RBC #3QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Peacesofficersresponsibilitiessforsthessafetysofsjuvenilessandsgeneralspublics-
sans✔✔Aspeacesofficer'ssrolesinstheshandlingsofsjuvenilessissonesofsprovidingsprotection,sg
uidance,sandsrehabilitation.
Admonishmentsofsjuvenilesrightss-
sans✔✔JuvenilesssubjectstosWelfaresandsInstitutionssCodess601sandsors602smustsbesadvi
sedsofstheirslegalsrightsswhenstheyshavesbeenstakensintostemporaryscustodyswithoutsaswar
rant.
Conditionsswhensaswaiversmustsbessoughts-
sans✔✔Whensasjuvenileshassbeensadvisedsofstheirslegalsrights,priorstosascustodialsinterrog
ation,sandsbeforestheswaiversofsanysMirandasrights,sasyouths17syearssofsagesorsyoungerssh
allsconsultswithslegalscounselsinsperson,sbystelephone,sorsbysvideosconference.Thesconsul
tationsmaysnotsbeswaived.(WelfaresandsInstitutionssCodes625.6(a)).
Sourcesofsauthoritys-
sans✔✔Conditionssforstakingsasjuvenilesintostemporaryscustodysaresbasedsonstwossection
ssofstheswelfaresandsinstitutionsscode.sThosessectionssares305sands625.Unexcusedsschoo
lsabsence,EducationsCodesSections48264,sauthorizessaspeacesofficerstostakesasminorsinto
stemporaryscustodysunderscertainsconditions
Dispositionsofsasjuvenilescases-
sans✔✔Thesofficersshallsselectsthesleastsrestrictivesalternativesforsthesjuvenileswhilesprovid
ingsforsthessafetysofsthescommunitysandsthesjuvenile.
Dependentsofsthescourts-
sans✔✔CircumstancessrelatingstostemporaryscustodysforsasminorsarescoveredsinsWelfares
andsInstitutionssCodesSections300.
Habitualsdisobediencesorstruancys-
sans✔✔HabitualsdisobediencesorstruancysisscoveredsinsthesWelfaresandsInstitutionssCodes
Sections601sandsitsssubsections
Violatingsaslaws-
sans✔✔Anyspersonsundersthesagesofs18swhosviolatessanyslawsisswithinsthesjurisdictionsofst
hesjuvenilescourtsandscansbestakensintostemporaryscustody
,Levelsofsconfinements-
sans✔✔Asminorswhenstheysares14syearssofsagesorsolderscansbesplacedsinsassecuresdetenti
onsonlyswhensaspeacesofficershassasreasonablesbeliefsthatsthesminorsposessasseriousssecu
ritysrisksofsharmstosselfsorsotherssandstheysaresbeingsdetainedsonsthesbasissofsviolatingsasla
wsdefinedsassascrime(WelfaresandsInstitutionssCodesSections602.)Asnon-
securescustodysisswhenstheysaresyoungersthans14syearssold,stheysaresinstemporaryscustod
ysassaswardsofsthescourt,sorsassasstatus,sandstheysdosnot,sinsthesreasonablesbeliefsofsthesoff
icer,presentsasseriousssecuritysrisksofsharmstosselfsorsothers.
Juvenilesandsadultsinmatess-
sans✔✔Asminorsshallsnotsbesallowedstoscomesintoscontactswithsansadultsprisoner
Contributingstosthesdelinquencysofsasminors-
sans✔✔Causing,sencouraging,sorscontributingstosthesdelinquencysofsasminorsisscoveredsu
ndersPenalsCodesSections272
Domesticsviolences-
sans✔✔Domesticsviolencesmeanssabusescommittedsagainstsansadultsorsasminors(PenalC
odesSections13700)sinvolvedsinsasrelationship
Willfulsinflictionsofscorporalsinjurys-
sans✔✔WillfulsinflictionsofscorporalsinjurysisscoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections273.5sandsiss
classifiedsassasfelony
criminalsthreatss-
sans✔✔CriminalsthreatssarescoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections422sandsaresclassifiedsassfel
onies.
stalkings-
sans✔✔StalkingsisscoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections646.9sandsissclassifiedsassasfelony.
