MPOETC Act 120 Final Combined Study Guide &PRACTICE
EXAM 2026-2027 NEWEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS\VERIFIED
100% ALREADY GRADED A+\BRAND NEW
Is Police-Community NO! Community Oriented Policing (COP) is
Relations (PCR) a
philosophy?
What does NOT affect Training. Community can't tell that by looking at you.
community attitudes?
a.) Appearance
b.) Training
c.) Interactions with community
d.) Militarization
e.) Police administrations
interactions with the
media
COP is a philosophy of policing based on the
concept that police officers and citizens working
What is Community Oriented
together in creative ways can help solve community
Policing (COP)?
problems related to crime and neighborhood
disorder.
Philosophy. Cops and Citizens working together.
Scanning
Analysis
What is the SARA problem-
solving model? Response
Assessmen
t
, Scanning - ID neighborhood
crime/disorder. Does the
problem exist.
Analysis - Understand the conditions that give
Break down the SARA
rise to these problems. What resources do we
problem-solving model
have?
Response - Develop and implement long-term
solutions tailored to the problems. Do something.
Assessment - Determining whether the
solution was effective. Did it work?
What is the 6-step problem 6-step problem solving CIRCLE
solving tool?
Offender, Location, Target/Victim
What is the crime triangle?
Need all 3 to have a crime.
If Officer Hope is writing a Scanning. He is IDing a problem and documenting it.
memo with a description He has not moved onto analysis yet.
of a problem he sees,
which step of SARA is he
on?
According to Community Yes
Oriented Policing (COP)
principles, do problems
affect
people in different ways?
Officer Walker is tasked Prioritize different factors and address
with reducing robberies on
his beat. What does a them 1 at a time. Prioritize the
Community Oriented Policing
(COP) savvy police officer do issues/tasks and handle them 1 at a time.
to problem solve with
Problem Oriented Policing
(POP)?
What is ethics? Code of values of behavior based on what is morally good or
bad.
Is ethics a philosophy? No
, High standards
An internal set of performance and
What is professionalism?
behavior standards. Quality
Is trust hard to repair once Yes
violated?
The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular
What is discretion? situation.
Ability to make a choice
Alternativ
What does ACT stand for? es
Conseque
nces Tell
the Story
Which of the following is Punish promptly is NOT a goal
NOT a major goal of the
criminal justice system?
a.) Rehabilitate with therapy
b.) Protect property
c.) Accuse justly
d.) Punish promptly
What is specific deterrance? Actions that stop THAT PERSON from committing a crime again.
What does MPOETC do? Certifies all municipal police officers in PA
Felony
What are the 3 levels of Misdemeanor
crime? Summary
How many principles did Sir 9
Robert Peel have?
What is a tort? A civil wrong or injury (resulting from a breach of legal duty)
Respondeat superior is a doctrine that a party is responsible for
What does Respondeat acts of his agents.
Superior mean?
If you act in your scope, your agency must indemnify you.
Does the media exploit Yes
allegations of malfeasance?
What is community policing Criminal problems and quality of life issues
focused on?
Are all officers community Yes
officers?
, Approach that deals with a specific problem of problem area.
What is target specific
community policing? The purpose is to suppress crime immediately through constant
police presence.
No
Is Community Oriented Cop focuses on solving problems. It's a philosophy that
Policing (COP) Police- involves citizens and has dept wide involvement.
Community Relations?
PCR seeks to improve relationships. (PR)
Community Oriented Policing (COP) is the philosophy.
What is COP vs POP?
Problem Oriented Policing (POP) is the strategy. ID and
prioritize issues, solve them 1 at a time.
Do police need to be Protectors
viewed as protectors or
predators?
EXAM 2026-2027 NEWEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS\VERIFIED
100% ALREADY GRADED A+\BRAND NEW
Is Police-Community NO! Community Oriented Policing (COP) is
Relations (PCR) a
philosophy?
What does NOT affect Training. Community can't tell that by looking at you.
community attitudes?
a.) Appearance
b.) Training
c.) Interactions with community
d.) Militarization
e.) Police administrations
interactions with the
media
COP is a philosophy of policing based on the
concept that police officers and citizens working
What is Community Oriented
together in creative ways can help solve community
Policing (COP)?
problems related to crime and neighborhood
disorder.
Philosophy. Cops and Citizens working together.
Scanning
Analysis
What is the SARA problem-
solving model? Response
Assessmen
t
, Scanning - ID neighborhood
crime/disorder. Does the
problem exist.
Analysis - Understand the conditions that give
Break down the SARA
rise to these problems. What resources do we
problem-solving model
have?
Response - Develop and implement long-term
solutions tailored to the problems. Do something.
Assessment - Determining whether the
solution was effective. Did it work?
What is the 6-step problem 6-step problem solving CIRCLE
solving tool?
Offender, Location, Target/Victim
What is the crime triangle?
Need all 3 to have a crime.
If Officer Hope is writing a Scanning. He is IDing a problem and documenting it.
memo with a description He has not moved onto analysis yet.
of a problem he sees,
which step of SARA is he
on?
According to Community Yes
Oriented Policing (COP)
principles, do problems
affect
people in different ways?
Officer Walker is tasked Prioritize different factors and address
with reducing robberies on
his beat. What does a them 1 at a time. Prioritize the
Community Oriented Policing
(COP) savvy police officer do issues/tasks and handle them 1 at a time.
to problem solve with
Problem Oriented Policing
(POP)?
What is ethics? Code of values of behavior based on what is morally good or
bad.
Is ethics a philosophy? No
, High standards
An internal set of performance and
What is professionalism?
behavior standards. Quality
Is trust hard to repair once Yes
violated?
The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular
What is discretion? situation.
Ability to make a choice
Alternativ
What does ACT stand for? es
Conseque
nces Tell
the Story
Which of the following is Punish promptly is NOT a goal
NOT a major goal of the
criminal justice system?
a.) Rehabilitate with therapy
b.) Protect property
c.) Accuse justly
d.) Punish promptly
What is specific deterrance? Actions that stop THAT PERSON from committing a crime again.
What does MPOETC do? Certifies all municipal police officers in PA
Felony
What are the 3 levels of Misdemeanor
crime? Summary
How many principles did Sir 9
Robert Peel have?
What is a tort? A civil wrong or injury (resulting from a breach of legal duty)
Respondeat superior is a doctrine that a party is responsible for
What does Respondeat acts of his agents.
Superior mean?
If you act in your scope, your agency must indemnify you.
Does the media exploit Yes
allegations of malfeasance?
What is community policing Criminal problems and quality of life issues
focused on?
Are all officers community Yes
officers?
, Approach that deals with a specific problem of problem area.
What is target specific
community policing? The purpose is to suppress crime immediately through constant
police presence.
No
Is Community Oriented Cop focuses on solving problems. It's a philosophy that
Policing (COP) Police- involves citizens and has dept wide involvement.
Community Relations?
PCR seeks to improve relationships. (PR)
Community Oriented Policing (COP) is the philosophy.
What is COP vs POP?
Problem Oriented Policing (POP) is the strategy. ID and
prioritize issues, solve them 1 at a time.
Do police need to be Protectors
viewed as protectors or
predators?
