OPOTA SPO'S UNIT 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
List the four dimensions of a whole person and the
focus of each that, collectively, contribute to a person's
effectiveness - Answer -Physical - Strength and endurance
Mental - Feeding, challenging, growing
the mind
Emotional - Positive emotions, managing
energy
Spiritual - Purposeful, serving a cause,
faithful to self
Identify traditional and non-traditional media - Answer --Traditional Media (sources
include television, radio, and print sources and the social media and Internet accounts
they maintain
-Non-traditional media (Sources include individuals or groups, operating outside the
traditional media outlets who regularly post information on websites and social media
platforms, as well as "citizen journalists" who randomly and opportunistically capture
events that have the potential to go viral)
Identify the similarities and differences between
traditional and non-traditional media - Answer -Similarities:
1. Both afforded the same First Amendment protections
2. Both entitled to the same physical access to the scene
of an incident as each other and any private citizen
3. Both want access to information, in a user-friendly
form, with audio and visuals, and they want it in a
timely fashion
4. Both are entitled to the same access to information as
each other and any private citizen
Differences:
1. Non-traditional media's primary objective is often
sensationalism, whereas one of traditional media's
primary objectives is accuracy
2. Non-traditional media is often advocacy focused,
whereas traditional media is objective focused
3. Non-traditional media is not held to a professional
standard, whereas traditional media is held to the
professional standards of journalism
4. Non-traditional media is less interested in relationship
building with law enforcement because non-traditional
media reporting is event driven, whereas traditional
media, which regularly interacts with law enforcement
on a variety of news events, is interested in
developing good rapport with law enforcement
, Identify reasons for establishing effective
communications with the media - Answer -1. You and the media each have a job to do
and each can
benefit from the cooperative nature of the other
2. For the media, information from law enforcement is
necessary for them to develop and produce accurate
news stories
3. For the law enforcement agency, media coverage
influences public perception
4. Media provides a quick way to reach large audiences
-Agencies need a method of distributing information to
the public about developing situations and threats and
requesting assistance with investigations, and media
can fill that role
Identify all elements of the offense of Domestic Violence
per R.C. 2919.25 - Answer --Knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a
family or household member
-Recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or
household member
-By threat of force, knowingly cause a family or household member to believe that the
offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member
Identify the categories of persons who fall within the
meaning of family or household member - Answer --A spouse, a person living as a
spouse, or a former spouse of the offender
-A parent, foster parent, or a child of the offender, or
another person related by consanguinity (i.e., blood) or
affinity (i.e., marriage) to the offender
-A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the
offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person
living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender
-The natural parent of any child of whom the offender is the other natural parent or is
the putative (i.e., alleged) other natural parent
Recognize the four elements that should be used to
determine the primary physical aggressor in a domestic
violence incident - Answer -#1. Any history of domestic violence or other violent acts by
either person involved in the alleged offense that the
officer can reasonably ascertain
#2. Whether the alleged violence was caused by a person acting in self-defense
#3. Each person's fear of physical harm, if any, resulting
from the other person's threatened use of force against
any person or resulting from the other person's use or
history of the use of force against any person, and the
List the four dimensions of a whole person and the
focus of each that, collectively, contribute to a person's
effectiveness - Answer -Physical - Strength and endurance
Mental - Feeding, challenging, growing
the mind
Emotional - Positive emotions, managing
energy
Spiritual - Purposeful, serving a cause,
faithful to self
Identify traditional and non-traditional media - Answer --Traditional Media (sources
include television, radio, and print sources and the social media and Internet accounts
they maintain
-Non-traditional media (Sources include individuals or groups, operating outside the
traditional media outlets who regularly post information on websites and social media
platforms, as well as "citizen journalists" who randomly and opportunistically capture
events that have the potential to go viral)
Identify the similarities and differences between
traditional and non-traditional media - Answer -Similarities:
1. Both afforded the same First Amendment protections
2. Both entitled to the same physical access to the scene
of an incident as each other and any private citizen
3. Both want access to information, in a user-friendly
form, with audio and visuals, and they want it in a
timely fashion
4. Both are entitled to the same access to information as
each other and any private citizen
Differences:
1. Non-traditional media's primary objective is often
sensationalism, whereas one of traditional media's
primary objectives is accuracy
2. Non-traditional media is often advocacy focused,
whereas traditional media is objective focused
3. Non-traditional media is not held to a professional
standard, whereas traditional media is held to the
professional standards of journalism
4. Non-traditional media is less interested in relationship
building with law enforcement because non-traditional
media reporting is event driven, whereas traditional
media, which regularly interacts with law enforcement
on a variety of news events, is interested in
developing good rapport with law enforcement
, Identify reasons for establishing effective
communications with the media - Answer -1. You and the media each have a job to do
and each can
benefit from the cooperative nature of the other
2. For the media, information from law enforcement is
necessary for them to develop and produce accurate
news stories
3. For the law enforcement agency, media coverage
influences public perception
4. Media provides a quick way to reach large audiences
-Agencies need a method of distributing information to
the public about developing situations and threats and
requesting assistance with investigations, and media
can fill that role
Identify all elements of the offense of Domestic Violence
per R.C. 2919.25 - Answer --Knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a
family or household member
-Recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or
household member
-By threat of force, knowingly cause a family or household member to believe that the
offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member
Identify the categories of persons who fall within the
meaning of family or household member - Answer --A spouse, a person living as a
spouse, or a former spouse of the offender
-A parent, foster parent, or a child of the offender, or
another person related by consanguinity (i.e., blood) or
affinity (i.e., marriage) to the offender
-A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the
offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person
living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender
-The natural parent of any child of whom the offender is the other natural parent or is
the putative (i.e., alleged) other natural parent
Recognize the four elements that should be used to
determine the primary physical aggressor in a domestic
violence incident - Answer -#1. Any history of domestic violence or other violent acts by
either person involved in the alleged offense that the
officer can reasonably ascertain
#2. Whether the alleged violence was caused by a person acting in self-defense
#3. Each person's fear of physical harm, if any, resulting
from the other person's threatened use of force against
any person or resulting from the other person's use or
history of the use of force against any person, and the
