OPOTA Final Exam Questions and Answers

Peace officer's main goals - ANSWER-1. Enforce laws 2. Preserve the peace 3. Prevent crimes 4. Protect civil rights and liberties 5. Provide services Factors necessary for the commission of a crime - ANSWER-Desire, Victim, Opportunity Considerations for off-duty situations - ANSWER-Behavior, situational awareness, be a good witness Types of racism - ANSWER--Individual (internalized biases) -Interpersonal (public expressions) -Institutional (banks, schools, etc.) -Structural (history, culture) Stereotypes vs. Prejudice vs. Attitude - ANSWER--Stereotypes: generalizations perceived typical characteristics of a social category -Prejudices: negative prejudgment (race, age, etc.) -Attitude: Positive or negative feelings Criminal vs. Biased-based profiling - ANSWER--Criminal: based on observed behaviors and characteristics -Bias-based: factors of race and bias towards race Conditions that make you susceptible to bias - ANSWER--Ambiguous or incomplete information -Time constraints -Compromised cognitive control (high cog. load or fatigue) Four pillars of Procedural Justice - ANSWER-Voice, Neutrality, Respectful Treatment, Trustworthiness Continuum of Compromise - ANSWER-Sense of victimization -- entitlement -- Acts of omission Steps in the decision making model - ANSWER-1: define the problem 2: identify alternative solutions (3-5) 3: evaluate the identified alternatives 4: make the decision 5: implement the decision 6: evaluate the decision PLUS filters - ANSWER-P= Policies L= Legal U= Universal S= Self *Use at steps 1, 3 and 6 General elements of a crime - ANSWER--Actus reus: Prohibited act -Mens rea: specific mental intent -Concurrence: occur at the same time -Causation: a particular result Culpable mental states - ANSWER--Purposely: specific intention to cause a result -Knowingly: aware that their conduct will cause a result -Recklessly: heedless indifference to the consequences -Negligently: Substantial lapse from due care ORC Chapter 2903 - ANSWER-2903 Homicide, Assault and Menacing .01: agg murder .02: murder .03: voluntary manslaughter .04: involuntary manslaughter .041: reckless homicide .05: negligent homicide .06: agg veh homicide, veh homicide, veh manslaughtr .08: agg veh assault, veh assault .11: felonious assault .12: agg assault .13: assault .14: neg assault .21: agg menacing .211: menacing by salking .22: manacing ORC Chapter 2905 - ANSWER-2905 Kidnapping and Extortion .01: Kidnapping .02: abduction .03: unlawful restraint .05: criminal child enticement .32: trafficking in persons ORC Chapter 2907 - ANSWER-2907 Sex Offenses .02: rape .03: sexual battery .04: unlawful sexual conduct with a minor .05: gross sexual imposition .06: sexual imposition