OPOTA Corrections SPO's 202 4 Update OPOTA Corrections Latest Upd ate 2024 -2025 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ At First Attempt "Red flag" indicators (10 indicators) - CORRECT ANSWER: •Isolation •Depression •Lashing out/unusual aggression •Refusal to shower •Suicidal thoughts and/or actions •Volunteering for isolation cell/refusal to leave a cell •Refusal to enter an occupied cell or transport vehicle •Change in relationship with other inmates •Lingering near correctional staff •Giving away commissary items regularly A test question must respond directly to an SPO and every SPO may be the basis of a test question. True or False? 1.1.1 - CORRECT ANSWER: True Define Individual Racism. 4.5.2 - CORRECT ANSWER: Internalized, unexpressed biases and prejudices based on race Define Institutional Racism. 4.5.2 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Race based discriminatory policies and treatment that are produced and perpetuated by institutions (e.g., schools, mass media, governments, banks) that result in inequitable opportunities and impacts •Occurs within and between institutions •Includes the discriminatory actions of individuals exercising the authority of the institution (e.g., a bank loan officer, representing a banking institution, treating someone with racial bias; a corrections officer, representing a corrections institution , treating someone with racial bias) Define Interpersonal Racism. 4.5.2 - CORRECT ANSWER: Occurs between individuals. Includes public expressions of racial prejudice and hate made by individuals Define Structural Racism. 4.5.2 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Refers to the collective way history, culture, and institutions reinforce and perpetuate racialized outcomes, even in the absence of racist intent •It is broadly encompassing - it touches on all aspects of society (e.g., history, politics, economics) and is the foundation from which the other types of racism emerge •Indicators include power inequalities, unequal access to opportunities, and differing policy outcomes by race, whether or not intentional Define the term frisk search. 3.5.3 - CORRECT ANSWER: A thorough search or "pat down" of an inmate's clothes and head cavities, while the inmate is still clothed Define the term strip search. 3.5.5 - CORRECT ANSWER: The inspection of a naked individual without scrutinizing the subject's body cavities Describe 6 general indicators of cannabis influence. 5.1.12 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Bloodshot eyes •Body tremors •Odor of marihuana •Disoriented •Relaxed inhibitions •Difficulty in dividing attention Describe 7 general indicators of depressant influence. 5.1.9 - CORRECT ANSWER: •"Drunken" behavior and appearance •Uncoordinated •Drowsy •Sluggish •Disoriented •Thick, slurred speech •Unsteady or staggering (i.e., Gait Ataxia) Describe 7 general indicators of narcotic influence. 5.1.10 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Droopy eyelids •Depressed reflexes •Dry mouth •"On the nod" •Facial itching •Low, raspy speech •Fresh puncture marks Describe 10 general indicators of hallucinogen influence. 5.1.11 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Hallucinations •Dazed appearance •Body tremors •Uncoordinated •Perspiring •Disoriented •Paranoia •Difficulty in speech •Nausea •Piloerection (i.e., goose bumps) Describe 10 general indicators of stimulant influence. 5.1.8 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Restlessness •Talkative •Excitation •Euphoria •Exaggerated reflexes •Loss of appetite •Anxiety •Grinding teeth (i.e., bruxism) •Redness to nasal area •Body tremors Describe common causes of hostage situations in correctional settings. 3.8.2 - CORRECT ANSWER: Institutional conditions •Food service •Living conditions •Inmate privileges •Incidents of abuse of inmates by staff - real or alleged Actions of an inmate with a mental illness Political causes •Inmates may engage in hostage -taking as a means of advancing or promoting political causes •May be perpetrated by gang members or members of defiant groups with specific goals As a way to escape •Demanding freedom in exchange for freeing the hostage(s) As a result of disturbances or crisis events •As a result of a riot or other significant correctional emergency •May be a spontaneous reaction or planned •May stage a fight or riot so officers will enter a specific area to intervene, they then outnumber and overpower the officers and take them hostage Describe contraband control. 3.4.1 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Contraband is one of the biggest threats to the safety and security of the jail •Therefore, the control of it is one of the most important duties of the correctional officer Describe Fight stress reaction. 4.4.4 - CORRECT ANSWER: •If in the position of fighting for your life or someone else's, you are already programmed to destroy that threat by any means possible •Your body's autonomic nervous system is preparing for battle and/or attempting to minimize damage Describe Flight stress reaction. 4.4.4 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Chemical changes under high stress also produce a natural urge to get away from that threat as quickly as possible •As animals of prey, we are programmed for speed and flight from danger •This reaction can be very frustrating for officers, since many times we feel this is not an option Describe Freeze stress reaction. 4.4.4 - CORRECT ANSWER: •The overload of stress may cause the body to lock up •Freezing may be an attempt to not be perceived as a threat •Much like the frustration with the flight response, this is not an option and can be overcome through proper training Describe hostage survival techniques. 3.8.3 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Set goals - your main goal is survival •Try to avoid being blindfolded or hooded •Avoid locating yourself near windows and doors •Request help for injured or ill hostages -If you or anyone else is injured, ill, or needs special medication, inform the hostage takers -Do it politely and, if possible, in the form of a request rather than a demand •Do not try to negotiate for your own release once trained hostage negotiators have made contact with the hostage takers •Cooperate with the hostage takers and comply with their reasonable demands - remember, you are no longer in control •Accept your situation and be patient •Remain calm and controlled •Do not make suggestions to hostage takers •Observe what is going on and try to keep mental notes to aid investigators following the incident Describe individual approaches to stress management. 4.4.5 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Manage responsibility •Practice self -awareness •Have a balanced lifestyle •Apply stress reduction techniques •Take time for life •Humor Describe loss of Control and de -escalation gaols. 4.3.5 - CORRECT ANSWER: •Profile description −This person may be angry, irritable, or hostile −Can present himself/herself as a victim and he/she does not feel listened to
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