StudiGuide 25: Domestic Violence in California
Study Guide for the California Police Academy (P.O.S.T.) Written Examination
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What You Will Learn!
- At the end of this StudiGuide course, students will be able to understand the California Criminal Justice System.
- Students will be able to understand the basic concepts of Domestic Violence.
- Students will, after careful study and review of this course, will be able to have a better understanding for the testing and passing of the State of California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST) basic police academy written examination.
Description
This StudiGuide course provides a practice review-testing resource for police academy cadets (based on the state of California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standard and Training 'POST' requirements) to help understand and pass the POST written examinations.
RECALL the definition of domestic violence per Penal Code 13700
RECOGNIZE the crime elements required to arrest a suspect for the following crimes as applied to domestic violence incidents, and RECOGNIZE the crime classification for each crime that may result from a domestic violence incident as a misdemeanor or a felony
• Willful infliction of corporal injury
• Battery
• Stalking
• Malicious destruction of telephone, telegraph, cable television, or electrical lines
• Preventing or dissuading a witness or a victim from testifying
• Criminal threats
• Spousal rape
RECOGNIZE:
• the initial process for responding to a domestic violence call
• under what circumstances an arrest should be made
• procedures for seizing firearms or other deadly weapons
IDENTIFY the differences between the types of court orders to include:
• Criminal protective/stay-away orders
• Emergency Protective Orders
• Restraining orders
IDENTIFY:
• common characteristics of a victim and a batterer
• a peace officer’s role in reducing domestic violence
• physical evidence to be collected
• the validity of a restraining order
• the purpose for obtaining an Emergency Protective Order
• what information needs to be documented in a report
• how the peace officer can provide support for the victim
DEMONSTRATE how to enforce a court order
DISCUSS resources available for victim protection
Selected information from this written examination will also appear on your End-of-Course Proficiency Test.
Who Should Attend!
- Students who want to maximize their study time while attending a police academy in the state of California.
- Students who want a clearer understanding of the material they will be tested on while attending a police academy.
- Our StudiGuides are an eLearning experience that short-cuts the normal "study groups" at home with the fundamental, straight forward, no-nonsense knowledge required, in a practical setting; your home, vehicle or other study place.
