Arrest
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Seizure
Good Things to Know
Policy
100

To lawfully enter into a persons home to make an arrest, the officer should have? (3)

-Consent

-Warrant

-An exigent circumstance

100

A ___________ sweep is conducted to protect the safety of officers and others.

Protective

100

REP stands for:

Reasonable Expectation of Privacy.

100

When can can an officer compel identification?

When that person is lawfully under arrest.

100

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

200

What are the culpable mental states as defined by the penal code? (4)

-Criminal Negligence 

-Recklessly

-Knowingly

-Intentionally 

200

Obtaining evidence directly from a person’s body requires a ___________ of that person.

Seizure 

200

When is a person not seized on a police-citizen encounter?

Consensual Contact

200

What does the fourth amendment protect?

The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

200

When responding to a bomb threat, the minimum safe distance to evacuate is _____? 

300 Feet

300

What are the exceptions to the exclusionary rule? (2)

150 points per answer

-Good Faith

-Inevitable Discovery

300

The_________ rule is intended to deter police misconduct by creating negative consequences for disregarding the 4th Amendment requirements.

Exclusionary 

300

When can an officer make an investigative detention of a person?

When that officer reasonably suspects that criminal activity is afoot. (reasonable suspicion)

300

When shall an officer prepare a written report?

(Texas CCP 2.30)

-Assault 

-Aggravated Assault

-Sexual Assault

-Aggravated Sexual Assault

-Terroristic Threat

300

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

400

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.

400

Methods and Devices that do not violate a person's reasonable expectation of privacy? (3)

-K9

-Sensory Enhancements (Binoculars, NVG, and Flashlights)

-Aircraft Overflight

400

Reasonable suspicion may be established based on: (4)

100 points per correct answer

  • An officer’s personal observations
  • Information provided by other law enforcement officers (using a concept sometimes referred to as “collective knowledge”)
  • Information from an identified third party, such as a victim or witness
  • Information provided by informants
400

When do you read someone their Miranda Warning?

When they are under arrest, and you wish to ask accusatory questions.

400

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.

500

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.

500

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"

500

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. 

500

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)

500

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.