CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING
NEWEST ACTUAL (P.O.S.T.) LD 15 LAWS OF ARREST EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/
Custody
A formal arrest or it's "functional equivalent"
Detention
And assertion of authority that would cause 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
Interrogation
Direct/express questioning by a peace officer of a person
about a crime, or statements or actions by an officer that are
reasonably likely to elicit AN INCRIMINATING response. Or the
process of gathering information from the person with
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,knowledge of the facts that an officer will need in order to
conduct an investigation
Interview
The process of gathering information from the person 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
Knock and notice
A requirement that before entering a dwelling to make an
arrest, with or without a warrant, peace officers must give
notice to the person inside through certain actions.
Miranda warning
The four advisements which an officer must give a person at
the start of a custodial interrogation. They are:
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, 1. You have the right to remain silent
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.
Pre-complaint warrant
An arrest warrant obtained before a complaint has been filed;
sometimes referred to as a Ramey warrant
Probable cause
A set of facts that would cause a person of ordinary care 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.
Public place
A location readily accessible to all those who wish to go there
including law-enforcement. A key consideration is whether a
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NEWEST ACTUAL (P.O.S.T.) LD 15 LAWS OF ARREST EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/
Custody
A formal arrest or it's "functional equivalent"
Detention
And assertion of authority that would cause 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
Interrogation
Direct/express questioning by a peace officer of a person
about a crime, or statements or actions by an officer that are
reasonably likely to elicit AN INCRIMINATING response. Or the
process of gathering information from the person with
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,knowledge of the facts that an officer will need in order to
conduct an investigation
Interview
The process of gathering information from the person 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
Knock and notice
A requirement that before entering a dwelling to make an
arrest, with or without a warrant, peace officers must give
notice to the person inside through certain actions.
Miranda warning
The four advisements which an officer must give a person at
the start of a custodial interrogation. They are:
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, 1. You have the right to remain silent
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.
Pre-complaint warrant
An arrest warrant obtained before a complaint has been filed;
sometimes referred to as a Ramey warrant
Probable cause
A set of facts that would cause a person of ordinary care 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.
Public place
A location readily accessible to all those who wish to go there
including law-enforcement. A key consideration is whether a
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