Detentions
What do you need to detain someone in detention?
What does it mean to have reasonable suspicion?
Factual basis they can articulate
Is the detainee obligated to asnwer any questions?
No
Do officers have to use force or physical restraints all the time?
Why do peace officers need to detain a person in a criminal activity?
To investigate their involvement in the crime.
What do officers need in order to detain someone lawfully?
Reasonable suspicion
Officers may take any reasonable investigative actions under the circumstances. T/F
True
The amount of force used determines what?
Whether the detention remains or elevates to an arrest.
Does an assertion by an officer give a person the reasonable idea that they aren't free to leave?
Yes
observation, personal training and experience, information from eye witnesses, victims, or other officers
Detainees cannot be trasported unless _______.
given consent, dangerous environment for either of them, or if getting arrested.
Any use of force must be in accordance with what?
Penal Code Section 835a.
What are the two different types of peace officer encounterment?
detention and consensual encounterment.
What are contributing factors?
someone's appearance, actions, driving behaviors, knowledge of their history, demeanor, time of day, location, training and experience
During a detention what makes it an illegal arrest?
extended beyond what is reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
Uncooperative individuals may be what?
Handcuffed or placed in a patrol vehicle
What is a detention of a person limited to?
Limited in scope, intensity, and duration
What doesn't provide enough basis for detainment?
Anonymous tips
What Penal Code Section are you violating if you flee or give incorrect/misleading information to an officer during a detention
Penal Code Section 148
If a person attempts to flee during detention, what happens?
An officer can use physical force to compel the person