OPOTA REFRESHER TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (LATEST
UPDATE 2024 )
WhereKisKtheKareaKanKOfficerKmayKsearch,KincidentKtoKaKlawfulKarrestKofKaKperson?K-KcorrectKanswer-
TheKareaKwithKinKtheKpersonsKimmediateKcontrolKatKtheKarrestKlocation.
WhyKidentifyKtheKmostKcrucialKcomponentKofKtheKofficerKinitiatedKcontactKisKtheKassessment?K-
KcorrectKanswer-
WithoutKassessmentKofficersKcantKchooseKaKplan,KifKreKassessingKtheKthreatKlevelKforKfactorsKthatKmayKappe
arKtoKchangeKandKnecessitateKadjustment,KconstantlyKassessing.
HowKtoKpreserveKaKdigitalKdumbKphoneK-KcorrectKanswer-PowerKoffK
RemoveKbatteryK
PlaceKinKevidenceKbag
DocumentKchainKofKcustodyKonKtheKbag
IfKit'sKaKsmartKdeviceKorKandroidKifKit'sKoffKleaveKoff
IfKitsKonKandKneedsKaKpasswordKaskKforKone
PlaceKinKairplaneKmodeK
PowerKoffKifKairplaneKmodeKisKunavailableK
PlaceKinKevidenceKbagKandKdocumentKchainKofKcustody.
WhatKisKtheKdifferenceKbetweenKcriticalKstressKincidentKandKcumulativeKstressK-KcorrectKanswer-
CriticalKStress-
isKanyKeventKwhichKhasKaKstressfulKimpactKsufficientKenoughKtoKoverwhelmKtheKusuallyKeffectiveKcopingKskil
ls.
CumulativeKstress-
KarousalKthatKslowlyKbuildsKupKoverKtime,KwhichKmayKleadKtoKtheKerosionKofKcopingKmechanismsKorKtoKaKsta
teKofKmentalKexhaustion.
5KPoliceKcultureKtoKsaveKOfficersKBelowK100K-KcorrectKanswer-WearKseatKbeltK
, WearKvest
WatchKspeed
WINKWHAT'SKIMPORTANTKNOW
ComplacencyKkills.
ExplainKtheKstepsKinKtheKdecisionKmakingKmodelKandKtheKapplicationKofKplus.K-KcorrectKanswer-
DefineKtheKproblemK
IdentifyKalternativeKsolutionsKavailableKtoKaddressKtheKproblemK
EvaluateKtheKidentifiedKalternativesK
MakeKaKdecision
ImplementKtheKdecisionK
EvaluateKtheKdecision.
P-KPolicy
L-KLegal
U-Universal
S-Self
WhenKcanKanKofficerKuseKdeadlyKforceKtoKachieveKseizureKaccordingKtoKtheKfourthKamendment.K-
KcorrectKanswer-ToKprotectKthemselvesKorKothersKfromKimmediateKthreatsKorKseriousKphysicalKinjury,
ToKpreventKtheKescapeKofKtheKfleeingK"dangerous"Ksuspect.
WhatKisKtheKdifferenceKbetweenKactiveKandKpassiveKresistance?K-KcorrectKanswer-ActiveKresistance-
isKwhenKaKpersonKexhibitsKresistiveKmovementKtoKavoidKphysicalKcontrolKorKasKaKpassiveKresisterKpresentsKa
KcredibleKthreatKtoKanKofficerK(lyingKonKhandsKandKnotKrespondingKtoKcommandsKtoKmakeKhandsKvisible.)
K
PassiveKresistance-
KisKwhenKaKpersonKexhibitsKnoKresistiveKmovementKinKresponseKtoKverbalKandKotherKdirection.
WhatKareKtheKfactorsKusedKinKjudgingKreasonableKforceK-KcorrectKanswer-
SeverityKofKtheKcrimeKsuspected,KwhetherKtheKsuspectKisKanKimmediateKthreatKtoKtheKsafetyKofKofficersKorK
others,KisKtheKsuspectKactivelyKresisting,KandKisKshe/heKattemptingKtoKevadeKarrestKbyKflight.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (LATEST
UPDATE 2024 )
WhereKisKtheKareaKanKOfficerKmayKsearch,KincidentKtoKaKlawfulKarrestKofKaKperson?K-KcorrectKanswer-
TheKareaKwithKinKtheKpersonsKimmediateKcontrolKatKtheKarrestKlocation.
