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OPOTA SPO's
1. The relationship between an SPO and a test question is,
Answer • The test questionmust respond directly to the SPO and for every SPO there is a test
question.
2. The ultimate reason for law enforcement training is
Answer • To be able to protect thelife and property of yourself and the public.
3. The term role is defined as,
Answer • Characteristics and expected social behavior ofan individual.
• Those behaviors typically performed by an individual in a particular situation oroccupation.
4. Occupational Roles are defined as,
Answer • Behavior performed in the course ofperusing one's job or vocation.
5. - Role Conflict occurs when,
Answer •The officer perceives a clash between competingperceptions, values, and standards
when deciding what behavior is appropriate.
6. The term Stress is defined as,
Answer • A state of physical or Psychological arousal.
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• The wear and tear on the body.
7. A Critical Incident is defined as,
Answer • A Specific event which causes unusually strong emotional reaction and which has the
potential to interfere with the ability tofunction either at the scene or later.
8. The Four (4) categories of stress are,
Answer 1. Cognitive
2. Physical
3. Emotional
4. Behavioral
9. Initial Intervention Techniques are,
Answer 1. Physical Exercises
2. Structured Time
3. Talk to Friends and Family
4. Eat Healthy Foods
5. Don't Make Life Changes
10. - The ten (10) Community Policing Philosophies are,
Answer 1. Community policingis both a philosophy and an organizational strategy that allows
the police and community residents to work closely together in a new way to solve the problems
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ofcrime, fear of crime, physical and social disorder, and neighborhood decay.
2. Community policing organizational strategy first demands that everyone in the
department, including both civilian and sworn personal, must investigate ways to translate
the philosophy into practice.
3. To implement true community policing, Police departments must also create and develop a
new breed of line officer, the Community Policing Officer (CPO), who acts as the direct link
between the police and the community.
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4. The CPO's broad role demands continuous, sustained contact with the law-abid-ing people in
the community, so that together they can explore creative new solutionsto local concerns involving
crime, fear of crime; disorder and decay, with private citizens serving as unpaid volunteers.
5. Community policing implies a new contract between the police and the citizens itserves, one
that offers the hope of overcoming widespread apathy, at the same timeit restrains any impulse
to vigilantism.
6. Community policing adds a vital pro-active element to the reactive role of police,resulting in
full-spectrum police services.
7. Community policing stresses exploring new ways to enhance and protect the lives of those
who are most vulnerable- juveniles, elderly, minorities, the poor, thedisabled, the homeless.
8. Community policing promotes the judicious use of technology, but also rests on the belief
that nothing surpasses what dedicated human beings, talking and workingtogether, can achieve.
9. Community policing must be a fully integrated approach that involves everyone in the
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