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CCP. 2.09 What is a magistrate? |
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a.Justices of the Supreme Court b.Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals c.Justices of the Court of Appeal d.Judges of the District Court e.County Judges f.Judges of County Court Law g.Judges of County Criminal Courts h.Judges of Statutory Probate Courts, and Associate Judges i.Justice of the Peace j.Mayors, Recorders and Judges of Municipal Courts of incorporated cities and towns k.Truancy Magistrates l.Criminal Magistrates of Burnet County Commissioner’s Court |
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CCP 2.12 What is a Peace Officer? |
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Person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer. Remember ABC Officers are not Peace Offcers |
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ART 2.13 Duties and Powers of Peace Officers |
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a.Interfere without warrant to prevent or suppress crime
b.Execute all lawful process issued to the officer by any magistrate or court
c.Give notice to some magistrate of all offenses committed with officer’s jurisdiction.
d.Arrest offenders without warrant in every case where officer is authorized by law
e.Duty of every officer to take possession of a child |
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ART 2.27 Investigations of certain report alleging abuse, juveniles? |
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Shall investigate jointly with department/agency responsible for conducting investigation. Must make a report as will |
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ART 4.01 Courts Criminal Jurisdiction? |
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a.The Court of Criminal Appeals
b.Courts of Appeals
c.The District Courts
d.The magistrates appointed by the judges of district courts of Bexar County, Dallas County, Tarrant county, or Travis County.
e.The County Courts
f.All County courts at Law with Criminal Jurisdiction
g.County Criminal courts h.Justice courts i.Municipal Courts
j.The magistrates appointed by judges of the district courts of Lubbock County. |
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ART 4.07 Which Court exclusive original jurisdiction of misdemeanors? |
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The county courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction and when the fine imposed shall exceed $500.00 |
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ART 4.14 Municipal Court Jurisdiction? |
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Exclusive original jurisdiction in territorial limits of municipality of criminal cases are:
i. Under ordinances and a fine not to exceed;
ii. $2000 that govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than dumping of refuse;
iii. $4000 under municipal ordinances that govern dumping of refuse; or
iv. $500 in all other cases under a municipal ordinance |
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ART 5.04 Family violence duties of peace officers |
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Definition
a.Protect any potential victim and inform them of victims’ rights
b.Enforce the law of the state
c.Enforce a protective order
d.Make lawful arrest of violators |
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ART 5.045 Stand by assistance liability |
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Definition
is no civilly or criminally liable for the wrongful appropriation of any person property by the victim |
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ART 59.03 Seizure Contraband |
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Definition
May be seized by any officer under authority of a search warrant; may be made without warrant if:
i.Owner, operator, or agent in charge of the property knowingly consents
ii.Seizure is incident to a search
iii.Subject of a prior judgement in favor of the state
iv.Incident to a lawful arrest, search, or search incident to arrest. |
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BPOC 2.1.1 What is watch and ward system |
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Watch is nighttime patrol and ward is daytime patrol, which began in northeastern states |
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BPOC 2.1.1 American Policing developed in large cities, what did the system begin to experience? |
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BPOC 2.1.2. Who contributed to reform era? |
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Definition
August Vollmer for professional policing
J. Edgar Hoover for federal Law Enforcement System |
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BPOC 2.1.3. Texas Rangers be formed? |
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BPOC 2.1.3 After Which battle Texas became a state? |
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Battle of San Jacinto of 1836 |
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BPOC 2.1.5 Traditional police service model |
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Definition
Reactive response
incident driven
Use of the criminal justice system
Use of aggregate statistics
Lack of community and employee involvement in decision making process
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BPOC 2.1.6 Principles of community policing |
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Definition
- Philosophy
- Organizational Strategy
- New breed of line officers "community policing officer"
- continuous sustained contact with community
- building new relationships with the public
- full-spectrum police service
- Find new ways to protect and serve the community
- Usage of technolgoy
- fully integrated approach that involves everyone in department
- decentralized policing and make it into personalize police service
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BPOC 2.1.6 Community Policing |
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Definition
- Reducing fear
- establishing trust and harmony
- exchanging information to strengthen rapport and enhance safety
- assisting in identifying and resolving problems
- clarifying responsibilities on behalf of citizens and P.O.
