Opota

OPOTA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Explainkthe krelationshipkbetweenkakSPOkandkaktestkquestionk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
AktestkquestionkmustkrespondkdirectlyktokankSPOkandkeverykSPOkmaykbekthekbasiskof kaktestkquestion



Explainkthe kultimatekreasonkforklawkenforcementktrainingk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Tokbe kable ktokprotectktheklifekandkpropertykofkyourself kandkthekpublic



Listkakpeace kofficer'skmainkgoalsk-kCORRECTkANSWER--kEnforce ktheklaws

-kPreserve kthe kpeace,k

-kPreventkcrime

-kProtectkcivilkrightskandkliberties

-kProvide kservices



Explainkitemsktokconsiderkwhenkexercisingkdiscretionk-kCORRECTkANSWER--
kUse ksound kjudgmentktokdeterminekwhich klawskarektokbekformally kenforcedk



-kDeterminekifkthere kiskakmore kconstructivekremedykwithoutkarrestkorkcitation



Explainkthe kfactorsknecessarykforkthekcommissionkofkcrimek-kCORRECTkANSWER-Desire k-
kthe kmotivation kbehind kcriminal kbehaviork



Victimk-kpotential ktarget,kunaware kofksurroundingsk

Opportunityk- kcrime kpreventionkstrategies



State kthe kcore kconceptskofkcommunitykpolicingk-kCORRECTkANSWER--
partnershipkbetweenkcommunitykandkpolicek

-crime kpreventionk

-organizationalkchangekofkagencyk

-problemksolvingkapproachktokpolicekrolekiskproactive

,Considerationskforkoff kdutyksituationsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Behaviork-ksocial kmedia,kupholdkethics

Situational kAwareness-kbekalert,kprekplan,koffkdutykweaponkpolicy,kbekakgoodkwitness



State kthe kpurposekofkBillkof kRightsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-protectkakindividual'skfreedomsk

-preventkgovernmentkfromkinterferingkinkprotectedkrights



Describe kthe kmajorkcomponentskofkthe kcriminal kjusticeksystemk-kCORRECTkANSWER-LawkEnforcement

Courtsk-kholdkfairk&kimpartial ktrials,kguiltkorkinnocence,kImposeksentences

Correctionsk-ksupervisekoffender



GoalskofkSentencingk-kCORRECTkANSWER--protectksocietyk

-punishkoffender/rehabilitatek

-restore kthe kvictim



Recognize kthektenetskofkthekBelowk100k-kCORRECTkANSWER--wearkyourkseatbelt

-wearkyourkvestk

-WINkwhat'skimportantknowk

-watchkyourkspeedk

-complacencykkills



Lawful k-kCORRECTkANSWER-definedkbyklawskandkstandards



Criminal kLawk-kCORRECTkANSWER-identifieskwhatkactionskarekprohibited



RuleskofkAgencyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Administrative krules,kgeneralkorders



ConstitutionalkLawk-kCORRECTkANSWER-amendments

,Police kLegitimacyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
existskwhenkthe kpublickviewkthekpolicekaskauthorizedktokexercisekpowerkinkorderktokmaintainksocialkorder,k
manage kconflicts,kandksolvekproblemskinkcommunity



Judgementk1/3

publicktrustkandkconfidence kinkpolice kaskbeingkhonest,ktryingktokdokjobskwell,kandkprotectingkcommunityk-
kCORRECTkANSWER-Result



individualskarekmoreklikelyktokbecome kactivelykinvolvedkinkpolicekcommunitykpartnerships



Judgmentk#2

publickwillingnessktokdeferkthe klawkandkpolice kauthorityk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Resultk

Correlationkbetweenkthosekwhokobeykandkthose kwhokviewkpolicekasklegitimate,kcooperatekbykreportingkcri
meskandkprovidingkinformation



Judgementk#3

publickbelief kthatkpolice kactionskarekmorallykjustifiedkandkappropriate k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Resultk

citizenskare kmore klikelyktokcooperatekandkdeferkinkmomentskofkcrisis



circumstanceskwhenkfilmingkpolice kofficerskiskpermissiblek-kCORRECTkANSWER--one kpartykconsents

-asklongkaskitkdoesknotkinterfere kwithkofficerskcarryingkoutktheirkduties



Race k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
modernkconceptkusedktokclassifykpeoplekbyksimilar,kobservable kphysicalkcharacteristics



Geneticallykinfluencedktraitsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Skinkcolor,khair,keye kshape,kbloodktype,kintelligence



connectionkbetweenkink/koutkgroups,kandkpoliceklegitimacyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
some kpeople kinterpretktheirkencounterskwithkpolicekinktermskofktheirkgroup'sksocietal kpositionkratherkthank
immediatekcircumstanceskof kthe kpolicekcontact



TypeskofkRacismk-kCORRECTkANSWER-individual,kinterpersonal, kinstitutional,kstructural

, IndividualkRacismk-kCORRECTkANSWER-internalized,kunexpressedkbiaseskandkprejudiceskbasedkonkrace



InterpersonalkRacismk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
occurskbetweenkindividuals,kpublickexpressionskofkracialkprejudicekandkhate



institutional kracismk-kCORRECTkANSWER-discriminatorykpolicieskandktreatmentkbykinstitutions



Structural kRacismk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Collectivekwaykofkhistory,kculture,kpowerkinequality,kunequalkaccessktokopportunities



Componentskofkbiask-kCORRECTkANSWER-stereotypes,kprejudice,kattitude



Stereotypesk- kCORRECTkANSWER-
generalizationskaboutkthekperceivedktypicalkcharacteristicskof kaksocialkcategory



Prejudice k-kCORRECTkANSWER-akoftenknegative kprejudgmentkbasedkonkcharacteristicsksuchkaskrace,kage



Attitude k-kCORRECTkANSWER-positive korknegative kfeelingskassociatedkwithkindividualskorkgroups



Bias-basedkprofilingk-kCORRECTkANSWER--Racial/illegalkprofilingk

-unequal ktreatmentkbykofficerskbykstopping,kquestioning,ksearching,kdetainingkonkbasiskofktheirkethnicity



Criminal kprofilingk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Basedkonkobservedkbehaviorskandkcharacteristics



TwoktypeskofkBiask-kCORRECTkANSWER-explicitkandkimplicit



ExplicitkBiask-kCORRECTkANSWER-consciouskpreference kforkaksocial kcategory