TCOLE Jailer Exam – 2026 – Study Guide and Practice
Material
An officer can receive a request from an inmate for sick call by ___________. - correct answer
✔✔ b. verbal and written requests
Commissary expenditure records should be updated and balanced ___________. - correct
answer ✔✔ b. daily
Schizophrenia consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ d. perception
Reasonable suspicion for searches can be based upon ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ b.
criminal history, behavior history, and contact with the public
The status of inmates placed in administrative segregation shall be reviewed and documented
every ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ c. 30 days
A low-risk suicidal inmate should be observed at an interval ___________. - correct answer ✔✔
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
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ c. is intoxicated or going through withdrawals
Accountability, one of the five principles of public service, stands for which of the following? -
correct answer ✔✔ c. Government is to be conducted openly, efficiently, and honorable
What should you do for an "escape in progress?" - correct answer ✔✔ 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? -
correct answer ✔✔ b. Use precautions
All of the following are negligent, malicious acts done intentionally by jail personnel, leading to
tort liability, except ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ a. minimum use of force
The principal focus of ethics is moral problems, as opposed to the formation of habits of good
character. - correct answer ✔✔ False
A custody reassessment or review is necessary to allow for changes over time in inmates' legal
status, disciplinary actions, ___________, or other circumstances. - correct answer ✔✔ a.
appeals
The ___________ jail design has more physical barriers than the direct supervision design. -
correct answer ✔✔ d. intermittent
Of the 5 types of Hepatitis, which is the most widespread? - correct answer ✔✔ b. B
Material
An officer can receive a request from an inmate for sick call by ___________. - correct answer
✔✔ b. verbal and written requests
Commissary expenditure records should be updated and balanced ___________. - correct
answer ✔✔ b. daily
Schizophrenia consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ d. perception
Reasonable suspicion for searches can be based upon ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ b.
criminal history, behavior history, and contact with the public
The status of inmates placed in administrative segregation shall be reviewed and documented
every ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ c. 30 days
A low-risk suicidal inmate should be observed at an interval ___________. - correct answer ✔✔
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
___________. - correct answer ✔✔ c. is intoxicated or going through withdrawals
Accountability, one of the five principles of public service, stands for which of the following? -
correct answer ✔✔ c. Government is to be conducted openly, efficiently, and honorable
What should you do for an "escape in progress?" - correct answer ✔✔ 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? -
correct answer ✔✔ b. Use precautions
All of the following are negligent, malicious acts done intentionally by jail personnel, leading to
tort liability, except ___________. - correct answer ✔✔ a. minimum use of force
The principal focus of ethics is moral problems, as opposed to the formation of habits of good
character. - correct answer ✔✔ False
A custody reassessment or review is necessary to allow for changes over time in inmates' legal
status, disciplinary actions, ___________, or other circumstances. - correct answer ✔✔ a.
appeals
The ___________ jail design has more physical barriers than the direct supervision design. -
correct answer ✔✔ d. intermittent
Of the 5 types of Hepatitis, which is the most widespread? - correct answer ✔✔ b. B
