Title: Describe the conditions that distinguish arrest from detainment and other police-citizen encounters.
Course: Criminal Justice II (15051-II) > Section: Understanding the Rule of Law

Description should include

- identification of the different standards of proof, ranging from a mere encounter to beyond a reasonable doubt
- definition of arrest
- rules of misdemeanor arrest, including assault-and-battery and shoplifting
- definition of warrantless arrest
- use of force to affect arrest
- the difference between pat down (stop and frisk) and search
- the conditions under which a person being questioned must be advised of his or her Miranda rights.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When does voluntary conversation become an arrest?
- When may force be used during an arrest?
- What is the difference between arrest and detainment?