OPOTA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Describe the major components of the criminal justice system - CORRECT ANSWERS-Law
Enforcement
Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence, Impose sentences
Corrections - supervise offender
Goals of Sentencing - CORRECT ANSWERS--protect society
-punish offender/rehabilitate
-restore the victim
Recognize the tenets of the Below 100 - CORRECT ANSWERS--wear your seatbelt
-wear your vest
-WIN what's important now
-watch your speed
-complacency kills
Lawful - CORRECT ANSWERS-defined by laws and standards
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-identifies what actions are prohibited
Rules of Agency - CORRECT ANSWERS-Administrative rules, general orders
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-amendments
Police Legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWERS-exists when the public view the police as authorized
to exercise power in order to maintain social order, manage conflicts, and solve problems in community
,Judgement 1/3
public trust and confidence in police as being honest, trying to do jobs well, and protecting community -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Result
individuals are more likely to become actively involved in police community partnerships
Judgment #2
public willingness to defer the law and police authority - CORRECT ANSWERS-Result
Correlation between those who obey and those who view police as legitimate, cooperate by reporting
crimes and providing information
Judgement #3
public belief that police actions are morally justified and appropriate - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Result
citizens are more likely to cooperate and defer in moments of crisis
circumstances when filming police officers is permissible - CORRECT ANSWERS--one party
consents
-as long as it does not interfere with officers carrying out their duties
Race - CORRECT ANSWERS-modern concept used to classify people by similar, observable
physical characteristics
Genetically influenced traits - CORRECT ANSWERS-Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type,
intelligence
connection between in / out groups, and police legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWERS-some people
interpret their encounters with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than immediate
circumstances of the police contact
Types of Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural
,Individual Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices
based on race
Interpersonal Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-occurs between individuals, public expressions of
racial prejudice and hate
institutional racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-discriminatory policies and treatment by
institutions
Structural Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-Collective way of history, culture, power inequality,
unequal access to opportunities
Components of bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-stereotypes, prejudice, attitude
Stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWERS-generalizations about the perceived typical characteristics
of a social category
Prejudice - CORRECT ANSWERS-a often negative prejudgment based on characteristics such
as race, age
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWERS-positive or negative feelings associated with individuals or
groups
Bias-based profiling - CORRECT ANSWERS--Racial/illegal profiling
-unequal treatment by officers by stopping, questioning, searching, detaining on basis of their ethnicity
Criminal profiling - CORRECT ANSWERS-Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Two types of Bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-explicit and implicit
, Explicit Bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-conscious preference for a social category
Implicit bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-preference for a social category based on stereotypes that
we hold and tend to develop in early life
Two modes of thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-automatic (system 1)
deliberative (system 2)
System 1 thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-automatic, effortless, unconscious, very fast
System 2 thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-Conscious, controlled, effortful, slower
practical purpose - CORRECT ANSWERS-simplifies tasks which most adults do without having
to systematically think about each step
protection mechanism - CORRECT ANSWERS-we evaluate everything we see to determine if
threatening or not
strategies to counter implicit biases - CORRECT ANSWERS--Guarding against influence in
decision making
-awareness
-know when you're susceptible ( in complete info, cognitive load, fatigue)
-slow down thinking
-empathetic
-effort (intention, attention, time)
Two-pronged Approach to Procedural Justice - CORRECT ANSWERS-person based approach
community based model
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Describe the major components of the criminal justice system - CORRECT ANSWERS-Law
Enforcement
Courts - hold fair & impartial trials, guilt or innocence, Impose sentences
Corrections - supervise offender
Goals of Sentencing - CORRECT ANSWERS--protect society
-punish offender/rehabilitate
-restore the victim
Recognize the tenets of the Below 100 - CORRECT ANSWERS--wear your seatbelt
-wear your vest
-WIN what's important now
-watch your speed
-complacency kills
Lawful - CORRECT ANSWERS-defined by laws and standards
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-identifies what actions are prohibited
Rules of Agency - CORRECT ANSWERS-Administrative rules, general orders
Constitutional Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-amendments
Police Legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWERS-exists when the public view the police as authorized
to exercise power in order to maintain social order, manage conflicts, and solve problems in community
,Judgement 1/3
public trust and confidence in police as being honest, trying to do jobs well, and protecting community -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Result
individuals are more likely to become actively involved in police community partnerships
Judgment #2
public willingness to defer the law and police authority - CORRECT ANSWERS-Result
Correlation between those who obey and those who view police as legitimate, cooperate by reporting
crimes and providing information
Judgement #3
public belief that police actions are morally justified and appropriate - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Result
citizens are more likely to cooperate and defer in moments of crisis
circumstances when filming police officers is permissible - CORRECT ANSWERS--one party
consents
-as long as it does not interfere with officers carrying out their duties
Race - CORRECT ANSWERS-modern concept used to classify people by similar, observable
physical characteristics
Genetically influenced traits - CORRECT ANSWERS-Skin color, hair, eye shape, blood type,
intelligence
connection between in / out groups, and police legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWERS-some people
interpret their encounters with police in terms of their group's societal position rather than immediate
circumstances of the police contact
Types of Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural
,Individual Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices
based on race
Interpersonal Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-occurs between individuals, public expressions of
racial prejudice and hate
institutional racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-discriminatory policies and treatment by
institutions
Structural Racism - CORRECT ANSWERS-Collective way of history, culture, power inequality,
unequal access to opportunities
Components of bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-stereotypes, prejudice, attitude
Stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWERS-generalizations about the perceived typical characteristics
of a social category
Prejudice - CORRECT ANSWERS-a often negative prejudgment based on characteristics such
as race, age
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWERS-positive or negative feelings associated with individuals or
groups
Bias-based profiling - CORRECT ANSWERS--Racial/illegal profiling
-unequal treatment by officers by stopping, questioning, searching, detaining on basis of their ethnicity
Criminal profiling - CORRECT ANSWERS-Based on observed behaviors and characteristics
Two types of Bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-explicit and implicit
, Explicit Bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-conscious preference for a social category
Implicit bias - CORRECT ANSWERS-preference for a social category based on stereotypes that
we hold and tend to develop in early life
Two modes of thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-automatic (system 1)
deliberative (system 2)
System 1 thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-automatic, effortless, unconscious, very fast
System 2 thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-Conscious, controlled, effortful, slower
practical purpose - CORRECT ANSWERS-simplifies tasks which most adults do without having
to systematically think about each step
protection mechanism - CORRECT ANSWERS-we evaluate everything we see to determine if
threatening or not
strategies to counter implicit biases - CORRECT ANSWERS--Guarding against influence in
decision making
-awareness
-know when you're susceptible ( in complete info, cognitive load, fatigue)
-slow down thinking
-empathetic
-effort (intention, attention, time)
Two-pronged Approach to Procedural Justice - CORRECT ANSWERS-person based approach
community based model
