Citizen Encounters Definition 7/16/2024

Probable cause = Facts and circumstances sufficient in themselves to cause a reasonable officer to believe an offense has been or is being committed. Reasonable suspicion = Suspicion based upon objective facts and circumstances that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the criminal law or ordinances. Physical or mental impairment = Includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and non-contagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease, tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism. Regarded as having an impairment = Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a public entity as constituting such a limitation.

Contagious diseases = Include tuberculosis and HIV disease. Non-contagious diseases = Include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and muscular dystrophy. Orthopedic impairments = Include speech and hearing impairments. Emotional illness = Exclude mental retardation and specific learning disabilities.

Homosexuality or bisexuality = Not considered as physical or mental impairment. Drug addiction = Considered as physical or mental impairment. Epilepsy = Considered as physical or mental impairment. Alcoholism = Not considered as physical or mental impairment.

<p>Substantially limits major life activities = Limits a person's ability to perform daily tasks or functions. Has none of the impairments = Does not have any of the physical or mental impairments defined. Is treated by a public entity as constituting such a limitation = Is considered by a public entity to have a physical or mental impairment. Has a physical or mental impairment = Includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and non-contagious diseases and conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Probable cause and reasonable suspicion = Both are legal concepts related to criminal law and ordinances. Physical or mental impairment and regarded as having an impairment = Both are concepts related to disability law. Contagious and non-contagious diseases = Both are types of physical or mental impairments. Epilepsy and muscular dystrophy = Both are examples of physical or mental impairments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Major life activities = Include daily tasks or functions such as walking, reading, and eating. Public entity = Include government agencies, schools, and law enforcement agencies. Criminal law or ordinances = Include laws related to drug addiction, murder, and theft. Objective facts and circumstances = Include evidence, observations, and witness statements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation. DISABILITY = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. CRIMINAL PROFILING = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. IMPAIRMENT = Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation. DISABILITY = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems. CRIMINAL PROFILING = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. IMPAIRMENT = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. DISABILITY = Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. CRIMINAL PROFILING = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. IMPAIRMENT = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. DISABILITY = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. CRIMINAL PROFILING = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation. IMPAIRMENT = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. DISABILITY = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. CRIMINAL PROFILING = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems. IMPAIRMENT = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems. DISABILITY = Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. CRIMINAL PROFILING = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. IMPAIRMENT = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation. DISABILITY = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. CRIMINAL PROFILING = Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. IMPAIRMENT = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BIASED POLICING = A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. DISABILITY = Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems. CRIMINAL PROFILING = The inappropriate consideration of specified characteristics while enforcing the law or providing police services. IMPAIRMENT = The identification of a person or group of people by gender, age, race, and/or other characteristics, in a major criminal investigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers