OPOTA Exam with verified answers
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Explain |the |relationship |between |a |SPO |and |a |test |question |- |correct |answer |A |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 |answer |To |be |able |to |
protect |the |life |and |property |of |yourself |and |the |public
List |a |peace |officer's |main |goals |- |correct |answer |- |Enforce |the |laws
- |Preserve |the |peace, |
- |Prevent |crime
- |Protect |civil |rights |and |liberties
- |Provide |services
Explain |items |to |consider |when |exercising |discretion |- |correct |answer |- |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 |answer |Desire |- |the |
motivation |behind |criminal |behavior |
Victim |- |potential |target, |unaware |of |surroundings |
Opportunity |- |crime |prevention |strategies
State |the |core |concepts |of |community |policing |- |correct |answer |-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 |answer |Behavior |- |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 |answer |protect |a |individual's |freedoms |
-prevent |government |from |interfering |in |protected |rights
Describe |the |major |components |of |the |criminal |justice |system |- |correct |answer |Law |
Enforcement
Courts |- |hold |fair |& |impartial |trials, |guilt |or |innocence, |Impose |sentences
Corrections |- |supervise |offender
Goals |of |Sentencing |- |correct |answer |-protect |society |
-punish |offender/rehabilitate |
-restore |the |victim
Recognize |the |tenets |of |the |Below |100 |- |correct |answer |-wear |your |seatbelt
-wear |your |vest |
-WIN |what's |important |now |
-watch |your |speed |
-complacency |kills
Lawful |- |correct |answer |defined |by |laws |and |standards
Criminal |Law |- |correct |answer |identifies |what |actions |are |prohibited
Rules |of |Agency |- |correct |answer |Administrative |rules, |general |orders
,Constitutional |Law |- |correct |answer |amendments
Police |Legitimacy |- |correct |answer |exists |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 |answer |Result
individuals |are |more |likely |to |become |actively |involved |in |police |community |partnerships
Judgment |#2
public |willingness |to |defer |the |law |and |police |authority |- |correct |answer |Result |
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 |answer |Result |
citizens |are |more |likely |to |cooperate |and |defer |in |moments |of |crisis
circumstances |when |filming |police |officers |is |permissible |- |correct |answer |-one |party |consents
-as |long |as |it |does |not |interfere |with |officers |carrying |out |their |duties
Race |- |correct |answer |modern |concept |used |to |classify |people |by |similar, |observable |physical |
characteristics
Genetically |influenced |traits |- |correct |answer |Skin |color, |hair, |eye |shape, |blood |type, |
intelligence
, connection |between |in |/ |out |groups, |and |police |legitimacy |- |correct |answer |some |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 |answer |individual, |interpersonal, |institutional, |structural
Individual |Racism |- |correct |answer |internalized, |unexpressed |biases |and |prejudices |based |on |
race
Interpersonal |Racism |- |correct |answer |occurs |between |individuals, |public |expressions |of |racial |
prejudice |and |hate
institutional |racism |- |correct |answer |discriminatory |policies |and |treatment |by |institutions
Structural |Racism |- |correct |answer |Collective |way |of |history, |culture, |power |inequality, |
unequal |access |to |opportunities
Components |of |bias |- |correct |answer |stereotypes, |prejudice, |attitude
Stereotypes |- |correct |answer |generalizations |about |the |perceived |typical |characteristics |of |a |
social |category
Prejudice |- |correct |answer |a |often |negative |prejudgment |based |on |characteristics |such |as |race,
|age
Attitude |- |correct |answer |positive |or |negative |feelings |associated |with |individuals |or |groups
Bias-based |profiling |- |correct |answer |-Racial/illegal |profiling |
-unequal |treatment |by |officers |by |stopping, |questioning, |searching, |detaining |on |basis |of |their |
ethnicity
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Explain |the |relationship |between |a |SPO |and |a |test |question |- |correct |answer |A |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 |answer |To |be |able |to |
protect |the |life |and |property |of |yourself |and |the |public
List |a |peace |officer's |main |goals |- |correct |answer |- |Enforce |the |laws
- |Preserve |the |peace, |
- |Prevent |crime
- |Protect |civil |rights |and |liberties
- |Provide |services
Explain |items |to |consider |when |exercising |discretion |- |correct |answer |- |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 |answer |Desire |- |the |
motivation |behind |criminal |behavior |
Victim |- |potential |target, |unaware |of |surroundings |
Opportunity |- |crime |prevention |strategies
State |the |core |concepts |of |community |policing |- |correct |answer |-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 |answer |Behavior |- |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 |answer |protect |a |individual's |freedoms |
-prevent |government |from |interfering |in |protected |rights
Describe |the |major |components |of |the |criminal |justice |system |- |correct |answer |Law |
Enforcement
Courts |- |hold |fair |& |impartial |trials, |guilt |or |innocence, |Impose |sentences
Corrections |- |supervise |offender
Goals |of |Sentencing |- |correct |answer |-protect |society |
-punish |offender/rehabilitate |
-restore |the |victim
Recognize |the |tenets |of |the |Below |100 |- |correct |answer |-wear |your |seatbelt
-wear |your |vest |
-WIN |what's |important |now |
-watch |your |speed |
-complacency |kills
Lawful |- |correct |answer |defined |by |laws |and |standards
Criminal |Law |- |correct |answer |identifies |what |actions |are |prohibited
Rules |of |Agency |- |correct |answer |Administrative |rules, |general |orders
,Constitutional |Law |- |correct |answer |amendments
Police |Legitimacy |- |correct |answer |exists |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 |answer |Result
individuals |are |more |likely |to |become |actively |involved |in |police |community |partnerships
Judgment |#2
public |willingness |to |defer |the |law |and |police |authority |- |correct |answer |Result |
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 |answer |Result |
citizens |are |more |likely |to |cooperate |and |defer |in |moments |of |crisis
circumstances |when |filming |police |officers |is |permissible |- |correct |answer |-one |party |consents
-as |long |as |it |does |not |interfere |with |officers |carrying |out |their |duties
Race |- |correct |answer |modern |concept |used |to |classify |people |by |similar, |observable |physical |
characteristics
Genetically |influenced |traits |- |correct |answer |Skin |color, |hair, |eye |shape, |blood |type, |
intelligence
, connection |between |in |/ |out |groups, |and |police |legitimacy |- |correct |answer |some |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 |answer |individual, |interpersonal, |institutional, |structural
Individual |Racism |- |correct |answer |internalized, |unexpressed |biases |and |prejudices |based |on |
race
Interpersonal |Racism |- |correct |answer |occurs |between |individuals, |public |expressions |of |racial |
prejudice |and |hate
institutional |racism |- |correct |answer |discriminatory |policies |and |treatment |by |institutions
Structural |Racism |- |correct |answer |Collective |way |of |history, |culture, |power |inequality, |
unequal |access |to |opportunities
Components |of |bias |- |correct |answer |stereotypes, |prejudice, |attitude
Stereotypes |- |correct |answer |generalizations |about |the |perceived |typical |characteristics |of |a |
social |category
Prejudice |- |correct |answer |a |often |negative |prejudgment |based |on |characteristics |such |as |race,
|age
Attitude |- |correct |answer |positive |or |negative |feelings |associated |with |individuals |or |groups
Bias-based |profiling |- |correct |answer |-Racial/illegal |profiling |
-unequal |treatment |by |officers |by |stopping, |questioning, |searching, |detaining |on |basis |of |their |
ethnicity
