To lawfully enter into a persons home to make an arrest, the officer should have? (3)
-Consent
-Warrant
-An exigent circumstance
A ___________ sweep is conducted to protect the safety of officers and others.
Protective
REP stands for:
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy.
When can can an officer compel identification?
When that person is lawfully under arrest.
A calling party reporting a UUMV should be advised that if the vehicle is not returned within ___ hours, they should return with documentation of ownership and be prepared to complete an affidavit to file a report.
48
What are the culpable mental states as defined by the penal code? (4)
-Criminal Negligence
-Recklessly
-Knowingly
-Intentionally
Obtaining evidence directly from a person’s body requires a ___________ of that person.
Seizure
When is a person not seized on a police-citizen encounter?
Consensual Contact
What does the fourth amendment protect?
The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
When responding to a bomb threat, the minimum safe distance to evacuate is _____?
300 Feet
What are the exceptions to the exclusionary rule? (2)
150 points per answer
-Good Faith
-Inevitable Discovery
The_________ rule is intended to deter police misconduct by creating negative consequences for disregarding the 4th Amendment requirements.
Exclusionary
When can an officer make an investigative detention of a person?
When that officer reasonably suspects that criminal activity is afoot. (reasonable suspicion)
When shall an officer prepare a written report?
(Texas CCP 2.30)
-Assault
-Aggravated Assault
-Sexual Assault
-Aggravated Sexual Assault
-Terroristic Threat
What are the 5 things an Officer an officer must communicate over the radio when in a vehicle pursuit?
-That they are T80 in a vehicle
-Their Call sign
-Their direction of Travel
-All available information of the suspect vehicle and occupants
-The nature of the offense that started the pursuit
What is the definition of Probable Cause?
Probable Cause is the standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal or the issuing of a search warrant. There is no universally accepted definition or formulation for probable cause.
Methods and Devices that do not violate a person's reasonable expectation of privacy? (3)
-K9
-Sensory Enhancements (Binoculars, NVG, and Flashlights)
-Aircraft Overflight
Reasonable suspicion may be established based on: (4)
100 points per correct answer
When do you read someone their Miranda Warning?
When they are under arrest, and you wish to ask accusatory questions.
According to the Abilene Police Department's Operating Procedures, when shall an officers make an arrest for assault family violence? (4)
-When it occurs in the officer's presence.
-When there is probable cause that FV resulting in bodily injury has occurred.
-When there is probable cause that the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon has occurred.
-Violation of a protective order occurred in the officer's presence.
Probable Cause exists when....
When there are facts and circumstances present that would lead an ordinary and prudent person to believe that a crime has been commited.
When can officers search without a warrant?
4 out of 7 required for points
-Consent
-Plain view
-Automobile Exception
-Incident to Arrest
-Open Field
-Abandon Property
-Inventory "Search"
The three requirements an officer must meet for a permissible plain view seizure of evidence?
-The officer must lawfully be in a position to observe the item.
-The incriminating nature of the item must be immediately apparent
-The officer must have a lawful right to access to the object itself.
When can you arrest for an misdemeanor offense not in the officer's presence? (5)
100 per answer
-When there is an assault resulting in bodily injury, and it is likely that there is danger of further bodily injury after the officer leaves
-When the officer has probable cause that a protective order was violated
-When the officer has probable cause that an offense involving family violence has been committed
-When the officer has probable cause that a person interfered with another's ability to make a 911 call
-An offense that is a breach of the peace (Tx PC 42)
When investigating a DWI, an officer SHALL obtain a blood warrant under what circumstances? (7)
5 of 7 required for points
- A person other than the suspect has suffered death or bodily injury in an accident and is transported to the hospital.
- A suspect that suffered bodily injury in an accident is transported to the hospital but refuses medical treatment at the hospital.
- The Suspect is under arrest for PC 49.045 DWI with Child Passenger
- The suspect has two prior DWI convictions or one prior Intoxication Manslaughter conviction.
- Suspect has been previously convicted of Intoxication Assault or DWI with Child Passenger.
- Suspect refuses SFST and an arrest is made
- A blood draw would be beneficial to prosecution due to unusual circumstances.