OPOTA Practice Test Questions and Verified
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The purpose of any Code of Ethics is: answer - To identify expected behavior.
Define the term "vehicle stop". answer - Any situation where an officer deploys from his
vehicle.
The most crucial aspect of a vehicle stop is: answer - The Assessment
The most important aspect of a high-risk vehicle stop? answer - Cover and Concealment
ORC 2903.02 Defines: answer - Murder
The penalty for the unauthorized use of OHLEG is: answer - Felony of the 5th degree.
A controlled buy is defined as: answer - Purchase of drugs by a confidential informant
The plain feel doctrine directly responds to? answer - Terry Pat Down/Frisk
What are the elements necessary to constitute an arrest? answer - Intent, Authority, and
Seizure
How do you justify a warrantless, nonconsensual entry into a private dwelling to make an
arrest? answer - Exigent Circumstances
, What describes a plain target? answer - Strike intended only to defend and control a subject
until he/she complies.
What are the 3 major components of the criminal justice system? answer - Law Enforcement,
Corrections, Courts
What is a goal of sentencing? answer - To punish the offender.
What did Maryland v. Wilson do in terms of guidelines for a police officer? answer - The right
for police officers to pull passengers out of a vehicle for officer safety.
Ethics could be identified as? answer - The moral actions, conduct, motives, and character of an
individual.
How many ethic responsibilities does a peace officer have? answer - Nine
How many clues can someone give you when doing the HGN? answer - 6
How many times will the average OVI violator drive intoxicated in a year? answer - 80 times per
year
Identify the decision point in OVI detection phase 1: answer - Should I stop the vehicle?
Identify what a peace officer must use in order to determine reasonable suspicion of drug use:
answer - Their senses
Sexual activity is defined as what? answer - Sexual Conduct, Sexual Contact, or Both
Answers
The purpose of any Code of Ethics is: answer - To identify expected behavior.
Define the term "vehicle stop". answer - Any situation where an officer deploys from his
vehicle.
The most crucial aspect of a vehicle stop is: answer - The Assessment
The most important aspect of a high-risk vehicle stop? answer - Cover and Concealment
ORC 2903.02 Defines: answer - Murder
The penalty for the unauthorized use of OHLEG is: answer - Felony of the 5th degree.
A controlled buy is defined as: answer - Purchase of drugs by a confidential informant
The plain feel doctrine directly responds to? answer - Terry Pat Down/Frisk
What are the elements necessary to constitute an arrest? answer - Intent, Authority, and
Seizure
How do you justify a warrantless, nonconsensual entry into a private dwelling to make an
arrest? answer - Exigent Circumstances
, What describes a plain target? answer - Strike intended only to defend and control a subject
until he/she complies.
What are the 3 major components of the criminal justice system? answer - Law Enforcement,
Corrections, Courts
What is a goal of sentencing? answer - To punish the offender.
What did Maryland v. Wilson do in terms of guidelines for a police officer? answer - The right
for police officers to pull passengers out of a vehicle for officer safety.
Ethics could be identified as? answer - The moral actions, conduct, motives, and character of an
individual.
How many ethic responsibilities does a peace officer have? answer - Nine
How many clues can someone give you when doing the HGN? answer - 6
How many times will the average OVI violator drive intoxicated in a year? answer - 80 times per
year
Identify the decision point in OVI detection phase 1: answer - Should I stop the vehicle?
Identify what a peace officer must use in order to determine reasonable suspicion of drug use:
answer - Their senses
Sexual activity is defined as what? answer - Sexual Conduct, Sexual Contact, or Both
