OPOTA STUDY TEST UNIT 1 & 2 2026: 150+
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A Peace officers main goals
- answer-1. Enforce laws
2. Preserve the Peace
3. Prevent Crimes
4. Protect civil rights and liberties
5. Provide services
Code of ethics or code of conduct
- answer-to identify expected behavior
Common areas in which unethical acts occur
- answer-Engaging in, attempting to engage in conspiring to engage in, or
soliciting, coercing, or intimidating another person to engage in conduct that
includes: Bribery (2921.02), intimidation (2921.03), intimidation of attorney,
victim, or witness in criminal case (2921.04), perjury (2921.11), tampering with
evidence (2921.12), obstructing justice (2921.32), theft in office (2921.41), having
unlawful interest in a public contract (2921.42), soliciting or accepting improper
compensation (2921.43)
Considerations for off duty situations
- answer-Behavior
- An officer's behavior is often scrutinized by the community even when not on
duty
- Not only does this refer to physical and verbal actions, but also online activity on
social media
- An officer is expected to uphold the law enforcement code of ethics
Situational Awareness
- An officer should make every effort to remain alert even when not working
- You never know when you may need to transition quickly from private citizen to
a peace officer
,- Make certain to preplan with your family should a situation arise while together.
Create a number of scenarios for your family to practice
- Familiarize yourself with your agency's off duty weapon policy
Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary
Considerations when exercising discretion
- answer--Use sound judgment to determine which laws are to be formally
enforced
-Determine if there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest
or citation
Core concepts of community policing
- answer-- Partnership between the police and the community
- Crime prevention
- Organizational change of the agency
- A problem-solving approach to the police role that is proactive
Define Bribery
- answer-The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of something of value for the
purpose of influencing the action of an official in the discharge of his or her public
or legal duties.
Define ethical dilemma
- answer-A situation in which: the officer did not know what the right course of a
action was, or the course of action the officer considered right was too difficult to
do, or the wrong course of action was tempting.
Define Ethics
- answer-the moral actions, conduct, motives, and character of an individual
Define Sexual Harassment
- answer-Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment.
Ethical dilemmas can commonly occur when?
- answer-- A means and the end result have good and bad aspects, such as using
force to extort information from a suspect in order to prevent a crime of violence or
save a life.
- An officer is confronted with expectations that are incompatible with his/her own
beliefs.
,- An officer comes to believe that others have different exception of how one
should act.
- An officer learns that others have different expectations of how one should act.
- An officer believes his/her role includes expectations which may be contradictory
or incompatible with the role that has been established for him/her.
Explain the Continuum of Compromise
- answer-- Being exposed on a regular basis to "special authority" and at the same
time being exposed on a daily basis to that element of society that operates without
values, combines to several challenge an officer's core values system.
- Transformation from idealistic ethical ethical officer to self-serving, unethical
officer is typically a subtle process.
- Process- begins with perceived sense of victimization by citizens on the streets
and then progresses to alienation from the public and sense of duty to it. Alienation
from the CJS and from department administration.
Explain the steps in the decision making model
- answer-Step 1- define the problem, being aware that how you define the problem
determines where and how you will look for solutions.
Step 2- Identify alternative solutions available to address the problem- at a
minimum, three and ideally more than five.
Step 3- evaluate the identified alternative- list the pros and cons of each,
differentiate between known facts and personal beliefs about the situation.
Step 4- make the decision
Step 5- implement the decision
Step 6- Evaluate the decision
Factors necessary for the commission of a crime
- answer-Desire
-The motivation behind criminal behavior
-This factor is the most difficult to change
Victime
-the potential target
-criminals prefer an easy target that is unaware of his/her surroundings or lacking
proper security precautions
-Difficult to change this factor due to individual personalities
Opportunity
-Removing opportunity for crime with proper security measures applied to the
victim's environment
-most effective area to concentrate crime prevention strategies
, Four Factors which most likely contribute to unethical behavior
- answer-1. Anger
2. Lust
3. Greed
4. Peer pressure
List the essential questions answered in a report
- answer-Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
List the guidelines to be followed when taking field notes
- answer--Head notebook page with day and time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information
from another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
-Be as complete as possible
-Consider the use of electronic data device or template
-Do not record personal information in your notebook
List the requirements of a well written report
- answer-~complete
~factual
~Accurate
~Objective
List the types of information to be recorded in field notes
- answer--complete information on victims, witnesses, and suspects involved
-date and time of offense or incident being reported
-location of occurrence
-type of place where offense or incident took place
-details of offense or incident being reported
-disposition of evidence, property, and subjects
-corresponding report number
List the uses of field notes
- answer--Preservation of knowledge in written form
-Foundation of the formal written report
MOST-TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS!!
