OPOTA Test Exam Study Guide Questions And
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types of information to be recorded in field notes - • complete information on victims
witnesses and suspects involved
• date time of offense or incident being reported
• location of occurrence
• type of place where offense or incident took place
• details of offense or incident being reported
• disposition of evidence property and subjects
• corresponding report number
guidelines to be followed when taking field notes - -Head notebook page with day and
time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information from
another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
-Be as complete as possible
-Consider the use of electronic data device or template
-Do not record personal information in your notebook
essential questions answered in a report - Who, what, where, when, how, why
Requirements of a well written report - complete, factual, objective, accurate
explain crime - An act that the law makes punishable
Culpable mental states - knowingly, purposely, recklessly, negligently
Purposely - Specific intention to cause a certain result; or when the offense is a
prohibition against certain conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the offender
intends to accomplish, it is the offender's specific intention to engage in the conduct
Knowingly - aware that conduct is practically certain to cause a result, regardless of
purpose
recklessly - With heedless indifference to the consequences, disregards a substantial
and unjustifiable risk that conduct is likely to cause a certain result or is likely to be of a
certain nature
,Negligently - Because of substantial lapse from due care, fails to perceive or avoid a
risk that his/her conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature
Jurisdiction - a government's general power to exercise authority over all persons and
things within its territory
Statutory law - The body of law derived from statutes rather than from constitutions or
judicial decisions.
Case Law - The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all or part of the
body of law within a given jurisdiction
Force - Any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any means on or
against a person or thing
Deadly Force - force which carries a substantial risk that it will result in thendeath of a
person
Physical Harm to Persons - Any injury, illness or other physiological impairment,
regardless of its gravity or duration
Serious Physical Harm to Persons - -Any mental illness or condition of such gravity as
would normally require hospitalization or prolonged psychiatric treatment
-Any physical harm that carries a substantial risk of death
-Any physical harm that involves some permanent incapacity, whether partial or total,
or that involves some temporary, substantial incapacity
-Any physical harm that involves some permanent disfigurement or that involves some
temporary, serious disfigurement
-Any physical harm that involves acute (i.e., severe) pain of such duration as to result
in substantial suffering or that involves any degree of prolonged or intractable pain
Physical Harm to Property - - Any tangible or intangible damage to property that results
in loss of value or interferes with enjoyment.
Serious Physical Harm to Property - - Substantial loss to the value of the property or
requires substantial time, effort, or money to repair of replace.
- Temporarily prevents the use or enjoyment of the property or interferes with the use
or enjoyment for extended periods of time.
2923.01 Conspiracy - (A) No person, with purpose to commit or to promote or
facilitate the commission of aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping, abduction,
compelling prostitution, promoting prostitution, trafficking in persons, aggravated
arson, arson, aggravated robbery, robbery, aggravated burglary, burglary,
,trespassing in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present, engaging
in a pattern of corrupt activity, corrupting another with drugs, a felony drug trafficking,
manufacturing, processing, or possession offense, theft of drugs, or illegal processing
of drugs - With another person or persons, plan or aid in planning the commission of
any of the offenses
2923.02 Attempt to commit an offense. - (A) No person, purposely or knowingly, and
when purpose or knowledge is sufficient culpability for the commission of an offense,
shall engage in conduct that, if successful, would constitute or result in the offense.
2923.03 Complicity. - No person, acting with the kind of culpability required for the
commission of an offense, shall do any of the following:
- Solicit or procure another to commit the offense
-Aid or abet another in committing the offense
-Cause an innocent or irresponsible person to commit the offense.
