PC 832 Domain 20 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Objectively reasonable force as stated by law - CORRECT ANSWER - To gain control of
the situation or individuals encountered, when reasonable
Subject's requirement to submit to arrest without resistance - CORRECT ANSWER - If a
person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is
being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any
weapon to resist such arrest.
Discuss the components of the fourth amendment standard for determining objective
reasonableness as determined by the US Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER -
Whether the suspect pose an immediate threat to the safety of the officers or others, the severity
of the crime at issue, whether the suspect was actively resisting arrest, whether the suspect was
attempting to evade arrest by flight, split-second judgments during circumstances that are tense,
uncertain, and rapidly evolving
Peace officers authority to use objectively reasonable force during a detention or arrest -
CORRECT ANSWER - Interest is made by an actual restraint of the person, or by
submission to the custody of an officer. The person arrested may be subjected to such restraint as
is reasonable for arrest and detention
Identify the circumstances set forth in the California Penal Code one a peace officer has the
authority to use force - CORRECT ANSWER - PC 835A(b) any peace officer who has
reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use
objectively reasonable force to affect an arrest, to prevent escape, or to overcome resistance PC
835A(d) A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from
their efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested. A
peace officer shall not be deemed an aggressor or lose the right to self-defense by the use of
objectively reasonable force in compliance with the subdivisions B&C to affect the rest or to
prevent escape or to overcome resistance
discuss the level of authority agency policies have regarding the use of force by a peace officer. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Agencies are free to establish policies and procedures regarding
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Objectively reasonable force as stated by law - CORRECT ANSWER - To gain control of
the situation or individuals encountered, when reasonable
Subject's requirement to submit to arrest without resistance - CORRECT ANSWER - If a
person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is
being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any
weapon to resist such arrest.
Discuss the components of the fourth amendment standard for determining objective
reasonableness as determined by the US Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER -
Whether the suspect pose an immediate threat to the safety of the officers or others, the severity
of the crime at issue, whether the suspect was actively resisting arrest, whether the suspect was
attempting to evade arrest by flight, split-second judgments during circumstances that are tense,
uncertain, and rapidly evolving
Peace officers authority to use objectively reasonable force during a detention or arrest -
CORRECT ANSWER - Interest is made by an actual restraint of the person, or by
submission to the custody of an officer. The person arrested may be subjected to such restraint as
is reasonable for arrest and detention
Identify the circumstances set forth in the California Penal Code one a peace officer has the
authority to use force - CORRECT ANSWER - PC 835A(b) any peace officer who has
reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use
objectively reasonable force to affect an arrest, to prevent escape, or to overcome resistance PC
835A(d) A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from
their efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested. A
peace officer shall not be deemed an aggressor or lose the right to self-defense by the use of
objectively reasonable force in compliance with the subdivisions B&C to affect the rest or to
prevent escape or to overcome resistance
discuss the level of authority agency policies have regarding the use of force by a peace officer. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Agencies are free to establish policies and procedures regarding
