OPOTA Corrections | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A test question must respond True
directly to an SPO and every
SPO may be the basis of a test
question. True or False?
1.1.1
• Mandated by state law
• To acquire new knowledge and skills
• To reduce errors and mistakes in performing critical tasks while protecting
the public
List reasons for corrections
• To standardize procedures
training. (9 reasons)
1.1.2 • To increase efficiency
• To build confidence and morale
• To promote safety and survival skills
• To reduce civil liability
• To eliminate unfit trainees who do not meet training standards
• Emphasize the value of public service
• Outline expectations for treating inmates and fostering professionalism
• Require that corrections officers ...
Describe the general standards
-Respect the civil and legal rights of all people
set forth in corrections officer
-Refrain from any form of discrimination
code of ethics and conduct.
• Prohibit corrections officers from ...
1.2.1
-Using their positions for personal gain
-Accepting gifts or favors that might imply there is a corresponding
obligation that is inconsistent with professional duties
, External
• Relationships with friends and family
• Local citizens
• Local media
• Department regulations
• Interdepartmental politics
List external and internal • Agency subculture
influences on behavior.
1.2.2
Internal
• Officer's own ethical and moral beliefs and values
• Anger
• Greed
• Lust
• Internal rationalizations made prior to or after misconduct
Step 1
Define the problem, being aware that how you define the problem
determines where and how you will look for solutions.
Step 2
Identify alternative solutions available to address the problem - at
a minimum three and, ideally, more than five.
Explain the steps in the
decision making model and the Step 3
application of PLUS filters. 1.2.3 Evaluate the identified alternatives - list the pros and cons of each;
differentiate between known facts and personal beliefs about
the situation.
Step 4 - Make the
decision. Step 5 -
Implement the decision.
Step 6 - Evaluate the
decision.
P = Policies: Is it consistent with my agency's policies
What are the PLUS and procedures? L = Legal: Is the action lawful?
filters? 1.2.3 U = Universal: Does it conform to the universal principles and
values of my agency? S = Self: Does it align with my beliefs of
what is right, good, and fair?
• Who
• What
Identify the essential questions
• When
answered in a report. (6
• How
questions)
• Where
1.3.1
• Why
• Complete
• Factual
, Identify the requirements of a well • Accurate
written report. (7 requirements) • Objective
1.3.2 • Concise
• Clear
• Grammatically and mechanically correct
State the purposes of the Bill of • Protect an individual's freedoms
Rights. 2.1.1 • Prevent the government from interfering in protected rights
ANSWERS
A test question must respond True
directly to an SPO and every
SPO may be the basis of a test
question. True or False?
1.1.1
• Mandated by state law
• To acquire new knowledge and skills
• To reduce errors and mistakes in performing critical tasks while protecting
the public
List reasons for corrections
• To standardize procedures
training. (9 reasons)
1.1.2 • To increase efficiency
• To build confidence and morale
• To promote safety and survival skills
• To reduce civil liability
• To eliminate unfit trainees who do not meet training standards
• Emphasize the value of public service
• Outline expectations for treating inmates and fostering professionalism
• Require that corrections officers ...
Describe the general standards
-Respect the civil and legal rights of all people
set forth in corrections officer
-Refrain from any form of discrimination
code of ethics and conduct.
• Prohibit corrections officers from ...
1.2.1
-Using their positions for personal gain
-Accepting gifts or favors that might imply there is a corresponding
obligation that is inconsistent with professional duties
, External
• Relationships with friends and family
• Local citizens
• Local media
• Department regulations
• Interdepartmental politics
List external and internal • Agency subculture
influences on behavior.
1.2.2
Internal
• Officer's own ethical and moral beliefs and values
• Anger
• Greed
• Lust
• Internal rationalizations made prior to or after misconduct
Step 1
Define the problem, being aware that how you define the problem
determines where and how you will look for solutions.
Step 2
Identify alternative solutions available to address the problem - at
a minimum three and, ideally, more than five.
Explain the steps in the
decision making model and the Step 3
application of PLUS filters. 1.2.3 Evaluate the identified alternatives - list the pros and cons of each;
differentiate between known facts and personal beliefs about
the situation.
Step 4 - Make the
decision. Step 5 -
Implement the decision.
Step 6 - Evaluate the
decision.
P = Policies: Is it consistent with my agency's policies
What are the PLUS and procedures? L = Legal: Is the action lawful?
filters? 1.2.3 U = Universal: Does it conform to the universal principles and
values of my agency? S = Self: Does it align with my beliefs of
what is right, good, and fair?
• Who
• What
Identify the essential questions
• When
answered in a report. (6
• How
questions)
• Where
1.3.1
• Why
• Complete
• Factual
, Identify the requirements of a well • Accurate
written report. (7 requirements) • Objective
1.3.2 • Concise
• Clear
• Grammatically and mechanically correct
State the purposes of the Bill of • Protect an individual's freedoms
Rights. 2.1.1 • Prevent the government from interfering in protected rights