Malicioussdestructionsofstelephonestelegraph,scablestelevision,sorselectricalsliness-
sans✔✔Malicioussdestructionsofsastelephone,stelegraph,scablestelevision,sorselectricslinessi
sscoveredsundersPenalsCodesSections591sandsissclassifiedsassasfelony
Preventingsorsdissuadingsaswitnesssorsvictimsfromstestifyings-
sans✔✔PreventingsorsdissuadingsaswitnesssorsvictimsfromstestifyingsisscoveredsbysPenals
CodesSections136.1sandsissclassifiedsassasmisdemeanorsorsfelony
batterys-
sans✔✔BatterysassappliedstosdomesticsviolencesisscoveredsundersPenalsCodesSections24
3(e)(1)andsissclassifiedsassasmisdemeanor
, spousalsrapes-
sans✔✔Asnonsconsensualspenile/vaginalsintercourseswithsaspersonswhosissthesspousesofst
hesperpetratorsandsissclassifiedsassasfelony.
crimesclassifications-
sans✔✔Crimesclassificationssvarysbasedsonsthesseveritysandstypesofscrime
Batterersandsvictimscharacteristicss-
sans✔✔Peacesofficerssshouldsremembersthatsbattererssorsabusersscansbeseithersmensors
women.sChildrensaresaffectedsbysdomesticsviolence,sevensifstheysaresnotsthesdirectstargets
ofsthesabuse.sRecognizingsthesdynamicssofspowersandscontrolsmayshelpsthespeacesofficers
recognizesandspredictshowsthesbattererswillstendstosbehave
thesrolesofsthespeacesofficers-
sans✔✔Generally,sarrestsofsthesbatterersissonesofsthesmostseffectivesdeterrentssinspreventi
ngscontinuedsviolence.
respondingstosdomesticsviolencescallss-
sans✔✔Domesticsviolencesissasdangerousssituationsthatsmustsbeshandledswithsgreatscauti
onsandsattentionstossafety.sHistorically,sdomesticsviolencescallssresultsinsmoresinjuriessand
sdeathstospeacesofficerssthansanysotherscallsforsservice.Becausesofsthespotentialsforsdange
r,sofficerssmustsprotectsthessafetysofsallspartiessatsthesscene,sincludingsthemselves.
circumstancessforsarrests-
sans✔✔Thespeacesofficersissresponsiblesforsarrestingsthesbatterersinsasdomesticsviolences
situationsifstheresissprobablescausestosbelievesascrimeshassoccurred.
physicalsevidencestosbescollecteds-
sans✔✔Severalsfactorssaresconsideredsvitalsandsneedstosbesincludedswhenscompletingsan
sinvestigationsandswritingsthesmandatedsreport.sBessurestoscollectsinformationsand/orsident
ifysthesitemssthatsarespertinentstosthescrimesandsdocumentsfindingssassfullysasspossible
Seizingsfirearmssorsothersdeadlysweaponss-
sans✔✔Thespeacesofficersatsthesscenesofsasdomesticsviolencesincidentsshallstakestempora
ryscustodysofsanysfirearmsorsothersdeadlysweaponsinsplainssightsorsdiscoveredspursuantstos
asconsensualssearch,sorsbysotherslawfulsmeanssforsthesprotectionsofsthespeacesofficersands
othersspresent.
