UPTP Written Exam 1 with complete solutions
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1. Elements in the use of Authority: Power, Force, Discretion, control, influence, leadership and
command presence.
2. Elements in the use of Authority (Power): The capacity or ability to direct or influence the
behavior of others or the course of events.
3. Elements in the use of Authority (Force): The show of strength with the intensity of ettort. It is
physically represented violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted up or against a person or thing.
4. Elements in the use of Authority (Discretion): The power or right to decide or act according
to one's own judgement.
5. Elements in the use of Authority (Control): To exercise restraint or direction over, dominate.
6. Elements in the use of Authority (Influence): An action exerted by one thing (radar, patrol car,
police uniform, etc.)
7. Elements in the use of Authority (Leadership): One's ability to get others to willingly follow.
8. Elements in the use of Authority (Command Presence): How you are perceived by those
around you.
9. Core Values for Law Enforcement: Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, and Compassion
10. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Integrity): Means uprightness of character and soundness
of moral principle, absolute truthfulness, and honesty.
11. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Fairness): A value characterized by freedom from prejudice
or favoritism.
12. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Respect): Acknowledging the rights and values of other
people.
13. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Honesty): The most fundamental of ethical values, being
trustworthy, reliable, and sincere.
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14. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Courage): Having the personal ability to face diflculty with
resolve, without excessive fear.
15. Core Values for Law Enforcement (Compassion): This value is inherent to understanding
or sympathy for victims or another's suttering.
16. Resilience: is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant
sources of stress. It is sometimes referred to as "mental toughness"
17. Stress: is considered nonspecific because it can be physical, emotional, and interpersonal reactions which can
cause bodily and mental tension.
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18. Socio Behavioral and Emotional: Increased absenteeism, Withdrawal from family and friends,
Uncharacteristic "short fuse" or irritability, Diflculty concentrating
19. Attitude changes:: Ditterent attitude toward health, hygiene, exercise, diet, parenting, Increased cynicism,
Loss of connection to religious/spiritual beliefs.
20. Health changes:: Gastrointestinal problems, Musculoskeletal problems, Fatigue, Cardiovascular problems.
21. Specific sources of stress for those in law enforcement:: Personal, Working Conditions,
Resources (Staflng), Administrative (Supervisory Conflicts), Courts (Lack of Support from Oflcials) Public (Anti-Police
Mentality)
22. ABC's of Stress: "A": represents the activating event (alarm or cause), or the source of stress.
23. ABC's of Stress: "B": represents your belief system. It is with this belief system we evaluate things, and
events, as positive, negative, or neutral. Oflcers must first realize that most sources of stress are not a result of our
influence and are out of our control.
24. ABC's of Stress: "C": represents the consequences (reaction and recovery) we experience as a result of our
evaluation of the source of stress. These consequences may be long or short-term and include our physical, emotional,
and behavioral reactions to stress
25. ACT Model: is used to aid our coworker when they become overwhelmed by stressful situations.
26. ASK:: Are you thinking of killing yourself? If you believe a coworker is thinking of harming themselves, you need
to ask directly if this is the case. This can be a tough question, but it must be asked in explicit terms.
27. CARE:: Listen with compassion and concern. We must be attentive and compassionate. Explain your concerns
based on your coworker's behavior. To get the most accurate information, determine the immediate needs of your
coworker and focus your energies on them.
28. TAKE ACTION:: Refer to competent, professional resources. Your next step is to seek additional assistance
that will help your coworker through their crisis. We must try not to leave the person who may be suicidal alone.
29. Culture:: The sum-total ways of thinking behavioral norms linguistic expression styles of communication,
patterns of thinking and beliefs and value of a group large enough to be self-sustaining and be transmitted over the
course of generations.
30. Acculturation:: Those experiences which result when groups or individuals having ditterent cultures come
into continuous contact, with subsequent changes in the original cultural patterns of both or either groups.
31. Integration:: attempts to fit in and fully participate in the host culture while striving to maintain traditions of
one's original culture.
32. Separation:: ettorts to maintain traditions of one's heritage while making little or no attempts to participate
in host culture.
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