OPOTA Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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OPOTA Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
Explain the relationship between a SPO and a test question. ANS The test question must respond directly to the SPO and every SPO may be a test question.
Explain the ultimate reason for law enforcement training. ANS To protect the life and pr...
OPOTA Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions
Explain the relationship between a SPO and a test question. ANS The test question must respond
directly to the SPO and every SPO may be a test question.
Explain the ultimate reason for law enforcement training. ANS To protect the life and property of
yourself and the public.
Define the term "Ethics" ANS The moral actions, conduct, motives, and character of an
individual.
State the 4 factors which most likely contribute to unethical behavior: ANS 1. Anger
2. Lust
3. Greed
4. Peer Pressure
Identify the 9 ethical responsibilities of a peace officer: ANS 1. Treat everyone professionally
2. Maintain your self-respect
3. To your professionalism
4. To your family
5. To your community
6. NEVER allow doubt to cloud your view of the people whom you serve
7. NEVER using excessive physical force when controlling combative individuals
8. NEVER accepting gratuities
9. NEVER committing perjury
Define the term "bribery": ANS The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of something of
value for the purpose of influencing the action of a public official in the discharge of his or her public
or legal duties.
, Define the term "crime": ANS An act of omission done in violation of the law.
Identify the five elements of a crime: ANS - Actus Reus
- Harm
- Causation
- Mens Rea
- Concurrence
Identify the four culpable mental states: ANS - Purposely
- Knowingly
- Recklessly
- Negligently
Define the term "jurisdiction": ANS A government's general power to exercise authority over all
persons and things within it's territory.
Define the term "venue": ANS The particular county or geographical area in which a court with
jurisdiction may hear or determine a case, and in the territory of which the offense or any element of
the offense was committed.
Define the term "burden of proof": ANS The duty of proving facts disputed during trial.
Define the term "statutory law": ANS The body of law derived from statutes rather than from
constitutions or judicial decisions.
Define the term "case law": ANS The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all
of part of the body of law within a given jurisdiction.
Define the term "force": ANS Any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any
means on or against a person or thing.
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