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 custody

RECOGNIZE:

• general responsibilities an officer has for the care and custody of an arrested person

• the liabilities for an officer who shows callous disregard for an arrested person’s safety

• the circumstances that ensure a legal basis for commitment to custody, including:

• Court documents (e.g., warrants, court orders, etc.)

• Parole and probation commitments

• Probable cause arrests

• Prisoners in transit

• constitutional rights and protections afforded to an arrested person while in an officer’s charge

• fatal errors officers can make that jeopardize their safety while performing custodial duties

• the crime of violation of a prisoner’s civil rights

• responsibilities of the arresting or transporting officer and custodial personnel regarding medical care prescreening of prisoners before being accepted into a local detention facility

RECOGNIZE the crime elements, required to complete the crime of assault of a prisoner under the color of authority and IDENTIFY the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony

RECOGNIZE the crime elements, required to complete the crime of cruel or unusual treatment of prisoners and IDENTIFY the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony

RECOGNIZE the crime elements, required to complete the crime of inhumane or oppressive treatment of a prisoner and IDENTIFY the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony

RECOGNIZE the crime elements for bringing a firearm, deadly weapon, or explosive into a detention facility and IDENTIFY the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony

IDENTIFY classes of prisoners who may require special care or protection  

Selected information from this written examination will also appear on your End-of-Course Proficiency Test.