Elite Strategic Training Week 8 Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering PG 208, 209, and 210 series regarding Arrests, Summonses, and Prisoners, including procedural definitions and legal classifications.

Holdover Prisoner

A prisoner who has entered the court process but has not yet been arraigned and returned to police custody for overnight detention.

Resisting Recidivist

A prisoner who has been arrested for Resisting Arrest two or more times within the past five years.

Mobile Livescan Device (MLD)

A portable, hand held integrated fingerprint scanning device capable of capturing rolled and flat fingerprints and transmitting them to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) via a cellular wireless network.

CRAMPS (Medical Treatment Criteria)

Mnemonic for the requirement to prepare a Medical Treatment of Prisoner form: Refuses treatment after Claiming injury/illness, Receives treatment, Apparent need of treatment, requires Medication, Previously treated injuries, or has a Spit hood placed on them.

Special Category Prisoner

A prisoner who should be removed from the general population because of a medical condition, physical disability, or any reason suggesting they pose a safety or health risk to themselves or others.

Positive Debriefing

Specific information received from a prisoner regarding crime, criminal activity, or evidence related to a crime that is NOT related to the current arrest charges against the prisoner.

Confession/Admission

A statement (oral or written) made by a prisoner during the course of an interview which acknowledges guilt or involvement; notably, this is NOT considered a positive debriefing on a new arrest.

OATH Recidivist

A person ineligible for a Civil Summons because they have 2 or more felony arrests in the past 2 years, 3 or more unanswered OATH summonses in the past 8 years, are on parole, or are on probation.

Voided Arrest

When an arrest is made and there is reasonable cause to believe the prisoner did NOT commit the offense, no offense was committed, or an ADA directs it be voided rather than issuing a Decline Prosecution Letter.

Decline Prosecution

When the DA has prosecutorial discretion to not pursue a case even though probable cause for the arrest exists.

Urgent Police Action

Police response to a call for service, typically an emergency, active pursuit, or ongoing surveillance of a moving subject.

Necessary Police Action

A response, less than urgent, taken to enhance public/officer safety or to detect and deter criminal activity, but not solely for the convenience of the Member of the Service.

Motorized Scooter

Any wheeled device with handlebars, powered by an electric or gasoline motor, capable of propelling without human power (throttle), and cannot be registered with the NYS DMV (e.g., a dirt bike).

E-Bike (Electric Assist Bicycle)

A bicycle no more than $36$ inches wide with an electric motor of less than $750$ watts, categorized into three classes based on whether assistance is pedal-activated and top speeds of $20$ to $25\,\text{mph}$.

E-Scooter (Electric Scooter)

A device weighing less than $100\,\text{lbs}$ with handlebars, a floorboard for standing, and an electric motor with a maximum speed of no more than $20\,\text{mph}$.

Code 1 (Summons Reason)

Reason code indicating the violator is an OATH Recidivist and not eligible for a Civil Summons returnable to OATH.

Code 2 (Summons Reason)

Reason code indicating the violator has a Warrant or Probable Cause I-Card and is being returned to court/arrested.

Code 3 (Summons Reason)

Reason code used when an officer articulates a Legitimate Law Enforcement Reason to issue a Criminal Court summons instead of an OATH summons for a CJRA violation.

Code 4 (Summons Reason)

Reason code used when the violation is not covered under the CJRA, or the subject violated multiple rules where at least one is returnable to Criminal Court.

False Personation (PL 190.23)

Knowingly misrepresenting one's actual name, date of birth, or address to a police officer with intent to prevent the officer from ascertaining such information.

Rosario Rule

Criminal Procedure Law 240.45(1)(a) requiring the prosecutor to make available to the defendant any written or recorded statements made by a person whom the prosecutor intends to call as a witness.

Transit Offender

A violator on parole/probation, or with 3+ unsealed Theft of Services arrests in 3 years, or specific unsealed felony/misdemeanor arrests in the transit system within 3 to 10 years.

TAB Recidivist

A person with three or more Transit Adjudication Bureau Notices of Violation within the last 2 years, or three or more unpaid/unanswered TAB/NOVs within the last 8 years.