201 - Arrest (1 of 4) Flashcards
Who is the owner of Order 201 - Arrests?
Director of Patrol & Enforcement
Laws and ordinances exist for the benefit of _____ without regard to _____, _____ or _____.
all citizens
race,
creed,
social status
It is the obligation of members of the Sheriff’s Office to take whatever action may be necessary to enforce these laws and ordinances with _____ and _____.
equality and impartiality
In order to be most effective in suppressing and preventing crime, enforcement effort should be keyed to: (4)
time and location,
relative seriousness of the crimes occurring
crime preventable by police action
those which foster additional and more serious crimes.
Law enforcement is directed toward _____ and _____.
those who engage in unlawful activity
those who interfere with the rights and personal safety of others
To arrest and detain such persons is not to deny them their assured rights, since no person has the right to violate the law, but it is rather the _____ and _____ of the police acting as _____.
duty and responsibility
agents for society
Officers must exercise some degree of _____ in the application of enforcement action, as there often are methods of effectively accomplishing the purpose of the law other than arrest.
discretion
When the offense is minor, or in violation of a regulatory measure and lacks a specific victim, the police mission can sometimes be accomplished by _____ or _____ in lieu of _____.
a courteous warning
by issuance of a citation
physical arrest
Regardless of the nature of enforcement action taken, officers must remain _____ and _____ in contacts with offenders.
objective and professional
_______ is an order for the arrest of a defendant that is obtained after a case is formally filed by the State Attorney’s Office (SAO).
Capias
The issuance of a capias by a judge means that _____
the complete filing decision has been made and information or an indictment is filed with the Clerk of the Court.
_____ is issued by a judge upon probable cause (no case has been filed) and is generally used when an immediate arrest by warrant is required.
arrest warrant
An arrest warrant is different from a capias in that upon issuance of an arrest warrant,_____ and _____
the filing decision has not been made and information has not been filed.
_______ is issued by the SAO and commands an “at large” defendant to appear in court to face misdemeanor or ordinance violation charges resulting from information filed by the SAO.
misdemeanor summons
Service of a misdemeanor summons (is/is not) an arrest and the defendant (is/is not) incarcerated.
is not
is not
This may be used by police officers for a field release of eligible violators or by corrections officers for violators who meet specific criteria after physical arrest.
Notice to Appear Citation (NTA):
Notice to Appear Citation (NTA) is also referred to as a _______
Misdemeanor Citation,
Issuance of a NTA (does/does not) constitute an arrest.
does
a procedure whereby an eligible violator is immediately released upon the officer completing the NTA and the violator signing such citation.
Field Release”
that procedure whereby the officer takes the violator into custody and transports him to the Pretrial Detention Facility (PDF) for the purpose of booking him into the PDF.
Physical Arrest”
an order by the court commanding a sheriff or other official to physically bring before the court a person who is found guilty of contempt of court.
writ of bodily attachment