Arrests Flashcards
WARRANT SERVICE GUIDELINES
Officers receiving information that a person with an arrest warrant is inside a third party private residence _____ enter and search for the violator. Courts have held that this includes, but is not limited to a home, apartment, or _____. The exception to this rule is when:
1. The officer is in possession of a valid ______ for that specific residence/location.; or
2. The officer has received _____ from the person/s in care, custody and control of the location.; or
3. The officer can clearly articulate _____ that delaying entry would expose a person to serious injury or death or allow the violator to escape.
may NOT; hotel/motel room; search warrant; consent; exigent circumstances
ARRESTS REQUIRING SUPERVISOR APPROVAL
(a) Any arrest where an officer is the _____ (e.g., assault on a police officer, resisting arrest or search).
(b) _____ arrest.
(c) Arrest for _____.
(d) Refusal to _____.
(e) Failure to _____.
(f) Any _____ arrest for an offense meeting the criteria for a Class A or Class B Misdemeanor Citation as outlined in Policy 308 (Misdemeanor Citations).
(g) Any Class C warrant arrest inside a _____.
(h) Any arrest where a foreign official is claiming _____ as outlined in Policy 330 (Foreign Officials Claiming Immunity).
victim; Evading; multiple traffic; sign a citation; identify; full custody; private residence; immunity
When a “_____” is received on a local, TCIC or NCIC warrant inquiry, confirmation from APD or the originating agency must be obtained prior to taking official action. Confirmation shall be the authorization for placing the person in jail for the warrant.
- The person may be detained until confirmation is made by APD or the originating agency.
- Should circumstances make a custody arrest impractical, a person detained solely for a Class C warrant may be released with the approval of a supervisor.
- If a warrant confirmation is not received within _____ minutes, the arresting officer may either release the subject or continue to await a response.
hit; 10
Officers _____ normally arrest a resident for a Class ____ warrant unless authorized by a supervisor.
shall not; C
These guidelines are based upon the idea that the use of an arrest, followed by prosecution, is not the _____ or _____ method available to officers and the Department.
(a) Minor infractions of the law may not be sufficient to justify an arrest. Officers should be concerned with what the law says and what the law was designed to _____. Laws generally serve as the tools officers use to protect residents’ rights and to maintain peace in the community. If enforcement of the law does not serve these purposes, arrests can rarely be justified.
(b) One of our concerns is the maintenance of public order, looking toward a _____ rather than a _____ approach to crime.
(c) Officers _____ required to exhaust all alternatives, or go through the alternatives in succession before making an arrest, but may resort to that method that will most quickly and safely bring the situation under control.
(d) Officers may consider any _____ that are reasonably believed to be relevant, based upon observations and in light of personal knowledge, training and experience.
(e) Officers are expected to be able to state and describe the reason(s) for a particular course of action upon the request of a reviewing supervisor or the Arrest Review Unit.
(f) Arrests will not generally be made outside the jurisdiction of this department except in cases of hot and/or fresh pursuit, while following up on crimes committed within the City, or while assisting another agency. On-duty officers who discover criminal activity outside the jurisdiction of the City should, when circumstances permit, consider contacting the agency having primary jurisdiction before attempting an arrest.
primary; exclusive; accomplish; preventive; punitive; are not; factors
- Class C misdemeanors should generally be enforced by a field release citation. Officers shall select the least intrusive or severe course of enforcement action but should initiate a custody arrest if the issuance of a citation will not:
(a) _____ existing criminal conduct; or
(b) Remove the imminent threat of _____ or criminal conduct; or
(c) Prevent persons from _____ themselves or others. - A custody arrest for minor offenses should be made when there is reason to believe the actor is, or has been, involved in a more serious offense and the arrest will serve to gather evidence of that additional offense.
Stop; violence; endangering;
Officers _____ forcibly enter a private home to arrest a person for a misdemeanor violation. This includes officers in hot pursuit of a subject, and cases in which the subject has _____ from custody and fled into a private home.
shall not; escaped
Persons should not be arrested and charged with being intoxicated if they are on their own _____. Subjects may be arrested if they are creating a disturbance on their own property and can be _____ by other persons, and the disturbance cannot be ended in any other manner. However, if they are not creating a disturbance and no other violation exists, no arrest shall be made.
property; viewed
Before officers forcibly enter a private home to arrest for a felony, they _____, whenever possible, obtain the _____ of a supervisor and act only when the supervisor is present.
should; approval
Officers in hot _____ of a felony violator who flees into a private home _____ enter to effect the arrest.
pursuit; may
At the officers discretion, the vehicle _____ be released to a responsible person _____ at the scene if the owner/operator requests it.
may; present
When arrested persons have a child less than ____ years of age in their care, custody and control at the time they are arrested, it is the responsibility of the arresting officer or a designated officer on-scene to ensure the safe placement of the child.
17
Numerous federal and state legislators have offices within the City of Austin. During official legislative sessions, including _____ to and from sessions, senators and representatives are immune from _____ and arrest except for _____ and _____.
(a) Officers shall notify their supervisor when enforcement action (e.g., arrest, citation) is taken against a senator or representative.
(b) Supervisors shall ensure the _____ is notified.
travel; citations; felonies; breaches of the peace; Watch Lieutenant
A citizen may arrest another under the following circumstances:
(a) When the offense is committed in the citizen’s presence or view and the offense is one classified as a _____ or a _____.
(b) When there are reasonable grounds to believe property is stolen, a citizen may seize the stolen property and the person suspected of committing the theft and bring the person and the property before a magistrate or to a peace officer.
felony; breach of the peace
Officers _____ turn an arrested subject over to a bail/bond apprehension agent under any _____.
will not; circumstances
