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Terms in this set (260)
TCOLE [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement]
is a state regulatory agency for local law enforcement and county corrections systems within the state if
Texas.
TCJS [Texas Commission on Jail Standards]
is the regulatory agency for all county jails and privately operated municipal jails in the state.
The Occupations Code
is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that law enforcement agencies and jailers
must follow.
Ethics
the discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation.
Texas Ethics Commission
was created in 1992 to administer and enforce provisions relating to, among other things, the standards of
conduct of state officers and employees
Jail Climate
the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail facility; inmate playing games with staff
Stress
a body condition that may occur when a person faces a threatening or unfamiliar situation
Communication
the ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas and information
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Attitude
is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of personal knowledge and feelings about
someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing
Race
generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics
Ethnicity
refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism
is "the act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe, and hence as the basis for all
comparisons with other cultures"
Prejudice
is an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the
facts
Culture
a way of thinking and acting based on tradition
Discrimination
acting on the basis if prejudice
Sexual Harassment
is deliberate or repeated sexual based behavior that is not welcome, not asked for. and not returned or is
unwelcome sexual or gender based behavior
Booking
recording of certain information relating to the inmate during the admissions process
Detainer
a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in custody pending a fulfillment of a
legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment
an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in jail the person so committed
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Warrant
a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other person specifically named,
commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an offense, to be dealt with a cording to law
Capias
is a wait issued by the court or clerk, 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 that court immediately, or
on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment
is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any magistrate, or by the foreman's of a grand jury,
in any criminal action or proceeding authorized by law, commanding some peace officer to take the body
of a witness and bring him before court, magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify in
behalf of the State or of the defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant
when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within his jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice
from another state, he shall issue a warrant of arrest directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the
accused before him
Search
the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot in plain sight
Contraband
is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by law or agency directives
Strip Search
when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates should undergo a through strip
search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a threat to the security of safety of thr facility
Cavity Search
basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a body cavity
Tort
a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for
damages
Objective Classification
a formal process for separating and managing inmates and administering facilities based upon agency
mission, classification goals, agency resources, and inmate program needs
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Terms in this set (260)
TCOLE [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement]
is a state regulatory agency for local law enforcement and county corrections systems within the state if
Texas.
TCJS [Texas Commission on Jail Standards]
is the regulatory agency for all county jails and privately operated municipal jails in the state.
The Occupations Code
is the statutory authority for the Commission to establish rules that law enforcement agencies and jailers
must follow.
Ethics
the discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation.
Texas Ethics Commission
was created in 1992 to administer and enforce provisions relating to, among other things, the standards of
conduct of state officers and employees
Jail Climate
the prevailing behavioral atmosphere throughout the jail facility; inmate playing games with staff
Stress
a body condition that may occur when a person faces a threatening or unfamiliar situation
Communication
the ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas and information
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Attitude
is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of personal knowledge and feelings about
someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing
Race
generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics
Ethnicity
refers to shared culture and background
Ethnocentrism
is "the act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe, and hence as the basis for all
comparisons with other cultures"
Prejudice
is an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the
facts
Culture
a way of thinking and acting based on tradition
Discrimination
acting on the basis if prejudice
Sexual Harassment
is deliberate or repeated sexual based behavior that is not welcome, not asked for. and not returned or is
unwelcome sexual or gender based behavior
Booking
recording of certain information relating to the inmate during the admissions process
Detainer
a report from that documents an agency's authority to retain a person in custody pending a fulfillment of a
legal obligation. or transfer to another jurisdiction
Commitment
an order signed by magistrate directing the sheriff to receive and place in jail the person so committed
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Warrant
a written order from magistrate, dies red to a peace officer or some other person specifically named,
commanding him to take the body of a person accused of an offense, to be dealt with a cording to law
Capias
is a wait issued by the court or clerk, 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 that court immediately, or
on a day or at a term stated in the writ
Writ of Attachment
is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any magistrate, or by the foreman's of a grand jury,
in any criminal action or proceeding authorized by law, commanding some peace officer to take the body
of a witness and bring him before court, magistrate, or grand jury kn a day named, or forthwith, to testify in
behalf of the State or of the defendant, as the case may be
Magistrate's Warrant
when a compelling is made to a magistrate that any person within his jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice
from another state, he shall issue a warrant of arrest directing peace officer to apprehend and bring the
accused before him
Search
the examination of persons or property with the intention of finding evidence ot in plain sight
Contraband
is considered to be any item, matrrisk, or substance that is prohibited by law or agency directives
Strip Search
when facility personnel reasonably believe it to be necessary, inmates should undergo a through strip
search for weapons and contraband thsy may pose a threat to the security of safety of thr facility
Cavity Search
basee on "probable casue" that the inmate is concealing contrand in a body cavity
Tort
a civil or private wrong or injury for which s court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for
damages
Objective Classification
a formal process for separating and managing inmates and administering facilities based upon agency
mission, classification goals, agency resources, and inmate program needs
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