Describe the purpose of the fourth amendment to the United states constitution - is to
guarantee rights relating to arrests, searches, and seizures of persons
describe the relationship between the degrees of suspicion and the responses allowed
by the constitution - Highest
Proof beyond reasonable doubt
-suspect may be convicted of crime punished
Probable cause to believe suspect is guilty
-suspect may be arrested
reasonable suspicion that suspect is involved in criminal
activity -suspect may be seized and detained for investigation
hunch
interactions must be consensual
lowest
determine when a person is considered to be seized - -a reasonable person
would believe that the person was not free to leave -examples even if they did
not attempt to leave: threatening presence of officers, display of weapon,
physical touching, restricting movement
explain when a officer can use the rationale from Terry to detain a person - a officer
may detain a individual based upon the officer's reasonable, articulable suspicion that
criminal activity was being planned or in process of being executed
describe under Terry, what is required of an officer to make a investigatory stop - -have
reasonable articulable suspicion to initiate a stop and that criminal activity was afoot
-consider totality of circumstances
, -weight to their experience
describe the considerations an officer should be mindful of when conducting a Terry
stop - -use least intrusive means of detention
-conduct stop quickly as possible to not prolong the period of involuntary detention -
if additional facts are uncovered that supply officer with probable cause to arrest,
individual may be arrested
-must be released if no grounds for arrest
requirements which must be established before a Terry pat down/frisk - Officers are
required to articulate a reasonable belief that the suspect is armed AND the suspect
poses a threat to them
Plain Feel Doctrine - -weapons
-during frisk, if officer grab something and immediately recognize it, they can seize it
-not seize it if determining its identity requires further manipulation (pockets,
squeezing)
-once determined not a weapon, search must stop unless there's a warrant
identify the evidentiary standard on which to base an arrest - a arrest must be based on
probable cause
describe when the elements of probable cause to arrest are satisfied - the officer is
aware of articulable facts and circumstances sufficient to warrant a reasonable person
to believe that a crime has been committed and the person about to be arrested
committed the unlawful act
identify sources of information that can be used to establish probable cause to make a
warrantless arrest - personal observations, informant's tip, reports from officer or
agencies, physical evidence, past criminal record, statements made by suspect, leads
furnished by victim or witness
in the absence of consent or exigent circumstances before entering, a officer must do
before entering a private residence to make a arrest - -secure appropriate warrant -
reasonably believe that the person to be arrested is present at the correct address -
knock and announce their presence
to justify a warrantless, nonconsensual entry into a private residence in order to make a
arrest.. - exigent circumstances must exist which demand a immediate response
Hot/Fresh Pursuit - The pursuit, without unreasonable interruption, of a person who is
trying to avoid arrest
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types of information to be recorded in field notes - • complete information on victims
witnesses and suspects involved
• date time of offense or incident being reported
• location of occurrence
• type of place where offense or incident took place
• details of offense or incident being reported
• disposition of evidence property and subjects
• corresponding report number
guidelines to be followed when taking field notes - -Head notebook page with day and
time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information from
another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
-Be as complete as possible
-Consider the use of electronic data device or template
-Do not record personal information in your notebook
essential questions answered in a report - Who, what, where, when, how, why
Requirements of a well written report - complete, factual, objective, accurate
explain crime - An act that the law makes punishable
Culpable mental states - knowingly, purposely, recklessly, negligently
Purposely - Specific intention to cause a certain result; or when the offense is a
prohibition against certain conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the offender
intends to accomplish, it is the offender's specific intention to engage in the conduct
Knowingly - aware that conduct is practically certain to cause a result, regardless of
purpose
recklessly - With heedless indifference to the consequences, disregards a substantial
and unjustifiable risk that conduct is likely to cause a certain result or is likely to be of a
certain nature
,Negligently - Because of substantial lapse from due care, fails to perceive or avoid a
risk that his/her conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature
Jurisdiction - a government's general power to exercise authority over all persons and
things within its territory
Statutory law - The body of law derived from statutes rather than from constitutions or
judicial decisions.
Case Law - The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all or part of the
body of law within a given jurisdiction
Force - Any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any means on or
against a person or thing
Deadly Force - force which carries a substantial risk that it will result in thendeath of a
person
Physical Harm to Persons - Any injury, illness or other physiological impairment,
regardless of its gravity or duration
Serious Physical Harm to Persons - -Any mental illness or condition of such gravity as
would normally require hospitalization or prolonged psychiatric treatment
-Any physical harm that carries a substantial risk of death
-Any physical harm that involves some permanent incapacity, whether partial or total,
or that involves some temporary, substantial incapacity
-Any physical harm that involves some permanent disfigurement or that involves some
temporary, serious disfigurement
-Any physical harm that involves acute (i.e., severe) pain of such duration as to result
in substantial suffering or that involves any degree of prolonged or intractable pain
Physical Harm to Property - - Any tangible or intangible damage to property that results
in loss of value or interferes with enjoyment.
