PC-832

PC-832 Verified 100% 2 Powers of a Police Officer - 1. Power to arrest 2. Power to use deadly force 3 Branches of Government - 1. Executive Branch 2. Legislative Branch 3. Judicial Branch 3 Components of Criminal Justice System - 1. Law Enforcement 2. Judicial 3. Corrections 3 Levels of Court System - - Supreme Court - Appellate Court - Listens to appeals from lower trial courts - Lower Trial Courts 3 Origins of Law - 1. Constitutional 2. Statutory 3. Case Law Accessory - Has knowledge of felony and harbors or aids principal to avoid arrest. Accomplice - Principal of crime becomes accomplice after he testifies against another principal. Admission - Admits certain facts. Arraignment - The legal procedure where the court informs defendants of - the nature of the charges against them - their eligibility for bail - constitutional rights, such as - right to legal counsel at all stages of judicial process - plead guilty or not guilty to the charges - a trial by court or by a jury Arrest - Taking a person into custody, in a case and in the manner authorized by law. Arrest must be based on probable cause. Bribery - Asking for or receiving a bribe by a officer - Felony Giving or offering a bribe to an officer - Felony Circumstances for Use of Force - Overcome Resistance Prevent Escape Circumstances for Use of Restraint - Effect Arrest Prevent Escape Overcome Resistance Confession - Acknowledges all elements of the crime. Consensual Encounter - Face-to-face contact with a person under circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to believe they are free to leave or otherwise not cooperate. Consensual Encounter - Person is free to leave at any time. Constitution - A written document that embodies the basic laws of a nation or state. Curtilage - Relatively small and usually well-defined area immediately around a residence to which the private activities of the home extend, and in which the owner has an expectation of privacy. Detention - A temporary detention or stop is an assertion of authority by a peace officer that would cause a reasonable person to believe they are not free to leave due to physical restraint, unequivocal verbal commands, or other conduct. Reasonable suspicion of criminal activity is required for a lawful detention to take place. Detention - Must have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Suspect is not free to leave but is not under arrest. Detention Procedure - - Questioning - Contacting Witness, Check ID - Verifying Crime - Book or Release Disarming a Peace Officer - Felony Eighth Amendment - 1. Freedom From Excessive Bail 2. Freedom From Cruel and Unusual Punishments (Bail Not Considered Cruel and Unusual) Escape - Felony - Attempt/Escape from prison or enroute to prison. Includes, city or county jail, work release program, home detention.