SPO Test #1 Study Guide questions with correct
answers
List a peace officers main goals - Answer A)Preserve the peace
B)Prevent crimes
C)Protect civil rights and liberties
D)Provide Services
Explain items to consider when exercising discretion - Answer Use sound
judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced to determine if
there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest or citation(e.g.,
referring a homeless person to a shelter rather than a trespass arrest)
Factors necessary for the commission of a crime(i.e., the crime triangle) - Answer
A) Desire - The motivation behind criminal behavior
B) Victim - The potential target
C) Opportunity
Core Concepts of Community Policing - Answer A) A partnership between the
police and the community
B) Crime prevention
C) Organizational change of the agency
D) A problem-solving approach to the police role that is proactive
Considerations for off duty situations - Answer A) Behavior
B) Situational Awareness
C) Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary
, Define the term ethics - Answer The moral actions, conduct, motives, and
character of an individual
State the four factors, which most likely contribute to unethical behavior - Answer
A) Anger
B) Lust
C) Greed
D) Peer Pressure
Identify the nine ethical responsibilities of a peace officer - Answer 1) Treating
everyone professionally
2) Maintaining your self-respect - responsibility to self
3) To the profession
4) To your family
5) To your community
6) NEVER allow doubt to cloud your view of the people whom you serve---
responsibility to citizens
7) NEVER use excessive physical force when controlling combative individuals
8) NEVER accepting gratuities
9) NEVER Committing perjury
Define the term bribery - Answer The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of
something of value for the purpose of influencing the action of an official in the
discharge of his or her public or legal duties
Define the term sexual harassment - Answer Unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
constitute sexual harassment when...
answers
List a peace officers main goals - Answer A)Preserve the peace
B)Prevent crimes
C)Protect civil rights and liberties
D)Provide Services
Explain items to consider when exercising discretion - Answer Use sound
judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced to determine if
there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest or citation(e.g.,
referring a homeless person to a shelter rather than a trespass arrest)
Factors necessary for the commission of a crime(i.e., the crime triangle) - Answer
A) Desire - The motivation behind criminal behavior
B) Victim - The potential target
C) Opportunity
Core Concepts of Community Policing - Answer A) A partnership between the
police and the community
B) Crime prevention
C) Organizational change of the agency
D) A problem-solving approach to the police role that is proactive
Considerations for off duty situations - Answer A) Behavior
B) Situational Awareness
C) Be a good witness if a situation arises when police intervention is necessary
, Define the term ethics - Answer The moral actions, conduct, motives, and
character of an individual
State the four factors, which most likely contribute to unethical behavior - Answer
A) Anger
B) Lust
C) Greed
D) Peer Pressure
Identify the nine ethical responsibilities of a peace officer - Answer 1) Treating
everyone professionally
2) Maintaining your self-respect - responsibility to self
3) To the profession
4) To your family
5) To your community
6) NEVER allow doubt to cloud your view of the people whom you serve---
responsibility to citizens
7) NEVER use excessive physical force when controlling combative individuals
8) NEVER accepting gratuities
9) NEVER Committing perjury
Define the term bribery - Answer The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of
something of value for the purpose of influencing the action of an official in the
discharge of his or her public or legal duties
Define the term sexual harassment - Answer Unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
constitute sexual harassment when...