Resourcessavailablesforsvictimsprotections-
sans✔✔Severalsresourcessaresavailablestosvictims:
•aresportsidentifiedsassdomesticsviolence
•protectivesorders
•resourcesliterature
•sheltersinformation/advocacysservices
SOLUTIONS
Peacesofficersresponsibilitiessforsthessafetysofsjuvenilessandsgeneralspublics-
sans✔✔Aspeacesofficer'ssrolesinstheshandlingsofsjuvenilessissonesofsprovidingsprotection,sg
uidance,sandsrehabilitation.
Admonishmentsofsjuvenilesrightss-
sans✔✔JuvenilesssubjectstosWelfaresandsInstitutionssCodess601sandsors602smustsbesadvi
sedsofstheirslegalsrightsswhenstheyshavesbeenstakensintostemporaryscustodyswithoutsaswar
rant.
Conditionsswhensaswaiversmustsbessoughts-
sans✔✔Whensasjuvenileshassbeensadvisedsofstheirslegalsrights,priorstosascustodialsinterrog
ation,sandsbeforestheswaiversofsanysMirandasrights,sasyouths17syearssofsagesorsyoungerssh
allsconsultswithslegalscounselsinsperson,sbystelephone,sorsbysvideosconference.Thesconsul
tationsmaysnotsbeswaived.(WelfaresandsInstitutionssCodes625.6(a)).
Sourcesofsauthoritys-
sans✔✔Conditionssforstakingsasjuvenilesintostemporaryscustodysaresbasedsonstwossection
ssofstheswelfaresandsinstitutionsscode.sThosessectionssares305sands625.Unexcusedsschoo
lsabsence,EducationsCodesSections48264,sauthorizessaspeacesofficerstostakesasminorsinto
stemporaryscustodysunderscertainsconditions
Dispositionsofsasjuvenilescases-
sans✔✔Thesofficersshallsselectsthesleastsrestrictivesalternativesforsthesjuvenileswhilesprovid
ingsforsthessafetysofsthescommunitysandsthesjuvenile.
Dependentsofsthescourts-
sans✔✔CircumstancessrelatingstostemporaryscustodysforsasminorsarescoveredsinsWelfares
andsInstitutionssCodesSections300.
Habitualsdisobediencesorstruancys-
sans✔✔HabitualsdisobediencesorstruancysisscoveredsinsthesWelfaresandsInstitutionssCodes
Sections601sandsitsssubsections
Violatingsaslaws-
sans✔✔Anyspersonsundersthesagesofs18swhosviolatessanyslawsisswithinsthesjurisdictionsofst
hesjuvenilescourtsandscansbestakensintostemporaryscustody
,Levelsofsconfinements-
sans✔✔Asminorswhenstheysares14syearssofsagesorsolderscansbesplacedsinsassecuresdetenti
onsonlyswhensaspeacesofficershassasreasonablesbeliefsthatsthesminorsposessasseriousssecu
ritysrisksofsharmstosselfsorsotherssandstheysaresbeingsdetainedsonsthesbasissofsviolatingsasla
wsdefinedsassascrime(WelfaresandsInstitutionssCodesSections602.)Asnon-
securescustodysisswhenstheysaresyoungersthans14syearssold,stheysaresinstemporaryscustod
ysassaswardsofsthescourt,sorsassasstatus,sandstheysdosnot,sinsthesreasonablesbeliefsofsthesoff
icer,presentsasseriousssecuritysrisksofsharmstosselfsorsothers.
Juvenilesandsadultsinmatess-
sans✔✔Asminorsshallsnotsbesallowedstoscomesintoscontactswithsansadultsprisoner
Contributingstosthesdelinquencysofsasminors-
sans✔✔Causing,sencouraging,sorscontributingstosthesdelinquencysofsasminorsisscoveredsu
ndersPenalsCodesSections272
Domesticsviolences-
sans✔✔Domesticsviolencesmeanssabusescommittedsagainstsansadultsorsasminors(PenalC
odesSections13700)sinvolvedsinsasrelationship
Willfulsinflictionsofscorporalsinjurys-
sans✔✔WillfulsinflictionsofscorporalsinjurysisscoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections273.5sandsiss
classifiedsassasfelony
criminalsthreatss-
sans✔✔CriminalsthreatssarescoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections422sandsaresclassifiedsassfel
onies.
stalkings-
sans✔✔StalkingsisscoveredsbysPenalsCodesSections646.9sandsissclassifiedsassasfelony.
