OPOTA Overview 2024 questions and answers all are graded A+

List a peace officer's main goals. - Answer-1. Enforce laws 2. Preserve peace 3. Prevent crime 4. Protect civil rights & liberties 5. Provide services Explain items to consider when exercising discretion. - Answer-1. Use sound judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced. 2.Determine if there is a more constructive remedy rather than an arrest or citation. Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime (I.e., the Crime Triangle). - Answer-1. Desire 2. Victim 3. Opportunity Desire=Motivation Victim= Potential target Opportunity= Unlocked doors, plain view valuables ((Removal of just one of these factors make a commission unsuccessful.)) State the core concepts of community policing. - Answer-1. Partnership between police & the community 2. Crime prevention 3. Organizational change in the agency 4. Problem solving approach (protective police role)List considerations for off duty situations. - Answer-1. Behavior 2. Situational awareness 3. Be a good witness Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of peace officers. - Answer-Acting w/ integrity & treating everyone professionally. List external and internal influences on behavior. - Answer-External: Relationships, media, dept. regulations, local citizens, inter-debt politics, police subculture. Internal: Moral beliefs & values, anger, lust, greed, rationalizations. Explain the Continuum of Compromise. - Answer-The process of becoming unethical: 1. Sense of victimization 2. Sense of entitlement 3. Acts of omissions --> Acts of commission Explain the steps in the decision making model and the application of PLUS filters. - Answer-Decision making model: 1. Define problem 2. Alternative solutions available to address problem 3. Evaluate; List pro's & con's 4. Decide on which one you'll use 5. Implement 6. Evaluate again. PLUS Filters: P- policies: Is it consistent with my agency's policy? L- Legal: Is the action lawful?U- Universal: Conform to universal principles & values? S- Self: Does it align w/ my beliefs? State the purposes of the Bill of Rights. - Answer-1. To protect individual freedom. 2.Prevent government from interfering w/ protected rights. Describe the major components of the criminal justice system. - Answer-1. Law enforcement --> keeps peace & prevents crime. 2. Courts --> Determines guilt or innocence. 3. Corrections --> Supervises offenders. List goals of sentencing. - Answer-1. Punish offender & rehabilitate 2. Protect society 3. Restore the victim List the general elements of a crime. - Answer-1. Act- "Actus Reus" 2. Culpable mental state- "Mens Rea" 3. Concurrence- Mental state must be present 4. Causation- Actions bring about prohibited harm 5. Conditions- List specific conditions in an act that makes the crime.Define the culpable mental states "purposely", "knowingly", "recklessly", and "negligently". - Answer-1. Purposely: Specific intent 2. Knowingly: Person is aware 3. Recklessly: Person disregards a risk 4. Negligently: Fails to perceive & avoid risk Identify the R.C. 2923.02 offense of Attempt to Commit an Offense according to its elements. - Answer- *Attempt of an offense is the same degree if you were to complete it.