OPOTA 2022-2023 Questions and Answers Already Passed

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OPOTA 2022-2023 Questions and Answers Already Passed Student Performance Objective (SPO): 1-1 ✔✔A. Explains the relationship between a Student Performance Objective and a test question B. Expl... ains the ultimate reason for law enforcement training The Ultimate Reason for Law Enforcement Training 1-1 ✔✔A. To be able to protect life and property of yourself and the public. A Peace Officers Main Goals 1-2 ✔✔A. Enforce laws B. Preserve peace C. Prevent Crimes D. Protect Civil Rights and liberties E. provide Services Considerations when exercising discretion ✔✔A. Use sound judgement to determine which laws are to be formally enforced. B. Determine if there is a more constructive remedy to a situation without an arrest or citation. Prevention Patrol: Deter crime Interrupt a crime in progress Position the officers to respond to emergency situations Increase of feeling of security to citizens. Incident Response: Officers respond to minor situations Typical dispositions include: Gathering information Directing parties to community resources Restore order Complete reports Emergency Response: Takes precedence over all other calls Less common than routine incident calls Includes incidents. Criminal Investigation: Process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible. Investigations carried out by detectives Responding officer secures and protects the scene Detective should be able to pick up where the responding officer left off. Factors Necessary for the commission of a Crime ✔✔A. Desire (Most difficult to change) The motivation behind the criminal behavior. B. Victim the potential target criminals prefer an easy targe [Show More]

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