- Help define service needs
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Term
BPOC 5.1.1 Prejudice Definition |
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An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts
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Term
BPOC 5.1.1 Attitude Definition |
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Mental position based on a person's knowledge, feelings, and experiences about someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing |
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BPOC 5.1.1. Ethnocentrism Definition |
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Act of regarding one's culture as the "center of the universe" and hence as the bias for all comparison with other cultures
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BPOC 5.1.1 Discrimination definition |
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acting on the basis of prejudice |
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BPOC 5.1.1 Ethnicity Definition |
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Shared culture and background. Members of an ethnic group usually have common ancestry and generally share language, religion, and other cultural patterns
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BPOC 5.1.1 Race Definition |
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Groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics |
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BPOC 4.1.2 Court order, which explains why a person is being held |
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BPOC 4.3.3 Person/Property rights of an individuals |
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BPOC 4.3.3 Purpose of criminal law |
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Definition
prevent harm to society, declares what conduct is criminal and prescribe the punishment |
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Term
ART 4.04 Highest appellate court in Texas |
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ART 4.05 Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors involving official misconduct |
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PC 1.02 Purpose of the penal code |
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System of prohibitions, penalties and correctional measures |
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PC 1.07 Bodily movement includes speech |
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PC 1.07 Criminal responsibility in a criminal action |
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Definition
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PC 1.07 Bodily injury definition |
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Definition
physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition |
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PC 1.07 Anything reasonably regarded as an economic gain or advantage |
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PC 1.07 Deadly weapon definition |
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Definition
Firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury, or anything that in manner of use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury |
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PC 1.07 Felony definition |
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Definition
offense so designated by law or punishable by deat or confinement in a penitentiary |
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PC 1.07 care, custody, control, or management |
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PC 1.07 Omission definition |
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PC 1.07 Criminal or tortious or both |
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PC 1.07 Consent Definition |
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assent in face, whether express or apparent |
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PC 1.07 Threat, however it is communicated |
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PC 2.01 Proof beyond a reasonable doubt |
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Definition
All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. |
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Term
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Accused is found guilty of more than one offense arising out of the same criminal episode prosecuted in a single criminal action |
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PC 6.01 when a person commits an act |
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Definition
Requirement of voluntary act or omission
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Conduct |
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PC 6.02 Highest Level of Culpability |
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PC 6.03 Ought to be aware of substantial/justifiable risk, but consciously disregards it |
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PC 6.03 Conduct reasonable certain to cause death |
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PC 6.03 Conscious objective to engage to in the conduct |
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PC 7.02 Criminally responsible as a part to an offense |
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Acting with kind of culpability required for the offense, he causes or aids an innocent or non-responsible person to engage in conduct |
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PC 7.02 Attempting to commit one felony and commit another, actors are guilty of |
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Criminal Responsibility for Conduct of another |
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PC 8.04 Not a defense to prosecution |
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PC 8.06 Entrapment Definition |
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When Police officer action changes form providing opportunity or simple observation of crime to enticing an innocent into committing crime
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Defense if induced by a law enforcement agent using persuasion or other means likely. Merely affording a person an opportunity to commit a crime does not constitute entrapment |
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PC 12.03 Misdemeanor with no specification of punishment |
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PC 49.01 Intoxication Definition |
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Definition
Disturbance of mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of any substance into the body |
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Term
BPOC 7.1 Consensual Encounter |
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Definition
Brief conversation between the civilian and officer. During this contact the civilian is free to leave and not obligate to answer any question |
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Term
Consequences of Landmark Cases |
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Definition
Terry v. Ohio: Frisk for a weapon;
Exclusionary Rule: Mapp v. Ohio: cannot use evidence obtain from illegal searches or seizures |
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ART 11.22 Control over person to subject them general authority |
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Definition
One person exercises control over another, not to confine him within certain limits, but to subjects him to general authority and power of the person claiming such a right |
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ART 18.16 Preventing Consequences of Theft |
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Definition
anyone can prevent theft, take the person in custody and bring them in front of a magistrate |
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FC 26.1.3 Real Reason for violence and abuse in family |
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Definition
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FC 26.1.4 Type of abuse that often occurs in family violence |
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Definition
Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse |
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FC 71.003 Individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, former spouses or parents |
