DM Flashcards
What are the required elements for Miranda warnings?
Both custody AND interrogation must be present.
What are the time restrictions for misdemeanor warrant arrests?
Arrests can only be made between 0600-2200 hours, and cannot be made in a private residence.
Are pretext stops legal?
True - pretext stops are legal.
What are the requirements under 844 PC for entry?
- Knock
- Identify yourself
- State purpose
- Demand entry
- Wait reasonable amount of time
What are the two required elements for consent searches?
- Voluntary consent
- Person with authority to give consent
What warrant is needed when a suspect flees into a residence after a vehicle stop?
Steagald warrant
What is required to conduct a search without seizing?
Exigent circumstances must be present.
Can officers conduct a vehicle pat down after a traffic stop?
Yes, this is permitted.
What does Penal Code 296 allow regarding DNA and fingerprints?
Officers can collect DNA and fingerprints without a warrant and may use reasonable force if necessary.
What is the maximum duration for a tracking device?
Tracking devices shall not exceed 30 days.
What are the two key elements for initiating pursuits (L2102)?
- Violator attempting to flee/evade officer
- Violator knows or should reasonably know officer is signaling them to yield
What are the main conditions for initiating a pursuit (L2103)?
- Non-hazardous driving behavior (mindful of safety, following vehicle code, reasonable speeds)
- Violent felon posing significant ongoing threat to public safety
What are the key factors to consider when initiating a vehicle pursuit (L2104)?
- Public safety and nature of offense
- Officer safety
- Vehicle code requirements
- Passengers in officer’s vehicle
- Speeds, pedestrian and vehicular traffic
- Other persons in pursued vehicle
- Familiarity with area
- Time, road conditions, weather, visibility
- Ability to identify suspects
- Police vehicle capabilities
- Officer abilities
- Available resources
- Supervisory approval
When can non-uniformed officers respond to emergencies (L2207)?
- The emergency is life threateing and there are no uniformed officers available or have an estimated time of arrival that is extended
- A non-uniformed officer’s assistance is specifically requested
- The non-uniformed officers are working an assignments making their responce necessary or required or is in the best interest of the department or public
What are the NFD deployment factors to consider?
- Does the crime being investigated involve the use or threat to use violence likely to cause serious injury?
- Does the suspect have a criminal history involving violence and the use of a deadly weapon?
- Does the suspect have access to deadly weapons?
- Are there other factors that would lead a reasonable officer to believe that the suspect will be violent (e.g. statement by the suspect to others that he will force a violent confrontation with police?
What is the definition of CRT?
Collateral Response Team
What are the five points of Tactical Conduct?
- Core Transaction
- Level of Urgency
- Threat Level
- Cover Concealment Distance and Time
- CIT
When can officers shoot at moving vehicles (L2641.5)?
When:
1. The officer reasonably believes they, or another person, cannot move to safety
2. There is no other safe or viable options available
3. It is in defense of the life of the officer or another person
What is PC 30600?
Manufacturing, distributing, transporting, selling, or giving away assault weapons or BMG rifles.
What is PC 31360?
Convicted felon in possession of body armor.
PC 33215
Rifle: Less than 16” barrel or 26” overall
Shotgun: Less than 18” barrel or 26” overall.
What is PC 33410?
Possession of a silencer.
What drugs are commonly mixed in M30 pills?
Oxycodone and Fentanyl.
What disqualifies someone from being a confidential informant?
Crimes of serious violence and sexual misconduct.
What types of active assistance can informants provide (L3610)?
- Narcotic buys
- Agent introductions
- Sales
What are considered preplanned operations?
- Order Buy
- Buy Bust
- Undercover operations
- Controlled Buy
- Sting Operation
- John Decoy Operation
- Surveillance Operation
- Probation/Parole Search
- Search Warrant
Where must CI packets be forwarded to?
District Attorney’s Office and CRU.
What are the MERGE factors for a search warrant?
- Suspect has access to or has a history of using or possessing firearms
- Intelligence indicates that the suspect has a criminal history including felony crimes of violence, assaultive behavior towards police, or they may force a confrontation with officers
- The target location is fortified by metal security doors, gates or other means that will frustrate entry into the structure.
- There are aggravating factors present such as surveillance cameras, lookouts, booby traps, vicious dogs, large complex floor plans and the presence of an illegal narcotics lab
- The case being investigated involves a felony crime of violence (eg. homicide, armed robbery, and felony assault) or a crime in which a firearm was used.
