UTAH POST SFO EXAM
What are the phases of grieving? - Answer: denial, anger, bargaining, despair,
acceptance.
What are the officer's four obligations while providing help to a DV victim? -
ANSWER medical treatment, transportation to another shelter, standby for
evacuation of personal property, and personal safety choices.
What are the six pillars of character? - ANSWER: trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship.
The Peelian Principles are: maintaining a relationship with the public, recognizing
that police legitimacy is based on public approval, using physical force only when
persuasion, advice, and warning prove insufficient, using the minimum degree of
force necessary, and enforcing laws objectively and impartially.
What constitutes malfeasance? - ANSWER Intentional wrongdoing or criminal
activity.
What is misfeasance? - ANSWER Act in a proper but wrongful or harmful manner.
What is nonfeasance? - ANSWER Failure to perform a duty that is expected of an
officer based on their general standard of care.
What are the five rationalizations for unethical behavior? - ANSWER Denial of
victimhood, denial of responsibility, denial of harm, social weighing, and moral
justification.
, What are the foundational elements of emotional intelligence? - ANSWER
Self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and interpersonal skills.
Situations in which the duty to intervene applies. - ANSWER Violation of a
person's constitutional rights, use of excessive or unnecessary force, unlawful/false
arrest, withholding of medical treatment
Sanctity of life; an officer must interfere when a fellow officer is kneeling on the
neck, kneeling on the spine for an extended period, striking a subject in handcuffs,
or leaving a handcuffed subject lying prone.
POST's mission and function are to promote and safeguard people's safety and
welfare, establish minimum standards, and provide training.
POST's statutory tasks include developing a basic training program, certifying
instructors, and certifying peace officers and dispatchers.
3 sorts of bias: unconscious, explicit, and institutional.
How bias is displayed - ANSWER Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination
Challenges to police/community interactions - ANSWER language problems, fear
of how police may have acted in the country of origin, federal immigration
enforcement, lack of awareness of cultural differences, unpleasant experiences with
Impacts of bad attitudes of police: readiness to breach the law, mistrust of the
police, refusal to cooperate with authorities, resistance to obeying lawful
commands.
First Amendment - ANSWER: freedom of speech, religion, press, and the right to
peaceful assembly.