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OPOTA Overview Exam; Questions & Answers 100% Pass List a peace officer's main goals. Correct Answer-1. Enforce laws 2. Preserve peace 3. Prevent crime 4. Protect civil rights & liberties 5. Provide services

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List a peace officer's main goals. Correct Answer-1. Enforce laws


2. Preserve peace


3. Prevent crime


4. Protect civil rights & liberties


5. Provide services




Explain items to consider when exercising discretion. Correct Answer-1. Use sound

judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced.




2.Determine if there is a more constructive remedy rather than an arrest or citation.




Explain the factors necessary for the commission of a crime (I.e., the Crime Triangle).

Correct Answer-1. Desire


2. Victim


3. Opportunity




Desire=Motivation

, OPOTA Overview Exam; Questions & Answers
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Victim= Potential target


Opportunity= Unlocked doors, plain view valuables




((Removal of just one of these factors make a commission unsuccessful.))




State the core concepts of community policing. Correct Answer-1. Partnership between

police & the community


2. Crime prevention


3. Organizational change in the agency


4. Problem solving approach (protective police role)




List considerations for off duty situations. Correct Answer-1. Behavior


2. Situational awareness


3. Be a good witness




Explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of peace officers. Correct Answer-

Acting w/ integrity & treating everyone professionally.

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List external and internal influences on behavior. Correct Answer-External: Relationships,

media, dept. regulations, local citizens, inter-debt politics, police subculture.




Internal: Moral beliefs & values, anger, lust, greed, rationalizations.




Explain the Continuum of Compromise. Correct Answer-The process of becoming

unethical:


1. Sense of victimization


2. Sense of entitlement


3. Acts of omissions --> Acts of commission




Explain the steps in the decision making model and the application of PLUS filters. Correct

Answer-Decision making model:


1. Define problem


2. Alternative solutions available to address problem


3. Evaluate; List pro's & con's

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4. Decide on which one you'll use


5. Implement


6. Evaluate again.




PLUS Filters:


P- policies: Is it consistent with my agency's policy?


L- Legal: Is the action lawful?


U- Universal: Conform to universal principles & values?


S- Self: Does it align w/ my beliefs?




State the purposes of the Bill of Rights. Correct Answer-1. To protect individual freedom.




2.Prevent government from interfering w/ protected rights.




Describe the major components of the criminal justice system. Correct Answer-1. Law

enforcement


--> keeps peace & prevents crime.

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