OPOTA SPO'S UNIT 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Reasons for establishing effective communications with the media - Answer -*Quick
way to reach large audience to inform the community of a crime or lessen fear about a
situation
* Media coverage greatly impacts public opinion of the agency
* Law enforcement and the media rely on each other
Guidelines an officer should follow when making a statement to the media - Answer -
*Avoid personal opinion
*Give consistent information to all media outlets
*Remember anything said can appear on the record
* Be prepared for reporters to ask questions you cannot answer
Elements of the offense that constititute domestic violence in Ohio - Answer -
*Knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a family or househould member
*Recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or household member
*By threat or force, knowingly causing a family or household member to believe that the
offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member
Temporary Protection Orders (TPO) - Answer -Is an order from the court that is
available after a family or household member is charged with a violent or sexually
oriented offense and it is good for the length of the case
TPO - Answer -*Removes the suspect from the shared residence
*It can be received by the victim at any time starting with the arraignment but it is over
when the case is over
*Can be requested by: The complainant, alleged victim, family or household member of
the victim, a peace officer may file the motion on behalf of the victim if the victim is to
injured, the court on its own motion
Criminal Protection Order (CRPO)
(crpo is like tpo for non-family/household) - Answer -Issued by the court after a non-
family/household member is charged with a violent, menacing, or sexually oriented
criminal offense
Civil Protection Order (CPO) - Answer -*Obtained through the domestic relations or
common pleas
*Broader, can be in effect for up to 5 years
*Person may initially file for a TPO and then petition for a CPO. TPO becomes invalid if
CPO issued.
*A peace officer will need to charge with a violation of the CPO if both on file.
*Two leves: Ex Parte and Final-both enforceable
, Stalking Protection Orders- Stalking or Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order
(SSOOPO) - Answer -*Protects the victim of stalking and sexually oriented offenses
from a non-family or non-household member
*Issued through the common pleas court
*Available for victims in the absence of criminal charges
*It has the same two levels as CPO-Ex Parte and Final
Four categories of persons who fall within the meaning of family or household member -
Answer -*A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former spouse of the offender
*A parent, foster parent, or a child of the offender, or another person related by
consanquinity (i.e. blood) or affinity (i.e. marriage) to the offender
*A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the
offender, or another person related by consanquinity or affinity to a spouse, person
living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender
Four elements, which should be used to determine the primary physical aggressor in a
domestic violence incident - Answer -*Any history of domestic violence or other violent
acts by either person involved in the alleged offense, that the officer can reasonably
ascertain
*Whether the alleged violence was caused by a person acting in self-defense
*Each pereson's fear of physical harm, if any, resulting from the other person's use or
history pf the use of force against any person and the reasonableness of that fear
*The comparative severity of any injuries suffered by the persons involved in the alleged
offense
Crisis state has three characteristics - Answer -*The persons behavior is at an intense
emotional and irrational level and brought on in response to a critical incident
*The critical incident occurred within 24 to 48 hours of the change in behavior
*The person perceives the situation as overwhelming and a threat to his/her
pyschological and/or physical well-being
Causes of damage or stress to a person's brain that result in a person's mental capacity
being compromised - Answer -*Brain Chemistry
*Developmental disabilities
*Deterioration of the brain
*Damage to the brain through blunt force
*Damage to the brain through severe stress and trauma
*Unbearable stress that causes suicidal thinking or actions
*Substance abuse
Factors that coupled with mental illness produce the greatest increase in the potential
for violence - Answer -*Male, forty years of age or older, with untreated psychosis
(paranoid
Difference between traditional encounters and special populations encounters - Answer
-is the need to be non-confrontational
Reasons for establishing effective communications with the media - Answer -*Quick
way to reach large audience to inform the community of a crime or lessen fear about a
situation
* Media coverage greatly impacts public opinion of the agency
* Law enforcement and the media rely on each other
Guidelines an officer should follow when making a statement to the media - Answer -
*Avoid personal opinion
*Give consistent information to all media outlets
*Remember anything said can appear on the record
* Be prepared for reporters to ask questions you cannot answer
Elements of the offense that constititute domestic violence in Ohio - Answer -
*Knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a family or househould member
*Recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or household member
*By threat or force, knowingly causing a family or household member to believe that the
offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member
Temporary Protection Orders (TPO) - Answer -Is an order from the court that is
available after a family or household member is charged with a violent or sexually
oriented offense and it is good for the length of the case
TPO - Answer -*Removes the suspect from the shared residence
*It can be received by the victim at any time starting with the arraignment but it is over
when the case is over
*Can be requested by: The complainant, alleged victim, family or household member of
the victim, a peace officer may file the motion on behalf of the victim if the victim is to
injured, the court on its own motion
Criminal Protection Order (CRPO)
(crpo is like tpo for non-family/household) - Answer -Issued by the court after a non-
family/household member is charged with a violent, menacing, or sexually oriented
criminal offense
Civil Protection Order (CPO) - Answer -*Obtained through the domestic relations or
common pleas
*Broader, can be in effect for up to 5 years
*Person may initially file for a TPO and then petition for a CPO. TPO becomes invalid if
CPO issued.
*A peace officer will need to charge with a violation of the CPO if both on file.
*Two leves: Ex Parte and Final-both enforceable
, Stalking Protection Orders- Stalking or Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order
(SSOOPO) - Answer -*Protects the victim of stalking and sexually oriented offenses
from a non-family or non-household member
*Issued through the common pleas court
*Available for victims in the absence of criminal charges
*It has the same two levels as CPO-Ex Parte and Final
Four categories of persons who fall within the meaning of family or household member -
Answer -*A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former spouse of the offender
*A parent, foster parent, or a child of the offender, or another person related by
consanquinity (i.e. blood) or affinity (i.e. marriage) to the offender
*A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the
offender, or another person related by consanquinity or affinity to a spouse, person
living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender
Four elements, which should be used to determine the primary physical aggressor in a
domestic violence incident - Answer -*Any history of domestic violence or other violent
acts by either person involved in the alleged offense, that the officer can reasonably
ascertain
*Whether the alleged violence was caused by a person acting in self-defense
*Each pereson's fear of physical harm, if any, resulting from the other person's use or
history pf the use of force against any person and the reasonableness of that fear
*The comparative severity of any injuries suffered by the persons involved in the alleged
offense
Crisis state has three characteristics - Answer -*The persons behavior is at an intense
emotional and irrational level and brought on in response to a critical incident
*The critical incident occurred within 24 to 48 hours of the change in behavior
*The person perceives the situation as overwhelming and a threat to his/her
pyschological and/or physical well-being
Causes of damage or stress to a person's brain that result in a person's mental capacity
being compromised - Answer -*Brain Chemistry
*Developmental disabilities
*Deterioration of the brain
*Damage to the brain through blunt force
*Damage to the brain through severe stress and trauma
*Unbearable stress that causes suicidal thinking or actions
*Substance abuse
Factors that coupled with mental illness produce the greatest increase in the potential
for violence - Answer -*Male, forty years of age or older, with untreated psychosis
(paranoid
Difference between traditional encounters and special populations encounters - Answer
-is the need to be non-confrontational
