OPOTA UNIT ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OPOTA UNIT 1 – ADMINISTRATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




AsPEACEsOFFICERSsMAINsGOALSs-sans✔✔-enforceslaws
-preservesthespeace
-preventscrimes
-protectscivilsrightssandsliberties
-providesservices

CONSIDERATIONSsWHENsEXERCISINGsDISCRETIONs-sans✔✔-
sUsessoundsjudgment stosdetermineswhichslawssarestosbesformallysenforced

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sDeterminesifstheresissasmoresconstructivesremedystosassituationswithoutsansarrestsorscitation




FACTORSsNECESSARYsFORsTHEsCOMMISSIONsOFsAsCRIMEs-sans✔✔-Desire
-Victim
-Opportunity

COREsCONCEPTSsOFsCOMMUNITYsPOLICINGs-sans✔✔-
Aspartnershipsbetweensthespolicesandscommunity
-Crimesprevention
-Organizedschangesofsthesagency
-Asproblem-solvingsapproachstosthespolicesrolesthatsissproactive

CONSIDERATIONSsFORsOFFsDUTYsSITUATIONSs-sans✔✔-Behavior
-Situationalsawareness
-Besasgoodswitnesssifsassituationsarisesswhenspolicesinterventionsissnecessary

THEsPURPOSEsOFsTHEsBILLsOFsRIGHTSs-sans✔✔-Tosprotectsansindividual'ssfreedoms
-Preventsthesgovernmentsfromsinterferingsinsprotectedsrights

MAJORsCOMPONENTSsOFsTHEsCRIMINALsJUSTICEsSYSTEMs-sans✔✔-
Keepsthespeace
-Apprehendsviolatorssandscombatscrime
-Preventscrime

, -Providessocialsservices

THEsGOALSsOFsSENTENCINGs-sans✔✔-
Punishsthesoffendersandsinsmanyscases,srehabilitatesthesoffender
-Protectssociety
-Restoresthesvictimsassmuchsasspossible

CIRCUMSTANCESsWHENsFILMINGsAsPOLICEsOFFICERsISsPERMISSIBLEs-sans✔✔-
Atsleastsonespartystosthesencountersconsentssor
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Whensofficerssarescarryingsoutsdutiessinspublic,ssoslongsassitsdoessnotsinterfereswithsthesoffic
ersscarryingsoutstheirsduties

Races-sans✔✔-
Asmodernsconceptsusedstosclassifyspeoplesofssimilarsobservablescharacteristics

Individualsracisms-sans✔✔-
Internalized,sunexpressedsbiasessandsprejudicessbasedsonsrace

Institutionalsracisms-sans✔✔-
Racesbasedsdiscriminatoryspoliciessandstreatmentsthatsaresproducedsandsperpetuatedsbysi
nstitutionssthatsresultsinsinequitablesopportunitiessandsimpacts
-Occursswithinsandsbetweensinstitutions
-Includessthesdiscriminatorysactionssofsindividualssexercisingsauthoritysofsthesinstitution

Structuralsracisms-sans✔✔-
Refersstosthescollectiveswayshistory,sculture,sandsinstitutionssreinforcesandsperpetuatesracia
lizedsoutcomes,sevensinsthesabsencesofsracistsintent
-Itsissbroadlysencompassing-
sitstouchessonsallsaspectssofssocietysandsissthesfoundationsfromswhichsthesotherstypessofsraci

smsemerge
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Indicatorssincludespowersinequalitiessunequalsaccessstosopportunities,sandsdifferingspolicys
outcomessbysrace,swhethersorsnotsintentional

Stereotypess-sans✔✔-
Generalizationssaboutsperceiveds"typical"scharacteristicssofsassocialscategory

Prejudicess-sans✔✔-
Ansoftensnegativesprejudgementsbasedsonscharacteristicsssuchsassrace,sage,sect.sThatsissn
otsnecessarilysreasonablesorslogical

Attitudess-sans✔✔-
Positivesorsnegativesfeelingssassociatedswithsindividualssorsgroups;sthestendencystoslikesors
dislike,sorstosactsfavorablysorsunfavorably,stowardsssomeonesorssomething