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Explain the relationship A test question must respond directly to an SPO and
between a SPO and a test every SPO may be the basis of a test question
question
Explain the ultimate To be able to protect the life and property of yourself
reason for law and the public
enforcement training
- Enforce the laws
- Preserve the peace,
List a peace officer's main
- Prevent crime
goals
- Protect civil rights and liberties
- Provide services
- Use sound judgment to determine which laws are to
Explain items to consider be formally enforced
when exercising discretion - Determine if there is a more constructive remedy
without arrest or citation
Explain the factors Desire - the motivation behind criminal behavior
necessary for the Victim - potential target, unaware of surroundings
commission of crime Opportunity - crime prevention strategies
-partnership between community and police
State the core concepts of -crime prevention
community policing -organizational change of agency
-problem solving approach to police role is proactive
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Behavior - social media, uphold ethics
Considerations for off
Situational Awareness- be alert, pre plan, off duty
duty situations
weapon policy, be a good witness
protect a individual's freedoms
State the purpose of Bill
-prevent government from interfering in protected
of Rights
rights
Law Enforcement
Describe the major
Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence,
components of the
Impose sentences
criminal justice system
Corrections - supervise offender
-protect society
Goals of Sentencing -punish offender/rehabilitate
-restore the victim
-wear your seatbelt
-wear your vest
Recognize the tenets of
-WIN what's important now
the Below 100
-watch your speed
-complacency kills
Lawful defined by laws and standards
Criminal Law identifies what actions are prohibited
Rules of Agency Administrative rules, general orders
Constitutional Law amendments
exists when the public view the police as authorized
Police Legitimacy to exercise power in order to maintain social order,
manage conflicts, and solve problems in community
Judgement 1/3 Result
public trust and individuals are more likely to become actively
confidence in police as involved in police community partnerships
being honest, trying to do
jobs well, and protecting
community
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Judgment #2 Result
public willingness to defer Correlation between those who obey and those who
the law and police view police as legitimate, cooperate by reporting
authority crimes and providing information
Judgement #3 Result
public belief that police citizens are more likely to cooperate and defer in
actions are morally moments of crisis
justified and appropriate
circumstances when -one party consents
filming police officers is -as long as it does not interfere with officers carrying
permissible out their duties
modern concept used to classify people by similar,
Race
observable physical characteristics
Genetically influenced Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type, intelligence
traits
connection between in / some people interpret their encounters with police in
out groups, and police terms of their group's societal position rather than
legitimacy immediate circumstances of the police contact
Types of Racism individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural
internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices
Individual Racism
based on race
occurs between individuals, public expressions of
Interpersonal Racism
racial prejudice and hate
institutional racism discriminatory policies and treatment by institutions
Collective way of history, culture, power inequality,
Structural Racism
unequal access to opportunities
Components of bias stereotypes, prejudice, attitude
generalizations about the perceived typical
Stereotypes
characteristics of a social category
a often negative prejudgment based on
Prejudice
characteristics such as race, age
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positive or negative feelings associated with
Attitude
individuals or groups
-Racial/illegal profiling
-unequal treatment by officers by stopping,
Bias-based profiling
questioning, searching, detaining on basis of their
ethnicity
Criminal profiling Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Two types of Bias explicit and implicit
Explicit Bias conscious preference for a social category
preference for a social category based on
Implicit bias stereotypes that we hold and tend to develop in early
life
automatic (system 1)
Two modes of thinking
deliberative (system 2)
System 1 thinking automatic, effortless, unconscious, very fast
System 2 thinking Conscious, controlled, effortful, slower
simplifies tasks which most adults do without having
practical purpose
to systematically think about each step
we evaluate everything we see to determine if
protection mechanism
threatening or not
-Guarding against influence in decision making
-awareness
-know when you're susceptible ( in complete info,
strategies to counter
cognitive load, fatigue)
implicit biases
-slow down thinking
-empathetic
-effort (intention, attention, time)
Two-pronged Approach person based approach
to Procedural Justice community based model
emphasizes the importance of face to face
person based approach
interactions between officer and a citizen
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OPOTA Exam COMPLETE EXAM SET 2025
|QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% ACCURATE
Save
Terms in this set (420)
Explain the relationship A test question must respond directly to an SPO and
between a SPO and a test every SPO may be the basis of a test question
question
Explain the ultimate To be able to protect the life and property of yourself
reason for law and the public
enforcement training
- Enforce the laws
- Preserve the peace,
List a peace officer's main
- Prevent crime
goals
- Protect civil rights and liberties
- Provide services
- Use sound judgment to determine which laws are to
Explain items to consider be formally enforced
when exercising discretion - Determine if there is a more constructive remedy
without arrest or citation
Explain the factors Desire - the motivation behind criminal behavior
necessary for the Victim - potential target, unaware of surroundings
commission of crime Opportunity - crime prevention strategies
-partnership between community and police
State the core concepts of -crime prevention
community policing -organizational change of agency
-problem solving approach to police role is proactive
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Behavior - social media, uphold ethics
Considerations for off
Situational Awareness- be alert, pre plan, off duty
duty situations
weapon policy, be a good witness
protect a individual's freedoms
State the purpose of Bill
-prevent government from interfering in protected
of Rights
rights
Law Enforcement
Describe the major
Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence,
components of the
Impose sentences
criminal justice system
Corrections - supervise offender
-protect society
Goals of Sentencing -punish offender/rehabilitate
-restore the victim
-wear your seatbelt
-wear your vest
Recognize the tenets of
-WIN what's important now
the Below 100
-watch your speed
-complacency kills
Lawful defined by laws and standards
Criminal Law identifies what actions are prohibited
Rules of Agency Administrative rules, general orders
Constitutional Law amendments
exists when the public view the police as authorized
Police Legitimacy to exercise power in order to maintain social order,
manage conflicts, and solve problems in community
Judgement 1/3 Result
public trust and individuals are more likely to become actively
confidence in police as involved in police community partnerships
being honest, trying to do
jobs well, and protecting
community
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Judgment #2 Result
public willingness to defer Correlation between those who obey and those who
the law and police view police as legitimate, cooperate by reporting
authority crimes and providing information
Judgement #3 Result
public belief that police citizens are more likely to cooperate and defer in
actions are morally moments of crisis
justified and appropriate
circumstances when -one party consents
filming police officers is -as long as it does not interfere with officers carrying
permissible out their duties
modern concept used to classify people by similar,
Race
observable physical characteristics
Genetically influenced Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type, intelligence
traits
connection between in / some people interpret their encounters with police in
out groups, and police terms of their group's societal position rather than
legitimacy immediate circumstances of the police contact
Types of Racism individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural
internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices
Individual Racism
based on race
occurs between individuals, public expressions of
Interpersonal Racism
racial prejudice and hate
institutional racism discriminatory policies and treatment by institutions
Collective way of history, culture, power inequality,
Structural Racism
unequal access to opportunities
Components of bias stereotypes, prejudice, attitude
generalizations about the perceived typical
Stereotypes
characteristics of a social category
a often negative prejudgment based on
Prejudice
characteristics such as race, age
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positive or negative feelings associated with
Attitude
individuals or groups
-Racial/illegal profiling
-unequal treatment by officers by stopping,
Bias-based profiling
questioning, searching, detaining on basis of their
ethnicity
Criminal profiling Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Two types of Bias explicit and implicit
Explicit Bias conscious preference for a social category
preference for a social category based on
Implicit bias stereotypes that we hold and tend to develop in early
life
automatic (system 1)
Two modes of thinking
deliberative (system 2)
System 1 thinking automatic, effortless, unconscious, very fast
System 2 thinking Conscious, controlled, effortful, slower
simplifies tasks which most adults do without having
practical purpose
to systematically think about each step
we evaluate everything we see to determine if
protection mechanism
threatening or not
-Guarding against influence in decision making
-awareness
-know when you're susceptible ( in complete info,
strategies to counter
cognitive load, fatigue)
implicit biases
-slow down thinking
-empathetic
-effort (intention, attention, time)
Two-pronged Approach person based approach
to Procedural Justice community based model
emphasizes the importance of face to face
person based approach
interactions between officer and a citizen
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