OPOTA UNIT ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OPOTA UNIT ONE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS




ExplainsthesrelationshipsbetweensasStudentsPerformancesObjectives(SPO)sandsastestsques
tion.s-sans--
•sThesrelationshipsbetweensansSPOsandsastestsquestionsissthatsthestestsquestionsMUSTsres
pondsdirectlystosansSPOsandseverysSPOsmaysbesthesbasissofsastestsquestion.

Explainsthesultimatesreasonsforslawsenforcementstrainings-sans--
•sThesultimatesreasonsforslawsenforcementstrainingsisstosbesablestosprotectstheslifesandsprop
ertysofsyourselfsandsthespublic

Listsaspeacesofficer'ssmainsgoalss-sans--•sEnforceslaws
•sPreservesthespeace
•sPreventsCrimes
•sProtectscivilsrightssandsliberties
•sProvidesservices

Explainsitemsstosconsiderswhensexercisingsdiscretions-sans--
1.sUsessoundsjudgementstosdetermineswhichslawssarestosbesformallysenforceds
2.sDeterminesifstheresissasmoresconstructivesremedystosassituationswithoutsansarrestsorscitati
on

Explainsthesfactorssnecessarysforsthescommissionsofsascrimes
***CrimesTriangles-sans--1.sDesires
2.sVictim
3.sOpportunity

Statesthescoresconceptssofscommunityspolicings-sans--
1.sAspartnershipsbetweensthespolicesandsthescommunitys
2.sCrimesprevention
3.sOrganizationalschangesofsthesagency
4.sAsproblem-solvingsapproachstosthespolicesrolesthatsissproactive

ListsthesConsiderationssforsoffsdutyssituationss-sans--1.sBehaviors
2.sSituationalsawareness

, 3.sBesasgoodswitnesssifsassituationsarisesswhenspolicesinterventionsissnecessary

StatesthespurposessofsthesBillsofsRightss-sans--•sProtectsansindividual'ssfreedoms
•sPreventsthesgovernmentsfromsinterferingsinsprotectedsrights

Describesthesmajorscomponentssofsthescriminalsjusticessystems-sans--1.sLawsEnforcement
2.sCourts
3.sCorrections

Liststhesgoalssofssentencings-sans--
1.sPunishsthesoffendersandsinsmanyscases,srehabilitatesthesoffender
2.sProtectssociety
3.sRestoresthesvictimsassmuchsasspossible

LawfulsActionss-sans--Definedsbyslawssandsstandardss
--CriminalsLaw-sidentifiesswhatsactionssaresprohibiteds
--Rulessofsagency
--ConstitutionalsLaw
--
Officersscansactslawfullysandswithinsthesparameterssofsagencyspolicysandsthescitizenrysstillsn
otsperceivestherestosbespoliceslegitimacy]
s--Therescansbeslawfulsbutsawfulsinteractions




PolicesLegitimacys-sans--
Existsswhensthespublicsviewssthespolicesassauthorizedstosexercisespowersinsorderstoosmaint
ainssocialsorder,smanagesconflicts,sandssolvesproblemssinsthescommunity

Identifysthreesresultingsjudgmentssofspoliceslegitimacysinsactionsthatstranslatesintospositivesr
esultss-sans--Judgment-
spublicstrustsandsconfidencesinsthespolicesassbeingshonest,stryingstosdosjobsswell,stryingstospr

otectsthescommunity;sResult-
sindividualssaresmoreslikelystosbecomesactivelysinvolvedsinspolice-community spartnerships.




Judgement-spublicswillingnessstosdeferstostheslawsandspolicesauthority;sResult-
stheresissascorrelationsbetweensthoseswhosobeystheslawssandsthoseswhosviewsthespolicesassl

egitimate;sinsaddition,sthoseswhosseesthespolicesasslegitimateshavesansincreasedswillingnes
sstoscooperatesbysreportingscrimessandsprovidingsvaluablesinformationsaboutsknownsandssu
spectedsoffenders

Judgement-spublicsbeliefsthatspolicesactionssaresmorallysjustifiedsandsappropriate;sResult-
scitizenssaresmoreslikelystoscooperatesandsdefersinsmomentssofscrisis




Determineswhensitsisspermissiblesforscitizensstosfilmspolices-sans--
•sAtsleastsonespartystosthesencountersconsentssor...
•sWhensofficerssarescarryingsoutstheirsdutiessinspublic,ssoslongsassitsdoessnotsinterfereswithsth
esofficersscarryingsoutstheirsduties