWER-an indictment is presented
Which of the following is not a peace officer? - ANSWER-Private security officers commissioned by the Texas board of Private Investigators and Private security Agency
_______ means assent in fact, whether express or apparent - ANSWER-Consent
An affirmative defense to prosecution - ANSWER-excuses a criminal responsibility if the defense is proven by a preponderance of the evidence
An operator may not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger, stand or park an occupied or unoccupied vehicle within______feet on the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway. - ANSWER-30
Reasonable force can be used to effect an arrest when the officer has - ANSWER-Probable cause
An officer observes a male and female having sex in a local park late at night. Nobody is in the park that could possibly witness the couple's actions. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Public Lewdness
What is a prohibited weapon? - ANSWER-knuckles, machine gun, firearm silencer
What is not a requisite of an arrest warrant? - ANSWER-The date the warrant is issued
According to the penal code, how many people constitute a riot? - ANSWER-7
Generally speaking, an peace officer cannot arrest, without a warrant, a - ANSWER-person believed to have committed a misdemeanor offense outside the view of an officer
A person commits what offense if he makes a bet on the results of a game, performance, or contest or on the performance of a participant in a game or contest? - ANSWER-Gambling
A person commits an offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon if he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a - ANSWER-Club
What is not an exception to the requirement for an arrest warrant? - ANSWER-Any offense reported by a credible citizen
A person is stopped for speeding and offers the officer a $100 to disregard the traffic offense. In addition to speeding, what offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Bribery
A person finds an open door to a house and goes in looking for money or jewelry. However, they get scared and leave without taking anything. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Burglary- Habitation
A prohibited weapon does not include what weapon? - ANSWER-Pistol
A person has been arrested when the person has been - ANSWER-taken into custody
According to Sec. 32.31 of the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of _____________ if, with intent to obtain a benefit fraudulently, he uses a credit card with knowledge that the card was not issued to him and he does not have the effective consent of the card owner to use the card. - ANSWER-Credit Card abuse
One of the tools an officer uses to maintain a psychological and physical edge is - ANSWER-Demonstrated alertness
If a person dies while in the custody of a peace officer, a written report of the cause of death must be filed with - ANSWER-the attorney general's office
There a varying degrees of wellness ranging from - ANSWER-death to optimal well being
Consists of making a false statement with intent to deceive, under oath, or with knowledge of the statements false meaning. - ANSWER-Prejury
____________ means any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person; or the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object. - ANSWER-Deviate Sexual Intercourse
Improper relationship between educator and student refers to illegal sexual interactions with students enrolled in which schools? - ANSWER-Public or private primary or secondary schools
According to Sec. 20.02 of the Penal Code, a person commits if he intentionally or knowingly restrains another person and recklessly exposes the victim to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury. - ANSWER-Unlawful restraint
An officer must have _________to believe the property is stolen to justify the seizure of the property - ANSWER-Probable cause
The condition of the body which enables an individual to use his, or, her body in activities requiring balance, speed and power, without undue fatigue or exhaustion best describes - ANSWER-Physical fitness
The sheriff id the conservator of peace and has a county wide jurisdiction - ANSWER-True
According to the Penal Code, an amount of force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in any manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury is - ANSWER-Deadly Force
A person steals a credit card with the intent to use it. What offense has been committed? - ANSWER-credit card abuse
The fourth amendment deals with - ANSWER-Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
To intentionally or knowingly "restrain" another person from leaving is - ANSWER-Unlawful Restraint
The right of an officer to search the immediate area of control in a search incident to an arrest was affirmed in - ANSWER-Chimel V. California
The _______ amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force - ANSWER-4th
Sexual assault is committed without consent if the person - ANSWER-has not consented as well as if they are unconscious, unaware, or coerced
the first amendment of the constitution concerns - ANSWER-The right of the people to petition the government
A person intentionally or knowingly damages or destroys tangible property without the effective consent of the owner - ANSWER-Criminal Mischief
The plain view doctrine permits an officer to seize evidence without a warrant if the officer is in a ________ where he or she has a right to be and sees evidence which is obviously connected to a crime or is contraband. - ANSWER-constitutionally protected area
Which two courts are the only courts that have concurrent jurisdiction in some offenses - ANSWER-Municipal and Justice Courts
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 of the result - ANSWER-intentionally
the state or quality that enables one to face danger with self- possession, confidence, and valor - ANSWER-Courage
Miranda V Arizona applies to which amendment? - ANSWER-Fifth Amendment
An officer can't act on reasonable suspicion alone - ANSWER-False
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 reckless killing of the innocent third party - ANSWER-unavailable
How many 8 ounce glasses of water are recommended for daily consumption? - ANSWER-6-8
Consent is not effective if - ANSWER-induced by threat, fraud or force, given while intoxicated, or given by a person with mental illness or defect
A person offers money to a witness in exchange for testimony that is otherwise correct if he just forgets to mention the second suspect that acted as the lookout. What offense has occurred? - ANSWER-Tampering with witness
In the case of an "exception to an offense" the burden of proof lies with - ANSWER-the prosecuting attorney
According to Sec. 211.27 of the commission rules, when a person who holds a commission license or certificate is arrested, charged, or indicted for a criminal offense above the grade of Cass C misdemeanor or for any Class C misdemeanor involving the duties and responsibilities of office or family violence, that person must report such fact to the commission in writing within __________ days. - ANSWER-30
An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the death of a person, and a determination, made with or without a formal court hearing, as to whether the death was caused by an unlawful act for omission - ANSWER-Inquest
Federal civil rights cases under Title 18 Sections 241 & 242 United States Code are concerned with: - ANSWER-Federal Criminal Violations
In a county that does not have a medical examiner's office, who is responsible for all tangible evidence accumulated in the course of an inquest - ANSWER-A justice of the peace for that county [Show Less]