Malicioussdestructionsofstelephonestelegraph,scablestelevision,sorselectricalsliness-
sans✔✔Malicioussdestructionsofsastelephone,stelegraph,scablestelevision,sorselectricslinessi
sscoveredsundersPenalsCodesSections591sandsissclassifiedsassasfelony
Preventingsorsdissuadingsaswitnesssorsvictimsfromstestifyings-
sans✔✔PreventingsorsdissuadingsaswitnesssorsvictimsfromstestifyingsisscoveredsbysPenals
CodesSections136.1sandsissclassifiedsassasmisdemeanorsorsfelony
batterys-
sans✔✔BatterysassappliedstosdomesticsviolencesisscoveredsundersPenalsCodesSections24
3(e)(1)andsissclassifiedsassasmisdemeanor
, spousalsrapes-
sans✔✔Asnonsconsensualspenile/vaginalsintercourseswithsaspersonswhosissthesspousesofst
hesperpetratorsandsissclassifiedsassasfelony.
crimesclassifications-
sans✔✔Crimesclassificationssvarysbasedsonsthesseveritysandstypesofscrime
Batterersandsvictimscharacteristicss-
sans✔✔Peacesofficerssshouldsremembersthatsbattererssorsabusersscansbeseithersmensors
women.sChildrensaresaffectedsbysdomesticsviolence,sevensifstheysaresnotsthesdirectstargets
ofsthesabuse.sRecognizingsthesdynamicssofspowersandscontrolsmayshelpsthespeacesofficers
recognizesandspredictshowsthesbattererswillstendstosbehave
thesrolesofsthespeacesofficers-
sans✔✔Generally,sarrestsofsthesbatterersissonesofsthesmostseffectivesdeterrentssinspreventi
ngscontinuedsviolence.
respondingstosdomesticsviolencescallss-
sans✔✔Domesticsviolencesissasdangerousssituationsthatsmustsbeshandledswithsgreatscauti
onsandsattentionstossafety.sHistorically,sdomesticsviolencescallssresultsinsmoresinjuriessand
sdeathstospeacesofficerssthansanysotherscallsforsservice.Becausesofsthespotentialsforsdange
r,sofficerssmustsprotectsthessafetysofsallspartiessatsthesscene,sincludingsthemselves.
circumstancessforsarrests-
sans✔✔Thespeacesofficersissresponsiblesforsarrestingsthesbatterersinsasdomesticsviolences
situationsifstheresissprobablescausestosbelievesascrimeshassoccurred.
physicalsevidencestosbescollecteds-
sans✔✔Severalsfactorssaresconsideredsvitalsandsneedstosbesincludedswhenscompletingsan
sinvestigationsandswritingsthesmandatedsreport.sBessurestoscollectsinformationsand/orsident
ifysthesitemssthatsarespertinentstosthescrimesandsdocumentsfindingssassfullysasspossible
Seizingsfirearmssorsothersdeadlysweaponss-
sans✔✔Thespeacesofficersatsthesscenesofsasdomesticsviolencesincidentsshallstakestempora
ryscustodysofsanysfirearmsorsothersdeadlysweaponsinsplainssightsorsdiscoveredspursuantstos
asconsensualssearch,sorsbysotherslawfulsmeanssforsthesprotectionsofsthespeacesofficersands
othersspresent.
Resourcessavailablesforsvictimsprotections-
sans✔✔Severalsresourcessaresavailablestosvictims:
•aresportsidentifiedsassdomesticsviolence
•protectivesorders
•resourcesliterature
•sheltersinformation/advocacysservices