StudiGuide 10: Sex Crimes in California

Study Guide for the California Police Academy (P.O.S.T.) Written Examination

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.