2024/2025 OPOTA Practice Test Questions with
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Abduction Correct Answer Placed in fear
Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime Correct Answer
Opportunity, Ability, and Desire
State the purpose of the Bill of Rights Correct Answer -Protect an individual's freedoms
-Prevent the government from interfering in protected rights
Laws are designed to Correct Answer -Maintain order
-enhance predictability
-promote orderly social change
-sustain individual rights
-identify wrongdoers
-mandate punishment
Describe the major components of the criminal justice system Correct Answer Law
enforcement, courts, corrections
Identify the relationship between race, genetics, and physical characteristics Correct
Answer Race is a modern concept used to classify people as similar, observable
physical characteristics, it is not based on genetics.
humans are genetically similar of all species, there is no distinct genetic profile that
completely distinguishes one so called race from another.
,The connection between in-groups and out-groups and police legitimacy Correct
Answer Some individuals interpret their encounters with police in terms of their groups
societal position rather than the immediate circumstance of the police contact
Types of Racism Correct Answer -Individual
-Interpersonal
-Institutional
-Structural
Two types of Bias Correct Answer Explicit bias and implicit bias - common
characteristics
• Everyone possesses them
• They have real-world effects on behavior
• They can relate, for example, to race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, height,
weight, or age
Explicit bias - conscious preference (positive or negative) for a social category
Implicit bias - preference (positive or negative) for a social category based on
stereotypes or attitudes that we hold and tend to develop early in life and that operate
outside of our awareness
Two modes of thinking Correct Answer Automatic (System 1)
- unconscious
-effortless
-automatic
-uses associative memory
-very fast
More deliberative (System 2)
-conscious
-effortful
-controlled
-deliberative
,-slower
Strategies to Counter Implicit Biases Correct Answer - Guard against influence
- Recognize everyone is Bias
- Seek awareness and education
- Know you are susceptible
Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of peace officers Correct Answer
owed to -
- your community and its citizens
- the law enforcement profession
- your agency
- your family and self
NEVER -
- allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people you serve
- use excessive physical force when controlling a combative
- accept gratuities
- commit perjury
Determine External and internal influences on behavior Correct Answer External -
- relationships with family and friends
- local citizens
- local media
- department regulations
- interdepartmental politics
Internal -
- officers own ethical and moral beliefs and values
- Anger
- Greed
- Lust
, Explain the continuum of compromise Correct Answer Being exposed on a regular basis
to "special authority" and at the same time being exposed on a daily basis to harsh
realities and an element of society that operates without values combine to severely
challenge an officer's core values system
Transformation from idealistic, ethical officer to self-serving, unethical officer is typically
a subtle process
Acts of Omission
Occur when officers rationalize and justify not doing things for which they are
responsible
Includes passive resistance to organizational mandates and selective non-productivity.
Acts of Commission - Administrative
Officers begin to commit administrative violations
Officer will typically face department sanctions, but not criminal prosecution
Acts of Commission - Criminal
At first, acts may appear innocuous and not much different than acts of administrative
commission
Common examples are theft and misappropriation
Rationalization - nobody is being hurt, except for possibly the bad guys, who deserve it
anyways
Explain the steps in the decision making model and the application of PLUS filters
Correct Answer Step #1 - Define the problem
Step #2 - identify alternative solutions available to address the problem
Step #3 - evaluate the identified alternatives
Step #4 - make the decision
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Abduction Correct Answer Placed in fear
Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime Correct Answer
Opportunity, Ability, and Desire
State the purpose of the Bill of Rights Correct Answer -Protect an individual's freedoms
-Prevent the government from interfering in protected rights
Laws are designed to Correct Answer -Maintain order
-enhance predictability
-promote orderly social change
-sustain individual rights
-identify wrongdoers
-mandate punishment
Describe the major components of the criminal justice system Correct Answer Law
enforcement, courts, corrections
Identify the relationship between race, genetics, and physical characteristics Correct
Answer Race is a modern concept used to classify people as similar, observable
physical characteristics, it is not based on genetics.
humans are genetically similar of all species, there is no distinct genetic profile that
completely distinguishes one so called race from another.
,The connection between in-groups and out-groups and police legitimacy Correct
Answer Some individuals interpret their encounters with police in terms of their groups
societal position rather than the immediate circumstance of the police contact
Types of Racism Correct Answer -Individual
-Interpersonal
-Institutional
-Structural
Two types of Bias Correct Answer Explicit bias and implicit bias - common
characteristics
• Everyone possesses them
• They have real-world effects on behavior
• They can relate, for example, to race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, height,
weight, or age
Explicit bias - conscious preference (positive or negative) for a social category
Implicit bias - preference (positive or negative) for a social category based on
stereotypes or attitudes that we hold and tend to develop early in life and that operate
outside of our awareness
Two modes of thinking Correct Answer Automatic (System 1)
- unconscious
-effortless
-automatic
-uses associative memory
-very fast
More deliberative (System 2)
-conscious
-effortful
-controlled
-deliberative
,-slower
Strategies to Counter Implicit Biases Correct Answer - Guard against influence
- Recognize everyone is Bias
- Seek awareness and education
- Know you are susceptible
Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of peace officers Correct Answer
owed to -
- your community and its citizens
- the law enforcement profession
- your agency
- your family and self
NEVER -
- allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people you serve
- use excessive physical force when controlling a combative
- accept gratuities
- commit perjury
Determine External and internal influences on behavior Correct Answer External -
- relationships with family and friends
- local citizens
- local media
- department regulations
- interdepartmental politics
Internal -
- officers own ethical and moral beliefs and values
- Anger
- Greed
- Lust
, Explain the continuum of compromise Correct Answer Being exposed on a regular basis
to "special authority" and at the same time being exposed on a daily basis to harsh
realities and an element of society that operates without values combine to severely
challenge an officer's core values system
Transformation from idealistic, ethical officer to self-serving, unethical officer is typically
a subtle process
Acts of Omission
Occur when officers rationalize and justify not doing things for which they are
responsible
Includes passive resistance to organizational mandates and selective non-productivity.
Acts of Commission - Administrative
Officers begin to commit administrative violations
Officer will typically face department sanctions, but not criminal prosecution
Acts of Commission - Criminal
At first, acts may appear innocuous and not much different than acts of administrative
commission
Common examples are theft and misappropriation
Rationalization - nobody is being hurt, except for possibly the bad guys, who deserve it
anyways
Explain the steps in the decision making model and the application of PLUS filters
Correct Answer Step #1 - Define the problem
Step #2 - identify alternative solutions available to address the problem
Step #3 - evaluate the identified alternatives
Step #4 - make the decision
