California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) LD 15 Laws of
Arrest Exam 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS With 100% Verified Solutions
Admission Certain facts that tend to incriminate the individual, but fall short
of a confession
Taking a person into custody, in the case and in the
Arrest
manner authorized by law. Custody is the keyword; it
implies the person making the arrest has full control
A written order signed by a magistrate, directed to and
Arrest warrant
commanding a peace officer to arrest the person
named in the warrant for the offense cited on the
warrant
When a person is given a written notice to appear in
Cite
court; it contains the time and place where the person
shall appear in court
Is the use of force, threats, or psychological pressure to
Coercion
deprive a suspect of free choice or refusal to answer
Confession The admission of all the elements of a crime
A face-to-face contact between a private individual and a peace
Consensual encounter officer under
circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to
believe that they are free to leave or otherwise not
cooperate
Custody A formal arrest or it's "functional equivalent"
And assertion of authority that would cause
Detention reasonable people to believe they are not FREE TO
LEAVE or otherwise disregard the police and go about
their business; it is LIMITED in scope, intensity and
duration
Immunity Exemption from a duty or penalty
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Direct/express questioning by a peace officer of a
person about a crime, or statements or actions by an
Interrogation officer that are reasonably likely to elicit AN
INCRIMINATING response. Or the process of gathering
information from the person with knowledge of the
facts that an officer will need in order to conduct an
investigation
The process of gathering information from the person
Interview
who has knowledge of the facts
Invoke To assert a right, constitutional or otherwise
Involuntary confession A statement that results from the use of coercion
A requirement that before entering a dwelling to make
Knock and notice
an arrest, with or without a warrant, peace officers must
give notice to the person inside through certain actions.
The four advisements which an officer must give a
person at the start of a custodial interrogation. They
are:
1. Youhave the right to remain silent
Miranda warning
2. Anything you say may be used against you in court.
3. You have the right to an attorney before and during
questioning.
3. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be
appointed for you free of charge, before questioning if
you wish.
An arrest warrant obtained before a complaint has been
Pre-complaint warrant
filed; sometimes referred to as a Ramey warrant
A set of facts that would cause a person of ordinary care
Probable cause and prudence to entertain an honest and strong
suspicion that the person to be arrested is guilty of a
crime. Carries a higher standard of suspicion than
reasonable suspicion.
A location readily accessible to all those who wish to go there
including law-
Public place enforcement. A key consideration is whether a member
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