OPOTA Practice Test
PLUS filters *** - Policy
- Legal
- Universal
- Self
Culpable Mental States *** -Purposely
-Knowingly,
-Recklessly
-Negligently
LEAPS *** 1) Listen: actively listen and look interested
2) Empathize: try to understand where they're coming from
3) Ask: general open-ended questions and opinion- seeking questions to gain understanding
4) Paraphrase: in your own words, repeat the persons message
5) Summarize: condense all that has been said and indicate the outcome, keeping it brief, concise, and
inarguable
The EAR Model *** -Engage
-Assess
-Resolve
Three factors of a Crime *** -Opportunity
-Victim
-Desire
,Officer Discretion *** Based on sound judgement and the most constructive remedy.
Community Policing Core Concepts *** -Crime Prevention
-Organizational Change
-Problem Solving
-Good Relationship with Citizens
Purpose/Goals of Sentencing *** Punish and rehabilitate offenders while protecting society and
restoring the victim.
Types of Racism *** -Individual racism: Internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices based on race
-Interpersonal racism: Occurs between individuals. Includes public expressions of racial prejudice and
hate
-Institutional racism: Race based discriminatory policies and treatment that are produced and
perpetuated by institutions (e.g., schools, mass media, governments, banks)
-Structural racism: Refers to the collective way history, culture, power, inequality, and unequal access to
opportunities
Components of Bias *** - Stereotypes
- Prejudices
- Attitude
Bias-based profiling *** - Racial/ Illegal profiling
- Unequal treatment by officers by stopping, questioning, searching, or detaining on basis of their
ethnicity
, Criminal Profiling *** Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Connection between In/ Out Groups, and Police Legitimacy *** Some people interpret their encounters
with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than immediate circumstances of the police
contact.
Race *** Modern concept used to classify people by similar, observable, physical characteristics.
Under Terry, what is required to make a investigatory stop? *** -Have articulable suspicion to initiate a
stop and that criminal activity was "afoot"
-Consider the Totality of the Circumstances
-Weight to their experience
Considerations an Officer should be mindful of when conducting a Terry Stop? *** -Use least means of
detention
-Conduct stop as quickly as possible not to prolong involuntary detention
-If additional facts uncovered that supply officer with PC, arrest can be made
-Must be released if no grounds for arrest
Requirements for Terry Pat Down/ Frisk *** Officers are required to articulate a reasonable belief that
the suspect is armed AND posses a threat to them.
Plain Feel Doctrine *** -Weapons
-During frisk , if officer recognizes it as contraband they may seize it
-No manipulation of the pockets
-No weapon? must stop unless theres a warrant
PLUS filters *** - Policy
- Legal
- Universal
- Self
Culpable Mental States *** -Purposely
-Knowingly,
-Recklessly
-Negligently
LEAPS *** 1) Listen: actively listen and look interested
2) Empathize: try to understand where they're coming from
3) Ask: general open-ended questions and opinion- seeking questions to gain understanding
4) Paraphrase: in your own words, repeat the persons message
5) Summarize: condense all that has been said and indicate the outcome, keeping it brief, concise, and
inarguable
The EAR Model *** -Engage
-Assess
-Resolve
Three factors of a Crime *** -Opportunity
-Victim
-Desire
,Officer Discretion *** Based on sound judgement and the most constructive remedy.
Community Policing Core Concepts *** -Crime Prevention
-Organizational Change
-Problem Solving
-Good Relationship with Citizens
Purpose/Goals of Sentencing *** Punish and rehabilitate offenders while protecting society and
restoring the victim.
Types of Racism *** -Individual racism: Internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices based on race
-Interpersonal racism: Occurs between individuals. Includes public expressions of racial prejudice and
hate
-Institutional racism: Race based discriminatory policies and treatment that are produced and
perpetuated by institutions (e.g., schools, mass media, governments, banks)
-Structural racism: Refers to the collective way history, culture, power, inequality, and unequal access to
opportunities
Components of Bias *** - Stereotypes
- Prejudices
- Attitude
Bias-based profiling *** - Racial/ Illegal profiling
- Unequal treatment by officers by stopping, questioning, searching, or detaining on basis of their
ethnicity
, Criminal Profiling *** Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Connection between In/ Out Groups, and Police Legitimacy *** Some people interpret their encounters
with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than immediate circumstances of the police
contact.
Race *** Modern concept used to classify people by similar, observable, physical characteristics.
Under Terry, what is required to make a investigatory stop? *** -Have articulable suspicion to initiate a
stop and that criminal activity was "afoot"
-Consider the Totality of the Circumstances
-Weight to their experience
Considerations an Officer should be mindful of when conducting a Terry Stop? *** -Use least means of
detention
-Conduct stop as quickly as possible not to prolong involuntary detention
-If additional facts uncovered that supply officer with PC, arrest can be made
-Must be released if no grounds for arrest
Requirements for Terry Pat Down/ Frisk *** Officers are required to articulate a reasonable belief that
the suspect is armed AND posses a threat to them.
Plain Feel Doctrine *** -Weapons
-During frisk , if officer recognizes it as contraband they may seize it
-No manipulation of the pockets
-No weapon? must stop unless theres a warrant
