OPOTA EXAM PRACTICE ACTUAL QUESTIONS
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community bank account concept as it relates to procedural justice - ANSWER:
every encounter is either a deposit or withdrawal (increase or decrease public
perception of police)
four core principles of procedural justice - ANSWER: giving others a voice,
neutrality in decision making, respectful treatment, trustworthiness
explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of officers - ANSWER: -
owed to your community, citizens, profession, agency, family, yourself
-treat everyone professionally
-never allow cynicism, excessive force, perjury and accept gratuities
External Influences on behavior - ANSWER: relationships with family and
friends, citizens, media, regulations, politics, subculture
Internal influences on behavior - ANSWER: officer's own ethical and moral
beliefs, anger, greed, lust
Denial of victim - ANSWER: argue that violated party deserves to be victimized
,Denial of responsibility - ANSWER: acted improperly because no other options
Denial of injury - ANSWER: argue that action did not hurt anyone so no ethical
misconduct
Social Weighting - ANSWER: makes comparisons to justify unethical misconduct
moral justification - ANSWER: argues that it's necessary to break rules for the
greater good
Continuum of Compromise - ANSWER: -being exposed on a regular basis to
"special authority" and at the same time being exposed on a daily basis to that
element of society that operates without values, combines to severely challenge an
officer's core values system
- can lead to a sense of entitlement where officers believe they are owed
professional courtesy and that the rules don't apply to them
acts of omission - ANSWER: officer rationalize and justify not doing things they
are responsible
Acts of commission - ANSWER: administrative violations
,acts of commission - ANSWER: -criminal
-theft
Rationalization - ANSWER: nobody is being hurt, except for bad guys who
deserve it anyway
Steps in Decsion Making Model - ANSWER: #1- Define problem
#2- Identify alternative solutions
#3- Evaluate alternatives
#4- make the decision
#5- implement the decision
#6- evaluate the decision
PLUS filters - ANSWER: Policies
Legal
Universal
Self
, identify the uses of field notes - ANSWER: preservation of knowledge in written
form, evidence in court, documentation of officer's efforts, aids in further
investigation, foundation of formal written report
types of information to be recorded in field notes - ANSWER: • complete
information on victims witnesses and suspects involved
• date time of offense or incident being reported
• location of occurrence
• type of place where offense or incident took place
• details of offense or incident being reported
• disposition of evidence property and subjects
• corresponding report number
guidelines to be followed when taking field notes - ANSWER: -Head notebook
page with day and time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information
from another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
AND ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURED
PASS WITH INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
community bank account concept as it relates to procedural justice - ANSWER:
every encounter is either a deposit or withdrawal (increase or decrease public
perception of police)
four core principles of procedural justice - ANSWER: giving others a voice,
neutrality in decision making, respectful treatment, trustworthiness
explain the generally accepted ethical responsibilities of officers - ANSWER: -
owed to your community, citizens, profession, agency, family, yourself
-treat everyone professionally
-never allow cynicism, excessive force, perjury and accept gratuities
External Influences on behavior - ANSWER: relationships with family and
friends, citizens, media, regulations, politics, subculture
Internal influences on behavior - ANSWER: officer's own ethical and moral
beliefs, anger, greed, lust
Denial of victim - ANSWER: argue that violated party deserves to be victimized
,Denial of responsibility - ANSWER: acted improperly because no other options
Denial of injury - ANSWER: argue that action did not hurt anyone so no ethical
misconduct
Social Weighting - ANSWER: makes comparisons to justify unethical misconduct
moral justification - ANSWER: argues that it's necessary to break rules for the
greater good
Continuum of Compromise - ANSWER: -being exposed on a regular basis to
"special authority" and at the same time being exposed on a daily basis to that
element of society that operates without values, combines to severely challenge an
officer's core values system
- can lead to a sense of entitlement where officers believe they are owed
professional courtesy and that the rules don't apply to them
acts of omission - ANSWER: officer rationalize and justify not doing things they
are responsible
Acts of commission - ANSWER: administrative violations
,acts of commission - ANSWER: -criminal
-theft
Rationalization - ANSWER: nobody is being hurt, except for bad guys who
deserve it anyway
Steps in Decsion Making Model - ANSWER: #1- Define problem
#2- Identify alternative solutions
#3- Evaluate alternatives
#4- make the decision
#5- implement the decision
#6- evaluate the decision
PLUS filters - ANSWER: Policies
Legal
Universal
Self
, identify the uses of field notes - ANSWER: preservation of knowledge in written
form, evidence in court, documentation of officer's efforts, aids in further
investigation, foundation of formal written report
types of information to be recorded in field notes - ANSWER: • complete
information on victims witnesses and suspects involved
• date time of offense or incident being reported
• location of occurrence
• type of place where offense or incident took place
• details of offense or incident being reported
• disposition of evidence property and subjects
• corresponding report number
guidelines to be followed when taking field notes - ANSWER: -Head notebook
page with day and time of shift
-Do not place information from one incident on the same page with information
from another incident
-Write or print neatly so you can read and understand your notes later
-Record all information in ink
-Let victims and witnesses talk through the event before you start recording notes
-Ask clarifying follow-up questions
