PC 832 Laws of Arrest 2026 – California Arrest Laws Study Guide & Exam Prep

PC,./832,./Laws,./of,./Arres
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1. General,./order,./#1:,./We,./ALL,./go,./home!
2. General, . / #2:, . / We,./only,./catch,./the,./dumb,./ones!
3. General,./ order,./ #3:,./ NEVER,./ignore,./your,./gut,./feeling!
4. 3,./rules!:,./-,./Honesty
- Courtesy/,./Respect
- Only,./ Necessary,./ Force
5. Leadership:,./the,./practice,./of,./influencing,./people,,./while,./using,./ethical,./values,./and,./goals,,./to,./produce,./an,./in
tended,./change.
6. Intervention:,./Intervene,./before,./something,./happens
7. Ethics:,./accepted,./principles,./of,./conduct,./governing,./decisions,./and,./actions,./based,./on,./professional,./values,./and
expectations
8. If,./you,./follow,./law,./and,./department,./policy,,./you're,./agency,./is,./legally,./required,./t
o,./defend,./you,./in,./the,./court,./of,./law!

e.g.,./they,./pay,./for,./representing,./you:
9. First,./Amendment:,./-,./Freedom,./of,./religion
• Freedom,./of,./speech
• Freedom,./of,./the,./press
• Freedom,./of,./assembly
• Right,./to,./sue,./the,./government
10. Fourth,./Amendment:,./•,./Freedom,./from,./unreasonable,./searches,./and,./seizures
11. Fifth,./Amendment:,./•,./Freedom,./from,./being,./tried,./twice,./for,./the,./same,./crime,./(double,./jeopardy)

• Freedom, . / from, . / self-incrimination
12. Sixth, . / Amendment:, . / rights,./of,./criminal,./defendants,
- Right,./to,./be,./told,./of,./charges,./when,./arrested
• Right,./to,./a,./speedy,./trial
• Right,./to,./a,./public,./trial,./by,./an,./impartial,./jury
• Right,./to,./confront,./witnesses
• Right,./to,./counsel
13. Eighth,./Amendment:,./•,./Freedom,./from,./excessive,./bail
• Freedom,./from,./cruel,./and,./unusual,./punishment

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14. Fourteenth,./Amendment:,./•,./Right,./to,./judicial,./proceeding
• Right,./to,./due,./process
• Right,./to,./equal,./protection,./of,./the,./laws
15. Constitution:, . / a,./written,./document,./that,./embodies,./the,./basic,./laws,./of,./a,./nation,./or,./state.
16. The,./criminal,./justice,./system,./is,./made,./up,./of,./three,./components::,./•,./law,./enforcem
ent
• judicial
• corrections
17. What,./is,./a,./crime?:,./-,./Violation,./of,./criminal,./statue

- An,./act,./committed,./or,./omitted,./(said),./in,./violation,./of,./a,./law,./forbidding,./or,./commanding,./it
18. Elements,./of,./a,./crime:,./1.,./An,./intent
2.,./Have,./a,./direct,./but,./inettectual,./act,./done,./toward,./it,./commission
19. Criminal, . / intent, . / (3, . / types):, . / -,./General,./intent,./(Presumed,./and,./doesn't,./have,./to,./be,./proven)

- Specific,./intent,./(must,./prove,./specific,./statements/can't,./be,./presumed)

- Transfer,./intent,./(Unlawful,./act,./attecting,./unintended,./victim)
20. Difference, . / between, . / criminal, . / intent, . / and, . / criminal, . / negligence:, . / Criminal,./int
ent
- must,./exist,./to,./distinguish,./the,./crime,./from,./accident,./or,./mistake,./of,./fact

Criminal,./negligence
- a,./failure,./to,./exercise,./ordinary,./care
21. Felony,./(Most,./Serious):,./A,./felony,./is,./a,./crime,,./punishable,./by,./a,./fine,./and/or,./imprisonment,./in,./stat
e,./prison,./more,./than,./3,./years,./or,./up,./to,./3,./years,./in,./county,./jail,,./death,,./or,./removal,./from,./oflce.

-Does,./not,./have,./to,./be,./done,./in,./your,./presence
22. Misdemeanor:,./A,./misdemeanor,./is,./a,./crime,./of,./lesser,./gravity,./than,./a,./felony.,./Misdemeanors,./are,./punish
able,./by,./a,./fine,./and/or,./imprisonment,./in,./a,./county,./jail.

- Has,./to,./be,./done,./in,./your,./presence
23. Infraction:,./A,./public,./ottense,./punishable,./by,./a,./fine,./only,./is,./an,./infraction.,./Normally,,./the,./ottender,./is,./i