TCOLE Jailer Review – 2026 – Study Guide and Practice
Material
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ discipline of dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty
and obligation.
Ethics misconceptions: - correct answer ✔✔ •Ethics is not something good people worry about
•Idealism is incompatible with realism •People concerned about ethics dismiss every pleasure
and are just "holier than thou" •If other officers are not concerned, then a behavior is
unacceptable
standards of conduct - correct answer ✔✔ As public servants, we are expected to abide by
standards of conduct established by the texas legislature, the federal government and
departmental policies.
Texas ethics commission - correct answer ✔✔ has subpoena powers and can initiate their own
investigations
A.C.T: - correct answer ✔✔ •Alternatives: identify all choices •Consequences: project outcomes
•Tell your story: prepare defense
Stakeholders: - correct answer ✔✔ any person organization or entity that may be affected by
what you do.
Ethics check questions - correct answer ✔✔ •Is it legal? Will it violate any laws? •Is it balanced?
Is it fair to everyone? •How will I feel about myself? Will it withstand the public?
"firm but fair" - correct answer ✔✔ conduct, or humane treatment, effective communication,
and problem or situation being resolved before turning into a major investigation.
,Jail climate - correct answer ✔✔ is the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail
facility. The jail climate is affected by many factors including inmate game-playing, jail programs
and inmate-staff relations.
Reasons for inmate game playing: - correct answer ✔✔ •Inactivity (boredom) •Position
(information) •Status (rep)
Indicators of inmate stress include: - correct answer ✔✔ •Tenseness •Loss of appetite
•Insomnia •Lethargy (lazy) •Persistent minor illnesses
Three components of communication: - correct answer ✔✔ •Verbal communication ("what I
say") •Body language (How I show it) •Listening (the effect of the words selected)
Attitude - correct answer ✔✔ combo of personal knowledge and feelings about someone or
something that influence behavior
Race - correct answer ✔✔ refers to groups of people with certain ancestry and shared
characteristics
Ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔ refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism - correct answer ✔✔ ones culture as the center and the basis for all comparisons
Prejudice - correct answer ✔✔ judgment formed beforehand
Discrimination - correct answer ✔✔ acting on the basis of prejudice
, Basic beliefs or attitudes harbored by prejudiced people: - correct answer ✔✔ •Feeling of
superiority •Others are strange or different •Proprietary claims •Fear
Forms of prejudice: - correct answer ✔✔ •Racial •Ethnic •Gender •National origin •Political
affiliation •Authority figures •Sexual orientation •Physically/mentally challenged •Religious
•Age •Economic/occupational/socioeconomic status •Weight •Individual personal preferences
All people share common needs: - correct answer ✔✔ social, health, employment, shelter, food
and self image
Individuals should be evaluated on their - correct answer ✔✔ merit
Display to avoid prejudice: - correct answer ✔✔ •Sensitivity •Impartiality •Empathy •Tolerance
U.S Code 241: - correct answer ✔✔ Conspiracy against rights: 2 or more conspire to deny right,
$10k fine, term of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or if a death occurred, life sentence.
U.S Code 242: - correct answer ✔✔ Deprivation of rights under color of law. Any person found
to deny right, privilege or immunities found in constitution is subject to fine, imprisonment or
both.
Quid pro quo - correct answer ✔✔ sexual act is precedent before a benefit
Hostile work environment - correct answer ✔✔ occurs when the conduct impedes performance
USCA 1983: - correct answer ✔✔ DON'T IMPEDE ON RIGHTS OF OTHERS
Equal employment opportunity commission - correct answer ✔✔ investigate sexual harassment
allegations
Material
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔ discipline of dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty
and obligation.
Ethics misconceptions: - correct answer ✔✔ •Ethics is not something good people worry about
•Idealism is incompatible with realism •People concerned about ethics dismiss every pleasure
and are just "holier than thou" •If other officers are not concerned, then a behavior is
unacceptable
standards of conduct - correct answer ✔✔ As public servants, we are expected to abide by
standards of conduct established by the texas legislature, the federal government and
departmental policies.
Texas ethics commission - correct answer ✔✔ has subpoena powers and can initiate their own
investigations
A.C.T: - correct answer ✔✔ •Alternatives: identify all choices •Consequences: project outcomes
•Tell your story: prepare defense
Stakeholders: - correct answer ✔✔ any person organization or entity that may be affected by
what you do.
Ethics check questions - correct answer ✔✔ •Is it legal? Will it violate any laws? •Is it balanced?
Is it fair to everyone? •How will I feel about myself? Will it withstand the public?
"firm but fair" - correct answer ✔✔ conduct, or humane treatment, effective communication,
and problem or situation being resolved before turning into a major investigation.
,Jail climate - correct answer ✔✔ is the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail
facility. The jail climate is affected by many factors including inmate game-playing, jail programs
and inmate-staff relations.
Reasons for inmate game playing: - correct answer ✔✔ •Inactivity (boredom) •Position
(information) •Status (rep)
Indicators of inmate stress include: - correct answer ✔✔ •Tenseness •Loss of appetite
•Insomnia •Lethargy (lazy) •Persistent minor illnesses
Three components of communication: - correct answer ✔✔ •Verbal communication ("what I
say") •Body language (How I show it) •Listening (the effect of the words selected)
Attitude - correct answer ✔✔ combo of personal knowledge and feelings about someone or
something that influence behavior
Race - correct answer ✔✔ refers to groups of people with certain ancestry and shared
characteristics
Ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔ refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism - correct answer ✔✔ ones culture as the center and the basis for all comparisons
Prejudice - correct answer ✔✔ judgment formed beforehand
Discrimination - correct answer ✔✔ acting on the basis of prejudice
, Basic beliefs or attitudes harbored by prejudiced people: - correct answer ✔✔ •Feeling of
superiority •Others are strange or different •Proprietary claims •Fear
Forms of prejudice: - correct answer ✔✔ •Racial •Ethnic •Gender •National origin •Political
affiliation •Authority figures •Sexual orientation •Physically/mentally challenged •Religious
•Age •Economic/occupational/socioeconomic status •Weight •Individual personal preferences
All people share common needs: - correct answer ✔✔ social, health, employment, shelter, food
and self image
Individuals should be evaluated on their - correct answer ✔✔ merit
Display to avoid prejudice: - correct answer ✔✔ •Sensitivity •Impartiality •Empathy •Tolerance
U.S Code 241: - correct answer ✔✔ Conspiracy against rights: 2 or more conspire to deny right,
$10k fine, term of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or if a death occurred, life sentence.
U.S Code 242: - correct answer ✔✔ Deprivation of rights under color of law. Any person found
to deny right, privilege or immunities found in constitution is subject to fine, imprisonment or
both.
Quid pro quo - correct answer ✔✔ sexual act is precedent before a benefit
Hostile work environment - correct answer ✔✔ occurs when the conduct impedes performance
USCA 1983: - correct answer ✔✔ DON'T IMPEDE ON RIGHTS OF OTHERS
Equal employment opportunity commission - correct answer ✔✔ investigate sexual harassment
allegations
