California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) LD 15 Laws of Arrest questions with correct answers

Admission - Answer Certain facts that tend to incriminate the individual, but fall short of a confession Arrest - Answer Taking a person into custody, in the case and in the manner authorized by law. Custody is the keyword; it implies the person making the arrest has full control Arrest warrant - Answer A written order signed by a magistrate, directed to and commanding a peace officer to arrest the person named in the warrant for the offense cited on the warrant Cite - Answer When a person is given a written notice to appear in court; it contains the time and place where the person shall appear in court Coercion - Answer Is the use of force, threats, or psychological pressure to deprive a suspect of free choice or refusal to answer Confession - Answer The admission of all the elements of a crime Consensual encounter - Answer A face-to-face contact between a private individual and a peace officer under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that they are free to leave or otherwise not cooperate Custody - Answer A formal arrest or it's "functional equivalen