2024 OPOTA (SPOs) Student Performance Objectives Latest Upd ate 2024 -2025 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ At First Attempt Assessing a Dog's Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER: Signs of a Relaxed Dog Body Posture - Relaxed, weight carried evenly, may observe a play bow or body wiggle Tail - Relaxed and in neutral position, may be wagging Ears - Relaxed and in neutral position Mouth - Appears "soft," may be open, tongue hanging out, mouth may be closed with lips relaxed over teeth Eyes - "soft," relaxed, eyebrows neutral, normal pupil size, steady, relaxed gaze Signs of a defensively threatening dog Body Posture - Muscles tense, weight shifted back, low to ground, may roll to expose belly, holding one paw up Tail - Stiff, usually tucked or low to the ground, may be wagging (slowly or rapidly) Piloerection (i.e., goosebumps) - May or may not be present may be seen as a "blowing coat" Ears - Pulling back against head Mouth - Lips pulled back, may be growling or snarling, often see excessive panting, lip licking, chewing, yawning Eyes - Vigilant with pupils dilated, eyebrows furrowed, scanning/darting eyes, "whale eye" Signs of an offensively threatening dog Body Posture - "Hard and stiff," muscles tensed, weight forward, may be very still Tail - Carried high, often wagging slowly and methodically Piloerection - Usually present Ears - Erect and forward, little movement Mouth - top lip pulled up, baring front teeth only, growling, snapping, barking Eyes - Hard stare, wide open or squinted/hooded, eyebrows tensed, pupils dilated Signs of an offensively threatening dog -Be aware that the offensively threatening dog could exhibit all of these behaviors and still be quiet and still one; be aware of the quiet and still ones Biased -based Profiling and Criminal Profiling - CORRECT ANSWER: -Bias based profiling, racial profiling, and illegal profiling have the same meaning and are used interchangeably -Bias-Based profiling is unusual treatment by a law enforcement officer of any person by stopping, questioning, searching, detaining, or arresting him/her on the basis of the person's ethnic or racial chrematistics, gender, religion, sexual orientation -Criminal Profiling - based on observed behaviors and characteristics -Bias-based profiling - the factors of race/ethnicity and bias towards that race are initiating factors for law enforcement intervention Circumstances When Filming Police Officers is Permissible - CORRECT ANSWER: -At least one party to the encounter consents or -When officers are carrying out their duties in public, so long as it does not interfere with the officers carrying out their duties Components of Bias - CORRECT ANSWER: Stereotype - generalization about the perceived "typical" characteristics of a social category (i.e., cognitive component) -We categorize people by age, gender, race, and role -Stereotypes do not necessarily have to have negative connotations, as social scientists point out that it is just a way for our grain to quickly sort people into recognizable groups Prejudices - an often negative prejudgment based on characteristics such as race, age, etc. That is not necessarily reasonable or logical Attitude - positive or negative feeling associated with individuals or groups, the tendency to like or dislike, or to act favorably or unfavorably, toward someone or something Define the culpable mental states "purposely,""knowingly,""recklessly,"and "negligently." - CORRECT ANSWER: Purposely -A person acts purposely when it is the person's specific intention to cause a certain result, or, when the gist of the offense is a prohibition against conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the offender intends to accomplish thereby, it is the offender's specific intention to engage in conduct of that nature. Knowingly - A person acts knowingly, regardless of purpose, when the person is aware that the person is aware that the person's conduct will probably cause a certain result or will probably be of a certain nature. Recklessly - A person acts recklessly when, with heedless indifference to the consequences, the person disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person's conduct is likely to cause a certain result or is likely to be of a certain nature. Negligently -A person acts negligently when, because of a substantial lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that the person's conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature. Define the term sexual activity - CORRECT ANSWER: Sexual Activity - Sexual conduct, Sexual Contact or both Define the term sexual conduct - CORRECT ANSWER: Sexual Conduct - Vaginal intercourse between a male and female; anal intercourse, fellatio, and cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex Define the term sexual contact - CORRECT ANSWER: Sexual Contact - For the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying either person, any touching of an erogenous zone of another, including without limitation the... -Thigh -Genitals -Butock -Pubic region If the person is a female, a breast Describe common indicators associated with stolen vehicles. - CORRECT ANSWER: -
Abnormal driving behavior -Driver may be nervous and take extreme measures to avoid a law enforcement vehicle -Driver may operate the vehicle with a flat tire —may not have a key to open the trunk to change it. -Driver may seem unfamiliar with the controls of the vehicle -Driver may show little or no regard for the vehicle -Driver may be dressed inappropriately for the weather (e.g., heavy coat and gloves in summer) -License plate irregularities -Damaged -Improperly attached or upside down -Dirty plate on a clean car or vice versa -Old plate with new screws -Display of only one plate when two are required -License plate placed over the top of another -Front and rear license plate do not match -License plate is covered or not illuminated -Fictitious plate -Condition of the Vehicle -Broken or missing glass; a thief will often break out the passenger side window -Pry marks or scratches around door locks, door handles, window edges, and trunk -Missing, damaged, or punched locks -Unusual transportation of other vehicles or equipment -Heavy equipment being transported during the overnight or non -business hours -Motorcycles, ATVs, and dirt bikes being transported during unusual hours and/or not loaded correctly
