Quarterly A/B questions Flashcards
Officers stopped to help a driver with a disabled vehicle. The driver, who wore a hooded sweatshirt with a heavy item bulging out of the front pocket, appeared nervous and continued to touch whatever was in the pocket. concerned that the item might be a weapon, the officer asked the driver to stop reaching into the sweatshirt.
Did the officer elevate the consensual encounter into a detention by asking the driver to stop reaching into the sweatshirt?
No
You may always do whatever is reasonable to protect yourself, even during a consensual encounter. Indeed, even ordering a person (as opposed to requesting) to keep the subject’s hands in sight or to remove them from the subject pockets will not necessarily convert a consensual encounter into a detention, although it may.
An officer was patrolling a beat at night when the officer observed a person standing next to a legally parked vehicle. The officer stopped the patrol vehicle about 35 feet away and turned on the patrol vehicle’s spotlight to illuminate the person. The person appeared to be nervous, and the officer walked “briskly” toward him. The officer could see the person looked nervous and started walking backwards. The person said, “I live right there,” and pointed to a nearby house. The officer said, “okay stop, I just want to confirm that,” and asked the person if they were on probation or parole. Was this a consensual encounter?
No
As long as a reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his/her business, the encounter is consensual and no reasonable suspicion is required on the part of the officer.
A CHP 202D __________ be completed for ________ requests for investigatory consent searches, whether or not a search warrant was conducted.
Shall
All
Officers responded to a house where there had been reports of “screams.” They knocked on the door and requested permission to enter and investigate. The person who answered the door appeared nervous and ran back into the house toward a bedroom. Fearing for their own safety and that of a possible victim, the officers followed the person into the house.
Was the warrantless entry into the house justified?
Yes, “exigent circumstances” include an emergency requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or welfare (including yours).
After deploying OC at a subject, how much time should you allow for effects to subside before seeking medical attention?
15 to 45 minutes
All symptoms should disappear within 15 to 45 minutes without after-effects. Should the symptoms persist beyond this time limit, medical attention should be obtained as soon as possible.”
In regard to Apprehension Mode Shootings, prior to the use of force, a peace officer ________ make reasonable efforts to identify themselves as a peace officer and to warn that deadly force may be used.
Shall
Where feasible, prior to the use of force, a peace officer SHALL make reasonable efforts to identify themselves as a peace officer and warn that deadly force may be used, unless the officer had objectively reasonable grounds to believe the person is aware of those facts.
The two departmentally approved control holds are the Twist Lock and Bent Wrist.
True / False ?
TRUE
What are the basic principles for all handcuffing techniques?
Balance, Awareness, Control
All persons subjected to physical arrest ________ be searched for weapons, evidence, and contraband.
Shall
You are in pursuit of a solo occupied stolen vehicle on the freeway of a metropolitan area. The driver of the stolen vehicle has had near miss collisions and has been driving at speeds over 100 mph. You notice the driver of the stolen vehicle begin to slow and work their way over to the shoulder. The driver begins to make a U-turn and head wrong way on the shoulder, approaching a major on-ramp to the freeway. Having good beat knowledge, you know this is a busy on-ramp and the driver of the stolen vehicle has the potential of causing a head-on-collision with other motorist. You decide to drive your patrol vehicle directly at the passenger’s side of the stolen vehicle, ramming the vehicle and causing it to come to a stop. Is this intervention authorized in policy?
Yes
The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) is an emergency management system required by ______________ for managing a response to multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional emergencies in California.
California Law Government Code, Section 8607
You are on routine patrol and observe a vehicle with a solo occupant in the carpool lane. You initiate an enforcement stop and advise the driver to yield in the 8 foot center median using the PA, to which the driver complies. You position the patrol vehicle in front of the violator’s car in the center median since4 based on your experience, this stretch of freeway has high crash rates. Moments later, the violator’s vehicle is struck by another vehicle. Is this a special relationship?
Yes
Departmentally approved control holds and distraction techniques will be used to gain compliance and control the movements of arrestees who do not adhere to verbal commands, only with incident commander approval? TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
