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Explain the relationship between a SPO and a test question - correct answer️️A test question must respond directly to an SPO and every SPO may be the basis of a test question Explain the ultimate reason for law enforcement training - correct answer️️To be able to protect the life and property of yourself and the public List a peace officer's main goals - correct answer️️- Enforce the laws - Preserve the peace, - Prevent crime - Protect civil rights and liberties - Provide services Explain items to consider when exercising discretion - correct answer️️- Use sound judgment to determine which laws are to be formally enforced - Determine if there is a more constructive remedy without arrest or citation Explain the factors necessary for the commission of crime - correct answer️️Desire - the motivation behind criminal behavior Victim - potential target, unaware of surroundings Opportunity - crime prevention strategies State the core concepts of community policing - correct answer️️-partnership between community and police -crime prevention -organizational change of agency -problem solving approach to police role is proactive Considerations for off duty situations - correct answer️️Behavior - social media, uphold ethics Situational Awareness- be alert, pre plan, off duty weapon policy, be a good witness State the purpose of Bill of Rights - correct answer️️protect a individual's freedoms -prevent government from interfering in protected rights Describe the major components of the criminal justice system - correct answer️️Law Enforcement Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence, Impose sentences Corrections - supervise offender Goals of Sentencing - correct answer️️-protect society -punish offender/rehabilitate -restore the victim Recognize the tenets of the Below 100 - correct answer️️-wear your seatbelt -wear your vest -WIN what's important now -watch your speed -complacency kills Lawful - correct answer️️defined by laws and standards Criminal Law - correct answer️️identifies what actions are prohibited Rules of Agency - correct answer️️Administrative rules, general orders Constitutional Law - correct answer️️amendments Police Legitimacy - correct answer️️exists when the public view the police as authorized to exercise power in order to maintain social order, manage conflicts, and solve problems in community Judgement 1/3 public trust and confidence in police as being honest, trying to do jobs well, and protecting community - correct answer️️Result individuals are more likely to become actively involved in police community partnerships Judgment #2 public willingness to defer the law and police authority - correct answer️️Result Correlation between those who obey and those who view police as legitimate, cooperate by reporting crimes and providing information Judgement #3 public belief that police actions are morally justified and appropriate - correct answer️️Result citizens are more likely to cooperate and defer in moments of crisis circumstances when filming police officers is permissible - correct answer️️-one party consents -as long as it does not interfere with officers carrying out their duties Race - correct answer️️modern concept used to classify people by similar, observable physical characteristics Genetically influenced traits - correct answer️️Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type, intelligence connection between in / out groups, and police legitimacy - correct answer️️some people interpret their encounters with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than immediate circumstances of the police contact Types of Racism - correct answer️️individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural Individual Racism - correct answer️️internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices based on race Interpersonal Racism - correct answer️️occurs between individuals, public expressions of racial prejudice and hate institutional racism - correct answer️️discriminatory policies and treatment by institutions Structural Racism - correct answer️️Collective way of history, culture, power inequality, unequal access to opportunities Components of bias - correct answer️️stereotypes, prejudice, attitude Stereotypes - correct answer️️generalizations about the perceived typical characteristics of a social category Prejudice - correct answer️️a often negative prejudgment based on characteristics such as race, age Attitude - correct answer️️positive or negative feelings associated with individuals or groups Bias-based profiling - correct answer️️-Racial/illegal profiling -unequal treatment by officers by stopping, questioning, searching, detaining on basis of their ethnicity