OPOTA SPO'S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
List a Peace Officer's main goals. - Answer --Enforce Laws
- Preserve the Peace
-Prevent Crimes
- Protect Civil Rights and Liberties
Explain items to consider when exercising discretion. - Answer -- Use sound judgement
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.
Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime. - Answer --DESIRE
1. The motivation behind a criminals behavior. This factor is most difficult to change.
- VICTIM
1. The potential target.
2. Criminals prefer an easy target that is unaware of their surroundings, or lacking
proper security precautions.
3. Difficult to change this factor due to the individuals personality.
-OPPORTUNITY
1. Remove opportunities for crime by using proper security measures.
2. Most effective area to concentrate crime prevention strategies.
State the core concepts of community policing. - Answer -- A 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.
Recognize considerations for off duty situations. - Answer --BEHAVIOR
1. An Officer's behavior is often scrutinized by the community when off duty.
2. Not only does this refer to physical and verbal actions, but also online activity on
social media sites.
3. An officer is expected to uphold the Law Enforcement Code of Conduct.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
1. Officers should makes every effort to remain alert even while off duty.
2. You never know when you may need to transition quickly from a private citizen to a
peace officer.
3. Make certain preplans with your family should a situation arise.
4. Familiarize yourself with your agency's off duty weapons policy.
5. Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary.
Identify the purpose of any Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct. - Answer -To identify
expected behavior
,Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibility of peace officer's. - Answer --
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Your community and its citizens
2. The law enforcement profession
3. Your agency
4. Your family
5. Yourself.
This includes treating everyone professionally
- REQUIRE THAT YOU NEVER
1. Allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people whom you serve.
2. Use excessive physical force when controlling combative individuals
3. Accept gratuities
4. Commit purjury
Explain the continuum of compromise. - Answer -Being exposed on a regular basis to
"special authority" and that the same time being exposed on a daily basis to that
element of society that operates without values, combines to several challenges on an
officers core values. Transformation from idealistic ethical officer to self serving,
unethical are typically a subtle process.
-PROCESS
1. Precieved sense of victimization by citizens on the streets and progresses
- VICTIMIZATION
1. Operates with belief that the rules don't apply to officers
- ACTS OF OMISSIONS
1. Occurs when officers rationalize and justify not doing thing for which they are
responsible for.
ACTS OF COMMISSION (ADMIN)
1. Violation of Administrative violations
- ACTS OF COMMISSION ( CRIM)
1. Rationalization (Nobody but the bad guy gets hurt)
Describe what an ethical dilemma and the common conditions under which an ethical
dilemma can occur - Answer -A situation in which the officer did not know what the right
course of action was or the course of action the officer considered right was to difficult
to do or the wrong course of action was tempting
Define common areas in which unethical acts occur - Answer --Corrupt activity
- Falsify Reports
- Sexual harassment
-Alcohol usage
- Free Food/ Gratuitues
What is the PLUS Model - Answer --Policies
- Legal
- Universal
, - Self
What is the concept of Parens Patrice - Answer -In place of the parent
What is a status offense. - Answer -Any charge not applicable to an adult, only juvenile
offenders
What is a delinquent - Answer -A juvenile who violates a law, the charge would be a
crime if committed by an adult
Define the Keystone Policy - Answer -To rehabilitate, rather than to punish
Four requirements the United State Supreme Court established for a juvenile in Kent v.
US - Answer -- Hold a hearing before waiving jurisdiction of a child's case
- Assure the right of the child's to be represented by counsel
- Permit counsel access to social records and probation reports on the child
- Juvenile court judge must state reasons for transfer in writing.
Overriding principles of juvenile justice system - Answer --Providing for the care,
protection, and mental and physical development of children
- Protect the public's interest and safety
- Holding offenders accountable
- Restoring the victim
- Rehabilitate the offender
Violations of the JJDP Act - Answer -- An accused or adjudicated status offenders held
securely
- An accused delinquent offender is held over six hours
- An adjudicated delinquent is sentenced to a secure adult jail
- Any juvenile that is held securely and is not sound and sight separated from adult
offenders
Factors considered in a transfer to Adult Court - Answer -- The victim suffered physical,
psychological, or serious economic harm
- The victims physical or mental was excerpted by the victims physical or mental
vulnerability or age.
- The juveniles relationship with the victim facilitates the act
- The juvenile committed the act for hire or as a part of a gang or other criminal activity
- The juvenile displayed, brandished, indicated, or used a firearm
- At the time of the crime, the judge was awaiting adjudication or disposition for
delinquency was under a community sanction or was on parole
- The results of a prior juvenile sanction and programs showed rehabilitation
- Juveniles mature enough to transfer
- There is not sufficient time in the Juvenile system for rehabilitation.