Serious Physical Harm to Property - - Substantial loss to the value of the property or
requires substantial time, effort, or money to repair of replace.
- Temporarily prevents the use or enjoyment of the property or interferes with the use
or enjoyment for extended periods of time.
2923.01 Conspiracy - (A) No person, with purpose to commit or to promote or
facilitate the commission of aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping, abduction,
compelling prostitution, promoting prostitution, trafficking in persons, aggravated
arson, arson, aggravated robbery, robbery, aggravated burglary, burglary,
,trespassing in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present, engaging
in a pattern of corrupt activity, corrupting another with drugs, a felony drug trafficking,
manufacturing, processing, or possession offense, theft of drugs, or illegal processing
of drugs - With another person or persons, plan or aid in planning the commission of
any of the offenses
2923.02 Attempt to commit an offense. - (A) No person, purposely or knowingly, and
when purpose or knowledge is sufficient culpability for the commission of an offense,
shall engage in conduct that, if successful, would constitute or result in the offense.
2923.03 Complicity. - No person, acting with the kind of culpability required for the
commission of an offense, shall do any of the following:
- Solicit or procure another to commit the offense
-Aid or abet another in committing the offense
-Cause an innocent or irresponsible person to commit the offense.
Describe the purpose of the fourth amendment to the United states constitution - is to
guarantee rights relating to arrests, searches, and seizures of persons
describe the relationship between the degrees of suspicion and the responses allowed
by the constitution - Highest
Proof beyond reasonable doubt
-suspect may be convicted of crime punished
Probable cause to believe suspect is guilty
-suspect may be arrested
reasonable suspicion that suspect is involved in criminal
activity -suspect may be seized and detained for investigation
hunch
interactions must be consensual
lowest
determine when a person is considered to be seized - -a reasonable person
would believe that the person was not free to leave -examples even if they did
not attempt to leave: threatening presence of officers, display of weapon,
physical touching, restricting movement
explain when a officer can use the rationale from Terry to detain a person - a officer
may detain a individual based upon the officer's reasonable, articulable suspicion that
criminal activity was being planned or in process of being executed
describe under Terry, what is required of an officer to make a investigatory stop - -have
reasonable articulable suspicion to initiate a stop and that criminal activity was afoot
-consider totality of circumstances
, -weight to their experience
describe the considerations an officer should be mindful of when conducting a Terry
stop - -use least intrusive means of detention
-conduct stop quickly as possible to not prolong the period of involuntary detention -
if additional facts are uncovered that supply officer with probable cause to arrest,
individual may be arrested
-must be released if no grounds for arrest
requirements which must be established before a Terry pat down/frisk - Officers are
required to articulate a reasonable belief that the suspect is armed AND the suspect
poses a threat to them
Plain Feel Doctrine - -weapons
-during frisk, if officer grab something and immediately recognize it, they can seize it
-not seize it if determining its identity requires further manipulation (pockets,
squeezing)
-once determined not a weapon, search must stop unless there's a warrant
identify the evidentiary standard on which to base an arrest - a arrest must be based on
probable cause
describe when the elements of probable cause to arrest are satisfied - the officer is
aware of articulable facts and circumstances sufficient to warrant a reasonable person
to believe that a crime has been committed and the person about to be arrested
committed the unlawful act
identify sources of information that can be used to establish probable cause to make a
warrantless arrest - personal observations, informant's tip, reports from officer or
agencies, physical evidence, past criminal record, statements made by suspect, leads
furnished by victim or witness
in the absence of consent or exigent circumstances before entering, a officer must do
before entering a private residence to make a arrest - -secure appropriate warrant -
reasonably believe that the person to be arrested is present at the correct address -
knock and announce their presence
to justify a warrantless, nonconsensual entry into a private residence in order to make a
arrest.. - exigent circumstances must exist which demand a immediate response
Hot/Fresh Pursuit - The pursuit, without unreasonable interruption, of a person who is
trying to avoid arrest
