
Students will understand the nature and format of questions that may appear on the California POST police academy written examinations for this course.
Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the POST workbooks and find out other information via the POST website.
Students will understand test taking tips for the California POST police academy written examinations.
Students will be able to ask any question, leave comments and/or rate this course for the benefit of others.
Students will be given an overview of this course, what will be covered and how it will be covered.
Students will be able to understand consent as it relates to sex crimes.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for rape and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for assault with intent to commit rape or other crimes per Penal Code 220 and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for indecent exposure and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for oral copulation and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for penetration with a foreign object and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for sodomy and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to recognize the crime elements required to arrest for sexual battery and recognize the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony.
Students will be able to give examples of assessing a victim's physical state in order to make them as comfortable as possible, and secure the necessary medical attention.
Students will be able to describe common emotional and physical reactions victims experience and the pressures associated with reporting a sex crime.
Students will be able to describe a peace officer's own emotional and attitudinal reactions to sex crimes.
Students will discuss factors that set a positive tone for the victim interview.
Students will be able to select questions to be asked during the victim interview.
Students will be able to identify the purpose of a medical / legal examination.
Students will be able to explain victim's rights.
Students will discuss the types of evidence to be collected from the crime scene, victim, and suspect.
Students will be able to describe the services available to sexual assault victims.
Students will be able to identify the requirements for sex offender registration / violations under Penal Code 290
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.
RECOGNIZE the crime elements required to arrest for and RECOGNIZE the crime classification as a misdemeanor or felony
· Rape
· Assault with intent to commit rape or other crimes specified in penal code 220
· Indecent exposure
· Oral copulation
· Penetration with a foreign object
· Sodomy
· Sexual battery
GIVE EXAMPLES of assessing a victim’s physical state in order to make them as comfortable as possible, and secure the necessary medical attention
DESCRIBE common emotional and physical reactions victims experience and the pressures associated with reporting a sex crime
DESCRIBE a peace officer’s own emotional and attitudinal reactions to sex crimes
DISCUSS factors that set a positive tone for the victim interview
SELECT questions to be asked during the victim interview
IDENTIFY the purpose of a medical / legal exam
EXPLAIN Victim’s rights
DISCUSS the types of evidence to be collected from the crime scene, victim, and suspect
DESCRIBE the services available to sexual assault victims
IDENTIFY the requirements for sex offender registration under Penal Code Section 290
RECOGNIZE violations of Penal Code 290
Selected information from this written examination will also appear on your Mid-Course and End-of-Course Proficiency Tests.