Pedestrian Contacts Flashcards
consensual Contact
Is a brief discussion between an officer and a citizen
Where the citizen is free to walk away or ignore the officer’s questions
consensual Contact
A peace officer may
stop any person who he
reasonably suspects ___, ____, and _____ commit a crime
- is committing
- has committed,
- or is about to
T/F
A temporary detention can be justified by less than probable cause
True
What you need for stopping a suspect
Officer must have reasonable
suspicion
Purpose of detention must be
reasonable
Detention must be reasonable in light of the purpose of the stop
stopping a suspect
Frisking a Suspect
- If he reasonably believes that his
personal safety requires it - Officer had reason to stop the
suspect
Search was limited to a frisk
stop and frisk
Personality types (3)
- yes
- no
- maybe
in color code terms, you’re in yellow
dealing with them
yes
Stay in orange people
maybe
Condition Red people
no
Strong in _______,
weak in________.
- emotions
- Tactics