OPOTA 2022-2023 Questions and Answers Already Passed

OPOTA 2022-2023 Questions and Answers Already Passed Student Performance Objective (SPO): 1-1 ✔✔A. Explains the relationship between a Student Performance Objective and a test question B. Explains the ultimate reason for law enforcement training The Ultimate Reason for Law Enforcement Training 1-1 ✔✔A. To be able to protect life and property of yourself and the public. A Peace Officers Main Goals 1-2 ✔✔A. Enforce laws B. Preserve peace C. Prevent Crimes D. Protect Civil Rights and liberties E. provide Services Considerations when exercising discretion ✔✔A. Use sound judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced. B. Determine if there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest or citation. Prevention Patrol: Deter crime Interrupt a crime in progress Position the officers to respond to emergency situations Increase of feeling of security to citizens. Incident Response: Officers respond to minor situations Typical dispositions include: Gathering information Directing parties to community resources Restore order Complete reports Emergency Response: Takes precedence over all other calls Less common than routine incident calls Includes incidents. Criminal Investigation: Process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible. Investigations carried out by detectives Responding officer secures and protects the scene Detective should be able to pick up where the responding officer left off. Factors Necessary for the commission of a Crime ✔✔A. Desire (Most difficult to change) The motivation behind the criminal behavior. B. Victim the potential target criminals prefer an easy target that is unaware of his/her surroundings or lacking proper security precautions. C. Opportunity (easiest to change) Removing opportunity for crime with proper security measures applied to the victim's environment D.O.V. Crime Prevention is About: A. Attitude B. Modifying Behavior 4 "D's" of Crime Prevention: Deny Delay Detect Deter Core Concept of Community Policing ✔✔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 "SARA" Model: A. Scanning B. Analysis C. Response D. Assessment Considerations for Off Duty Situations ✔✔A. Behavior, a. An officer's behavior is often scrutinized by the community even when not on duty b, not only does this refer to physical and verbal actions, but also online activity on social media. c. An officer is expected to uphold the law enforcement code of ethics. B. Situational Awareness, a. An officer should make every effort to remain alert even when not working. b. You never know when you may need to transition quickly from private citizen to a peace officer. c. Make certain to pre-plan with your family should a situation arise while together. d. Create a number of scenarios for your family to practice. e. Familiarize yourself with your agency's off duty weapon policy. C. Be a good witness, a. If a situation arises when police intervention is necessary. Purpose of the Bill Of Rights ✔✔A. To protect an individual's freedoms B. To prevent the government from interfering in protected rights