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FC 71.0021 Dating Relationships |
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Definition
Relationships between individuals, who have or have had continuing relationship of romantic or intimate nature based on:
- Lengthy of relationship
- Nature of relationship, and
- Frequency and type of interaction between the persons involved in relationship
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FC 71.005 College Roomates |
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Definition
Household, in which a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related or not |
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TC 545.156 Vehicle approached by authorized emergency vehicle |
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Definition
- yield the right of way
- immediately drive to position parallel and as close possible to the right hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection
- stop and remain standing until emergency vehicle has passed
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TC 541.002 Definition of Police in Traffic |
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An officer authorized to direct traffic or arrest persons, who violate traffic regulations |
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TC 546.001 Permissible Conduct |
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Definition
Operator of any emergency vehicle may:
- drive pass stop sign, red lights, in whatever direction, after slowing down for safe operation
- park whenever/whereever
- exceed maximum posted speed limit as long as it is safe and does not endanger life/property
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TC 545.412 Child passenger safety seat system |
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Definition
younger than age of 8 unless 4ft 9in or taller |
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TC 545.404 Unattended Motor Vehicle |
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Definition
The vehicle must have engine stopped:
- ignition locked
- key remove from ignition
- parking brake set effectively, front wheels turned to the curb/side of the highway if on hill
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TC 545.302 Distance parking from a fire hydrant |
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TC 545.424 License drive under 18 |
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Definition
May not:
- drive while using a wireless communication device (except in emergencies)
- Drive between the hours of 12:01 am- 4:59 am, unless for work/school/medical related activities
- Drive more than 1 non-family member/person under 21
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Penal Code 9 Threat of Force justified when use of force |
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A threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force. |
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actor reasonably believe the force is immediately necessary to protect him/herself against another person's use/attempted use of unlawful force
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PC 9.32 Verbal Provocation to use force |
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BPOC 17.1.1 Aggressive act committed by any person and does not amount to an assualt to accomplish legitimate objective |
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FC 51.01 Title 3 Of the Juvenile Justice Code |
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Definition
a. To provide for the protection of the public and public safety
b. Consistent with the protection of the public and public safety
c. To promote the concept of punishment for criminal acts
d. To remove, where appropriate, the taint of criminality from children committing certain unlawful acts
e. Provide treatment, training, and rehabilitation that emphasizes the accountability and responsibility of both parent and child’s conduct
f. Provide care, protection, and wholesome moral, mental, and physical development off children
g. Protect welfare of community and to control commission of unlawful acts by children
h. Achieve the foregoing purposes in a family environment whenever possible, separating child from parent only when necessary for the child’s welfare or public safety
i. Provide a simple judicial procedure through which provisions of this title are executed and enforced |
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FC 51.02 Title 3 of the Family Code Child Definition |
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Person's who's 10 years of age or older and under 17
or;
17 years of age or older but under 18, who alleged or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct/conduct indicating a need for supervision as a result of acts committed before turning 17
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FC 51.03 Delinquent Conduct |
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Conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state, U.S. punishable by imprisonment/confinement in jail
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Conduct that violates a lawful order of a court under circumstance that would constitute contempt of that court |
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Voluntarily by the child and the attorney for the child |
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FC 51.12 Juveniles detained in a city jail |
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Can be in the same building, but a child shall be detained separately, by sight and sound from adults. Separation must extend to all areas of the facility. |
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BPOC 23.1.1 Three things to facilitate effective communication |
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Definition
arranging, positioning, posturing |
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BPOC 23.1.1 Arranging Definition |
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Eliminating distractions, adding attractors (privacy, comfort, etc), enhancing the environment to facilitate communication |
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BPOC 23.1.1 Positioning Definition |
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placing the body, so you are able to observe, listen, or perform some physical act |
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BPOC 23.2.1 Critical Thinking |
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The intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying and analyzing information gathered from observation, experience, reflecting, reasoning or inspection as a guide to belief and action |
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BPOC 23.2.2 Community policing definition |
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A policing philosophy that promotes and support organizational strategies to address the causes and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through problem solving tactics and community partnership. |
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BPOC 15.3.2 Eight essential criteria of a good police report |
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Definition
Accuracy
Legibility
Conciseness
Objectivity
Completeness
Grammatically
Clarity
Spelling |
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BPOC 15.3.3 Three common types of police reports |
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Offense Report
Arrest Report
Incident Report
Supplement Report |
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BPOC 15.3.4 Arrangement of data in order in a police report |
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BPOC 15.3.5 Three basic kinds of information in police report |
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Identification of people involved, vehicles, etc.
Narrative description of the offense/incident
Elements of the offense or probable cause |
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BPOC 15.3.6 Officer opinion in police report |
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No, unless it is required. Anything other than facts, must be labeled as such to avoid confusion |
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