Opota Ohio Peace Officer Basic Questions With Complete Answers.

List the Officer's Main Goals - correct answer Keep the Peace Prevent Crime Up-hold the People's Rights Provide Services Considerations When Exercising Discretion - correct answer Situation Background Consequences Severity Reason for Law Enforcement Training - correct answer To Protect Life and Property of yourself and the public. What is the relationship between a SPO and a Test Question? - correct answer A test question must respond directly to a SPO and every SPO may be the basis of a test question. Factors Necessary for the commission of a crime? - correct answer Desire Victim Opportunity Core Concepts of Community Policing - correct answer -Partnership between Police & Community -Crime prevention -Organizational Change in Agency -A problem solving approach to the police role that is proactive Considerations for off-duty Situations - correct answer Behavior Situational Awareness Purpose of the Bill of Rights - correct answer Protecting an Individual's Freedoms Major Components of the Criminal Justice System - correct answer Law Enforcement Court Corrections Goals of Sentencing - correct answer Punish the offender Rehabilitate the offender Protect Society Restore the Victim Concepts of Lawful actions and Police Legitimacy - correct answer Lawful - Defined by laws and standards * Criminal Law * Agency Rules * Constitutional Law Police Legitimacy * How the public views police as authorized to exercise power. When can citizens film the police? - correct answer - When at least one party consents - When officers are carrying out duties in public, as long as they don't interfere. Define the connection between "in group" and "out group" police legitimacy. - correct answer Individual's interpretation of encounters with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than the circumstances of the police contact. Types of Racism - correct answer -Individual -Interpersonal -Institutional -Structural Components of Bias - correct answer - Stereotypes - Prejudices - Attitude Bias-Based Profiling VS Criminal Profiling - correct answer Bias-Based * Racial * Gender * Religion * Sexual Orientation Criminal *Based on observed behavior and characteristics. List the Two Modes of Thinking - correct answer - Attitude - More Deliberate Strategies to Counter Implicit Biases - correct answer - Guard against influence - Recognize everyone is Bias - Seek awareness and education - Know you are susceptible Two-pronged approach to Criminal Justice - correct answer - Person based approach - Community based model Bank Account Concept of Procedural Justice - correct answer Every Encounter is a deposit or withdraw on Police Legitimacy. List the 4 core principles of Procedural Justice - correct answer - Giving others a voice - Neutrality in decision making - Respectful Treatment - Trustworthiness Ethical Responsibilities - correct answer - Community & Citizens - Law Enforcement - Your Agency - Your Family - Yourself External Influences on Behavior - correct answer - Friends and Family - Citizens - Media - Department Regulations - Policies - Police Subculture - Sense of community - Fidelity / Loyalty Internal Influences on Behavior - correct answer - Own ethical and moral beliefs - Anger - Greed - Lust - Internal Rationalizations Continuum of Compromise - correct answer - Process - Victimization - Acts of omission - Acts of commission / Action - Acts of Commission / Criminal List the PLUS model - correct answer Policies - are they consistent with agency? Legal - Is it lawful? Universal - are the policies universal? Self - Does it align with my beliefs? Uses of Field Notes - correct answer - Preserve Knowledge - Foundation of a formal report - Aids in further investigation - Evidence in court - Documents officer's efforts Types of info in field notes - correct answer - Info on victim, witness and suspect - Date/ Time - Location - Details of incident - Disposition of evidence, property, and subject - Report number Essential Questions to answer in a Report - correct answer - who - what - when - where - why - how Requirements of a well written report - correct answer - Complete - Factual - Accurate