A Peace officers main goals
- answer-1. Enforce laws
2. Preserve the Peace
3. Prevent Crimes
4. Protect civil rights and liberties
5. Provide services
Code of ethics or code of conduct
- answer-to identify expected behavior
Common areas in which unethical acts occur
- answer-Engaging in, attempting to engage in conspiring to engage in, or
soliciting, coercing, or intimidating another person to engage in conduct that
includes: Bribery (2921.02), intimidation (2921.03), intimidation of attorney,
victim, or witness in criminal case (2921.04), perjury (2921.11), tampering with
evidence (2921.12), obstructing justice (2921.32), theft in office (2921.41), having
unlawful interest in a public contract (2921.42), soliciting or accepting improper
compensation (2921.43)
Considerations for off duty situations
- answer-Behavior
- An officer's behavior is often scrutinized by the community even when not on
duty
- Not only does this refer to physical and verbal actions, but also online activity on
social media
- An officer is expected to uphold the law enforcement code of ethics
Situational Awareness
- An officer should make every effort to remain alert even when not working
- You never know when you may need to transition quickly from private citizen to
a peace officer
,- Make certain to preplan with your family should a situation arise while together.
Create a number of scenarios for your family to practice
- Familiarize yourself with your agency's off duty weapon policy
Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary
Considerations when exercising discretion
- answer--Use sound judgment to determine which laws are to be formally
enforced
-Determine if there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest
or citation
Core concepts of community policing
- answer-- Partnership between the police and the community
- Crime prevention
- Organizational change of the agency
- A problem-solving approach to the police role that is proactive
Define Bribery
- answer-The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of something of value for the
purpose of influencing the action of an official in the discharge of his or her public
or legal duties.
Define ethical dilemma
- answer-A situation in which: the officer did not know what the right course of a
action was, or the course of action the officer considered right was too difficult to
do, or the wrong course of action was tempting.
Define Ethics
- answer-the moral actions, conduct, motives, and character of an individual
Define Sexual Harassment
- answer-Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment.
Ethical dilemmas can commonly occur when?
- answer-- A means and the end result have good and bad aspects, such as using
force to extort information from a suspect in order to prevent a crime of violence or
save a life.
- An officer is confronted with expectations that are incompatible with his/her own
beliefs.
,- An officer comes to believe that others have different exception of how one
should act.
- An officer learns that others have different expectations of how one should act.
- An officer believes his/her role includes expectations which may be contradictory
or incompatible with the role that has been established for him/her.
Explain the Continuum of Compromise
- answer-- Being exposed on a regular basis to "special authority" and at the same
time being exposed on a daily basis to that element of society that operates without
values, combines to several challenge an officer's core values system.
- Transformation from idealistic ethical ethical officer to self-serving, unethical
officer is typically a subtle process.
- Process- begins with perceived sense of victimization by citizens on the streets
and then progresses to alienation from the public and sense of duty to it. Alienation
from the CJS and from department administration.
Explain the steps in the decision making model
- answer-Step 1- define the problem, being aware that how you define the problem
determines where and how you will look for solutions.
Step 2- Identify alternative solutions available to address the problem- at a
minimum, three and ideally more than five.
Step 3- evaluate the identified alternative- list the pros and cons of each,
differentiate between known facts and personal beliefs about the situation.
Step 4- make the decision
Step 5- implement the decision
Step 6- Evaluate the decision
Factors necessary for the commission of a crime
- answer-Desire
-The motivation behind criminal behavior
-This factor is the most difficult to change
Victime
-the potential target
-criminals prefer an easy target that is unaware of his/her surroundings or lacking
proper security precautions
-Difficult to change this factor due to individual personalities
Opportunity
-Removing opportunity for crime with proper security measures applied to the
victim's environment
-most effective area to concentrate crime prevention strategies
, Four Factors which most likely contribute to unethical behavior
- answer-1. Anger
2. Lust
3. Greed
4. Peer pressure
List the essential questions answered in a report
- answer-Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
List the guidelines to be followed when taking field notes
- answer--Head notebook page with day and time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information
from another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
-Be as complete as possible
-Consider the use of electronic data device or template
-Do not record personal information in your notebook
List the requirements of a well written report
- answer-~complete
~factual
~Accurate
~Objective
List the types of information to be recorded in field notes
- answer--complete information on victims, witnesses, and suspects involved
-date and time of offense or incident being reported
-location of occurrence
-type of place where offense or incident took place
-details of offense or incident being reported
-disposition of evidence, property, and subjects
-corresponding report number
List the uses of field notes
- answer--Preservation of knowledge in written form
-Foundation of the formal written report
