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According to the text, why is it important for police officers to be knowledgeable about detention rules and procedures?
According to the text, why is it important for police officers to be knowledgeable about detention rules and procedures?
- To avoid criminal court cases
- To avoid civil court cases (correct)
- To increase productivity
- To benefit the community
Where can Department employees find the article 'Detentions' for review?
Where can Department employees find the article 'Detentions' for review?
- Legal Training Unit (correct)
- Legal Affairs Division
- Roll call and group sessions
- Alameda County District Attorney's Office
What is the purpose of temporary detention according to the text?
What is the purpose of temporary detention according to the text?
- To provide a legally useful procedure (correct)
- To occur at all times
- To benefit the community
- To increase police action productivity
Under what circumstances may a detention be justified?
Under what circumstances may a detention be justified?
What factors determine whether similarities between the physical descriptions of the detainee and perpetrator are sufficient to justify a detention?
What factors determine whether similarities between the physical descriptions of the detainee and perpetrator are sufficient to justify a detention?
What type of informant is presumed reliable?
What type of informant is presumed reliable?
What must be proven when using information from anonymous persons or untested police informants to justify a detention?
What must be proven when using information from anonymous persons or untested police informants to justify a detention?
Under what circumstances can an officer remove a concealed object from a detainee's clothing during a pat search?
Under what circumstances can an officer remove a concealed object from a detainee's clothing during a pat search?
What is the main reason a pat search will not be upheld?
What is the main reason a pat search will not be upheld?
When can an officer reach inside a detainee's clothing to grasp or manipulate an object?
When can an officer reach inside a detainee's clothing to grasp or manipulate an object?
According to the text, what is the minimum level of suspicion required to lawfully detain a suspect or make a car stop?
According to the text, what is the minimum level of suspicion required to lawfully detain a suspect or make a car stop?
What is the purpose of a detention according to the text?
What is the purpose of a detention according to the text?
According to the text, when does a detention become a de facto arrest?
According to the text, when does a detention become a de facto arrest?
What are some actions that officers may take during a detention?
What are some actions that officers may take during a detention?
According to the text, what must officers limit their investigation to during a detention?
According to the text, what must officers limit their investigation to during a detention?
What triggers certain procedural rules when detaining a suspect?
What triggers certain procedural rules when detaining a suspect?
According to the text, when does restraining a detainee not convert a detention into a de facto arrest?
According to the text, when does restraining a detainee not convert a detention into a de facto arrest?
According to the text, when does drawing a gun on a detainee not convert a detention into a de facto arrest?
According to the text, when does drawing a gun on a detainee not convert a detention into a de facto arrest?
Which of the following circumstances may justify a detention in a high crime area?
Which of the following circumstances may justify a detention in a high crime area?
When can nervousness upon seeing an officer be considered relevant in determining whether grounds to detain existed?
When can nervousness upon seeing an officer be considered relevant in determining whether grounds to detain existed?
What type of movement by a suspect in reaction to the presence of an officer may be considered relevant?
What type of movement by a suspect in reaction to the presence of an officer may be considered relevant?
Under what circumstances does a suspect's act of fleeing from officers become highly suspicious?
Under what circumstances does a suspect's act of fleeing from officers become highly suspicious?
Under what circumstances can an occupant who is not being detained be ordered to exit a car?
Under what circumstances can an occupant who is not being detained be ordered to exit a car?
What precautions are usually taken during a felony car stop?
What precautions are usually taken during a felony car stop?
When can an officer order a suspect to remove their hands from their pockets or keep their hands in sight?
When can an officer order a suspect to remove their hands from their pockets or keep their hands in sight?
Under what circumstances is a pat search of a detainee justified?
Under what circumstances is a pat search of a detainee justified?
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