Full description:

The Basic Peace Officer Course is 736 hours, 43 chapters, and more than 700 learning objectives, and the state licensing exam can pull from any of them. This handbook puts all of it in one place, organized chapter for chapter to match the course.

I built it from the study notes I wrote as class lead for my own academy class. My classmates used those notes to prepare for every test, and every cadet in my class passed the state exam.

What's inside

• All 43 chapters, written in plain English, with the statute or case behind each rule
• Memory tricks for the numbers and lists that get tested
• The #1 mistake on every topic
• A self-test at the end of every chapter
• A full-length practice exam: 250 questions in 3 hours, weighted across all 43 chapters like the real thing, with an answer key that tells you which chapter to review for every miss
• A glossary, a full list of the statutes and cases cited, and a Final Exam Review of high-yield facts
• Updated for the Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 2A/2B renumbering (effective Jan. 1, 2025)

Format: a 240-page PDF you can read on any phone, tablet, or computer, or print.

This is an independent study guide. It isn't published, sponsored, or endorsed by TCOLE, any academy, or any agency, and its practice questions aren't actual licensing exam questions. Always follow your academy's instruction and your agency's policy.