Identify the uses of field notes - Answer -- Preservation of knowledge in a written form
List a Peace Officer's main goals. - Answer --Enforce Laws
- Preserve the Peace
-Prevent Crimes
- Protect Civil Rights and Liberties
Explain items to consider when exercising discretion. - Answer -- Use sound judgement
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.
Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime. - Answer --DESIRE
1. The motivation behind a criminals behavior. This factor is most difficult to change.
- VICTIM
1. The potential target.
2. Criminals prefer an easy target that is unaware of their surroundings, or lacking
proper security precautions.
3. Difficult to change this factor due to the individuals personality.
-OPPORTUNITY
1. Remove opportunities for crime by using proper security measures.
2. Most effective area to concentrate crime prevention strategies.
State the core concepts of community policing. - Answer -- A 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.
Recognize considerations for off duty situations. - Answer --BEHAVIOR
1. An Officer's behavior is often scrutinized by the community when off duty.
2. Not only does this refer to physical and verbal actions, but also online activity on
social media sites.
3. An officer is expected to uphold the Law Enforcement Code of Conduct.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
1. Officers should makes every effort to remain alert even while off duty.
2. You never know when you may need to transition quickly from a private citizen to a
peace officer.
3. Make certain preplans with your family should a situation arise.
4. Familiarize yourself with your agency's off duty weapons policy.
5. Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary.
Identify the purpose of any Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct. - Answer -To identify
expected behavior
,Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibility of peace officer's. - Answer --
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Your community and its citizens
2. The law enforcement profession
3. Your agency
4. Your family
5. Yourself.
This includes treating everyone professionally
- REQUIRE THAT YOU NEVER
1. Allow cynicism to cloud your view of the people whom you serve.
2. Use excessive physical force when controlling combative individuals
3. Accept gratuities
4. Commit purjury
Explain the continuum of compromise. - Answer -Being exposed on a regular basis to
"special authority" and that the same time being exposed on a daily basis to that
element of society that operates without values, combines to several challenges on an
officers core values. Transformation from idealistic ethical officer to self serving,
unethical are typically a subtle process.
-PROCESS
1. Precieved sense of victimization by citizens on the streets and progresses
- VICTIMIZATION
1. Operates with belief that the rules don't apply to officers
- ACTS OF OMISSIONS
1. Occurs when officers rationalize and justify not doing thing for which they are
responsible for.
ACTS OF COMMISSION (ADMIN)
1. Violation of Administrative violations
- ACTS OF COMMISSION ( CRIM)
1. Rationalization (Nobody but the bad guy gets hurt)
Describe what an ethical dilemma and the common conditions under which an ethical
dilemma can occur - Answer -A situation in which the officer did not know what the right
course of action was or the course of action the officer considered right was to difficult
to do or the wrong course of action was tempting
Define common areas in which unethical acts occur - Answer --Corrupt activity
- Falsify Reports
- Sexual harassment
-Alcohol usage
- Free Food/ Gratuitues
What is the PLUS Model - Answer --Policies
- Legal
- Universal
, - Self
What is the concept of Parens Patrice - Answer -In place of the parent
What is a status offense. - Answer -Any charge not applicable to an adult, only juvenile
offenders
What is a delinquent - Answer -A juvenile who violates a law, the charge would be a
crime if committed by an adult
Define the Keystone Policy - Answer -To rehabilitate, rather than to punish
Four requirements the United State Supreme Court established for a juvenile in Kent v.
US - Answer -- Hold a hearing before waiving jurisdiction of a child's case
- Assure the right of the child's to be represented by counsel
- Permit counsel access to social records and probation reports on the child
- Juvenile court judge must state reasons for transfer in writing.
Overriding principles of juvenile justice system - Answer --Providing for the care,
protection, and mental and physical development of children
- Protect the public's interest and safety
- Holding offenders accountable
- Restoring the victim
- Rehabilitate the offender
Violations of the JJDP Act - Answer -- An accused or adjudicated status offenders held
securely
- An accused delinquent offender is held over six hours
- An adjudicated delinquent is sentenced to a secure adult jail
- Any juvenile that is held securely and is not sound and sight separated from adult
offenders
Factors considered in a transfer to Adult Court - Answer -- The victim suffered physical,
psychological, or serious economic harm
- The victims physical or mental was excerpted by the victims physical or mental
vulnerability or age.
- The juveniles relationship with the victim facilitates the act
- The juvenile committed the act for hire or as a part of a gang or other criminal activity
- The juvenile displayed, brandished, indicated, or used a firearm
- At the time of the crime, the judge was awaiting adjudication or disposition for
delinquency was under a community sanction or was on parole
- The results of a prior juvenile sanction and programs showed rehabilitation
- Juveniles mature enough to transfer
- There is not sufficient time in the Juvenile system for rehabilitation.
Identify the uses of field notes - Answer -- Preservation of knowledge in a written form
