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Describe the relationship of a SPO to a test question - A test question must be a direct
response to an SPO and each SPO can be the basis of a test question
Describe the final goal for law enforcement training - To be able to protect your life and
property and the life and property of the public
Identify the peace officer's objectives - Enforce the laws
- Maintain order,
- Control crime
- Safeguard civil rights and freedoms
- Offer service
Describe factors to take into consideration in the exercise of discretion - Response
Make a sound decision on which laws should be strictly enforced
- Is there a better solution for the situation than arrest or citation?
Describe the elements required for a crime to have been committed - Response Intent -
what motivates one to commit a crime
Victim - potential target, ignorant of environment
Opportunity - crime prevention strategies
Identify the key principles of community policing response - Partnership between the
community and police
crime prevention
,organizational transformation of the agency
problem-oriented approach to the police role is proactive
Off duty considerations response Behavior - social media, maintaining ethics
Situational Awareness- awareness of surroundings, pre plan, off duty weapon policy, be
a good witness
Identify the purpose of Bill of Rights - Answer protect a individual's freedoms
-prevent government from interfering in protected rights
Explain the major components of the criminal justice system - Answer Law Enforcement
Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence, Impose sentences
Corrections - supervise offender
Identify the Goals of Sentencing - Answer -protect society
-punish offender/rehabilitate
-restore the victim
Identify the tenets of the Below 100 - Answer -wear your seatbelt
-wear your vest
-WIN what's important now
-watch your speed
-complacency kills
Lawful - Answer defined by laws and standards
Criminal Law - Answer identifies what actions are prohibited
,Rules of Agency - Answer Administrative rules, general orders
Constitutional Law - Answer amendments
Police Legitimacy - Answer exists when the public view the police as authorized to
exercise power in order to maintain social order, manage conflicts, and solve problems
in community
Judgement 1/3
public confidence in police that they are honest, attempting to do jobs well, and
protecting community - Answer Result
The individuals are more likely to become actively involved in police community
partnerships
Judgment #2
Public propensity to comply with the law and police authority - Answer Result
Correlation between those who obey and those who view police as legitimate,
cooperate by reporting crime and providing information
Judgement #3
public perception of police behavior as morally right and acceptable - Solution answer -
a.citizens will be more willing to comply and submit during times of incident or crisis
situations where filming the police is legally allowed - Solution -one party agrees
-said filming does not hinder officers in doing their job
Race - Solution contemporary method of categorizing individuals into groups with
identical, perceptible, physical traits
Genetic based traits - Answer Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type, intelligence
, relationship between in / out groups, and police legitimacy - Answer some individuals
interpret their contacts with the police in relation to their group's position in society
rather than the immediate context of the police contact
Racism types - Answer individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural
Individual Racism - Answer internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices based on
race
Interpersonal Racism - Answer between people, public manifestations of racial bias and
hate
institutional racism - Answer unequal policies and practices and treatment by
institutions
Structural Racism - Answer history, culture, power imbalance, inequitable distribution
of opportunities
Elements of prejudice - Answer stereotypes, prejudice, attitude
Stereotypes - Answer overgeneralization about the perceived typical characteristics of
a social group
Prejudice - Answer a frequently negative preconceived opinion based on
characteristics like race, age
Attitude - Response positive or negative feelings associated with individuals or groups
Bias-based profiling - Response -Racial/illegal profiling
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