Learning Objectives

1. Know the definition of probable cause and type of facts that the police may rely on in determining probable cause.

2. State the difference between the Aguilar–Spinelli test for evaluating whether the police may rely on an informant and the totality of the circumstances test.

3. Describe the process for obtaining an arrest warrant.

4. Know when an arrest warrant is required for felony arrests and for misdemeanor arrests in public and in the home.

5. Appreciate the requirements for exigent circumstances. 

6. State the circumstances under which the police may rely on deadly force and on nondeadly force.

7. Know the law on misdemeanors and arrests.