Chapter 6 - Arrests and Force

Question 1

Arrest

Answer 1

Seizure of a person against their will for criminal prosecution

Question 2

A valid arrest is determined by …

Answer 2

Federal constitutional standards, requires probable cause

Question 3

Probable cause

Answer 3

Facts and circumstances known to the officer that warrant the belief of a crime being committed

Question 4

What applies to the 4th Amendment

Answer 4

Arrest, stop and frisk, border searches, and roadblocks

Question 5

Seizure

Answer 5

Taking custody of a person, doesn’t mean an arrest

Question 6

A seizure is based on …

Answer 6

Perception of a reasonable person based on all of the circumstances

Question 7

Detention must …

Answer 7

Not be longer than what the circumstances call for

Question 8

Warrant

Answer 8

Writ by a magistrate that allows an officer to seize a person or search a location

Question 9

Warrant Needed 1

Answer 9

If the crime committed was not in the officers’ presence

Question 10

Warrant Needed 2

Answer 10

If it is a private residence or no reason for immediate arrest

Question 11

Warrant Needed 3

Answer 11

Home entries for minor offenses

Question 12

The warrant must have …

Answer 12

Probable cause to arrest or search

Question 13

Citation

Answer 13

Writ from the court ordering a person to appear in court on a specific date

Question 14

Warrant Not Needed 1

Answer 14

Felony or misdemeanor committed in the officer’s presence

Question 15

Warrant Not Needed 2

Answer 15

Crime in a public place

Question 16

Warrant Not Needed 3

Answer 16

Emergency circumstances or danger to officer