WhyKidentifyKtheKmostKcrucialKcomponentKofKtheKofficerKinitiatedKcontactKisKtheKassessment?K-
KcorrectKanswer-
WithoutKassessmentKofficersKcantKchooseKaKplan,KifKreKassessingKtheKthreatKlevelKforKfactorsKthatKmayKappe
arKtoKchangeKandKnecessitateKadjustment,KconstantlyKassessing.
HowKtoKpreserveKaKdigitalKdumbKphoneK-KcorrectKanswer-PowerKoffK
RemoveKbatteryK
PlaceKinKevidenceKbag
DocumentKchainKofKcustodyKonKtheKbag
IfKit'sKaKsmartKdeviceKorKandroidKifKit'sKoffKleaveKoff
IfKitsKonKandKneedsKaKpasswordKaskKforKone
PlaceKinKairplaneKmodeK
PowerKoffKifKairplaneKmodeKisKunavailableK
PlaceKinKevidenceKbagKandKdocumentKchainKofKcustody.
WhatKisKtheKdifferenceKbetweenKcriticalKstressKincidentKandKcumulativeKstressK-KcorrectKanswer-
CriticalKStress-
isKanyKeventKwhichKhasKaKstressfulKimpactKsufficientKenoughKtoKoverwhelmKtheKusuallyKeffectiveKcopingKskil
ls.
CumulativeKstress-
KarousalKthatKslowlyKbuildsKupKoverKtime,KwhichKmayKleadKtoKtheKerosionKofKcopingKmechanismsKorKtoKaKsta
teKofKmentalKexhaustion.
5KPoliceKcultureKtoKsaveKOfficersKBelowK100K-KcorrectKanswer-WearKseatKbeltK
, WearKvest
WatchKspeed
WINKWHAT'SKIMPORTANTKNOW
ComplacencyKkills.
ExplainKtheKstepsKinKtheKdecisionKmakingKmodelKandKtheKapplicationKofKplus.K-KcorrectKanswer-
DefineKtheKproblemK
IdentifyKalternativeKsolutionsKavailableKtoKaddressKtheKproblemK
EvaluateKtheKidentifiedKalternativesK
MakeKaKdecision
ImplementKtheKdecisionK
EvaluateKtheKdecision.
P-KPolicy
L-KLegal
U-Universal
S-Self
WhenKcanKanKofficerKuseKdeadlyKforceKtoKachieveKseizureKaccordingKtoKtheKfourthKamendment.K-
KcorrectKanswer-ToKprotectKthemselvesKorKothersKfromKimmediateKthreatsKorKseriousKphysicalKinjury,
ToKpreventKtheKescapeKofKtheKfleeingK"dangerous"Ksuspect.
WhatKisKtheKdifferenceKbetweenKactiveKandKpassiveKresistance?K-KcorrectKanswer-ActiveKresistance-
isKwhenKaKpersonKexhibitsKresistiveKmovementKtoKavoidKphysicalKcontrolKorKasKaKpassiveKresisterKpresentsKa
KcredibleKthreatKtoKanKofficerK(lyingKonKhandsKandKnotKrespondingKtoKcommandsKtoKmakeKhandsKvisible.)
K
PassiveKresistance-
KisKwhenKaKpersonKexhibitsKnoKresistiveKmovementKinKresponseKtoKverbalKandKotherKdirection.
WhatKareKtheKfactorsKusedKinKjudgingKreasonableKforceK-KcorrectKanswer-
SeverityKofKtheKcrimeKsuspected,KwhetherKtheKsuspectKisKanKimmediateKthreatKtoKtheKsafetyKofKofficersKorK
others,KisKtheKsuspectKactivelyKresisting,KandKisKshe/heKattemptingKtoKevadeKarrestKbyKflight.
