OPOTA Corrections {LATEST 2026 -2027
update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
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Identify the essential questions answered in a report. (6 questions)
1.3.1 - correct answer •Who
•What
•When
•How
•Where
•Why
Identify the requirements of a well written report. (7 requirements)
1.3.2 - correct answer •Complete
•Factual
,•Accurate
•Objective
•Concise
•Clear
•Grammatically and mechanically correct
Recognize potential characteristics of an abuser. (16 Characteristics)
2.7.3 - correct answer •Requests for cellmates
•History of cellmates asking for transfers
•Change in behavior of vulnerable inmates when a specific inmate leaves the area
•History of testing boundaries
•History of refusing searches
•Has other inmates act as look-outs
•Verbally harasses other inmates
,•Prior history of sexual assault
•Has previously been victimized
•Poor anger management
•Lack of coping skills
•Voyeuristic/exhibitionistic behavior
•Serving a lengthy sentence
•Accustomed to incarceration
•Significant social status with other inmates
•Con artist - might entice victims into con games designed to indebt the victim
List the duties of the first responder to a sexual assault incident.
2.7.4 - correct answer •Separate the victim and abuser
•Preserve and protect any crime scene until appropriate steps can be taken to collect
any evidence
, •If the abuse occurs within a time period that allows for physical evidence, request the
alleged victim and alleged abuser to not take any actions that could destroy physical
evidence (e.g., washing, brushing teeth, changing clothes, urinating, defecating,
drinking, eating)
Identify the most important aspect of security in a correctional facility.
3.1.1 - correct answer The Correctional Officer
Identify the three main objectives of security in a correctional facility.
3.1.2 - correct answer •To maintain order
•To prevent contraband
•To prevent escapes
Identify important factors of security in a correctional facility. (7 factors)
3.1.3 - correct answer •Classification
update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Identify the essential questions answered in a report. (6 questions)
1.3.1 - correct answer •Who
•What
•When
•How
•Where
•Why
Identify the requirements of a well written report. (7 requirements)
1.3.2 - correct answer •Complete
•Factual
,•Accurate
•Objective
•Concise
•Clear
•Grammatically and mechanically correct
Recognize potential characteristics of an abuser. (16 Characteristics)
2.7.3 - correct answer •Requests for cellmates
•History of cellmates asking for transfers
•Change in behavior of vulnerable inmates when a specific inmate leaves the area
•History of testing boundaries
•History of refusing searches
•Has other inmates act as look-outs
•Verbally harasses other inmates
,•Prior history of sexual assault
•Has previously been victimized
•Poor anger management
•Lack of coping skills
•Voyeuristic/exhibitionistic behavior
•Serving a lengthy sentence
•Accustomed to incarceration
•Significant social status with other inmates
•Con artist - might entice victims into con games designed to indebt the victim
List the duties of the first responder to a sexual assault incident.
2.7.4 - correct answer •Separate the victim and abuser
•Preserve and protect any crime scene until appropriate steps can be taken to collect
any evidence
, •If the abuse occurs within a time period that allows for physical evidence, request the
alleged victim and alleged abuser to not take any actions that could destroy physical
evidence (e.g., washing, brushing teeth, changing clothes, urinating, defecating,
drinking, eating)
Identify the most important aspect of security in a correctional facility.
3.1.1 - correct answer The Correctional Officer
Identify the three main objectives of security in a correctional facility.
3.1.2 - correct answer •To maintain order
•To prevent contraband
•To prevent escapes
Identify important factors of security in a correctional facility. (7 factors)
3.1.3 - correct answer •Classification
