JSO CERTIFICATION EXAM | COMPLETE SOLUTION | 100% CORRECT.
Rights - Liberties afforded to all, guaranteed by law (examples: food, clean clothes,
adequate supervision)
Privileges - Items, activities, or actions earned by displaying appropriate behavior or
actions (examples: television time, radio, playing video games)
1st Amendment - Right to free speech & press, right to protest with a group, protects
religious beliefs
4th Amendment - Right to privacy, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
5th Amendment - Right to due process, protects against double jeopardy
6th Amendment - Right to speedy trial, impartiality during trial, right to legal counsel
8th Amendment - Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, prohibits excessive bail/
bond amounts
14th Amendment - Equal protection under the law, access to medical/ health services,
prohibits deprivation of life/liberty/ property without due process
3 Types of Liabilities - Personal, Bystander, and Vicarious
Bystander Liability - Know fellow officer is violating rights, have reasonable opportunity
to prevent harm, choose not to act
Vicarious Liability - Supervisors - Specifically authorizes act, typically authorizes act of
same nature, knew of act but did nothing
3 Types of Proceedings - Criminal, Civil, Disciplinary
Criminal Proceedings - Prosecutor & defendant, prosecutor must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt
Civil Proceedings - Plaintiff & defendant, plaintiff must prove a preponderance of
evidence
, Legal Proceedings - May occur when a person violates a legal duty, commits an act, or
does not perform an act that should have been performed
Civil Rights Cases - Federal court, violation of constitutional rights, seeks damages or
discontinuation of policies
The Twist - One case - guilty of crime, liable for breach, or both (example: OJ Simpson
- not guilty in criminal court, guilty in civil court - had to pay $40 million in damages)
Color of Law - When you claim to be conducting official duties on behalf of the
department, all actions you make are considered acts under the ________
4 Types of Protections - Good faith, scope of authority, qualified immunity, and
representation
Good Faith - Acting in good faith when following the standard operating procedures
Scope of Authority - Duties noted in job description/ duties typically conducted by
employees
Qualified Immunity - Honest intentions, act as similarly trained employees would
Representation - Office of Attorney General represents employees
Duties of the Commissioners' Court - Allocates funding, sets department budgets,
oversee inspection of facilities, establish guidelines and policies
Child Definition - Between the ages of 10 and 17 years old
3 Offender Categories - Non-Offender, Status, and Delinquent Conduct
Non-Offender - Abuse, dependency, and neglect, reasons unrelated to crime,
deportation
Status Offender - Curfew violations, truant conduct, runaways, alcoholic beverage
offenses, tobbacco offenses
Delinquent Conduct - Penal laws of Texas or United States, class B misdemeanor and
higher, felony offenses
2 Types of Offenses - Misdemeanor and Felony
Misdemeanor Offenses - Less serious, do not involve violence, low level property loss
(examples: criminal mischief & theft)
