OPOTA Refresher Test Questions and Answers graded A+ 2024
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Where is the area an Officer may search, incident to a lawful arrest of a person? - correct answer The area with in the persons immediate control at the arrest location.
Why identify the most crucial component of the officer initiated contact is the assessment? - correct answer Without assessmen...
OPOTA Refresher Test Questions and
Answers graded A+ 2024
Where is the area an Officer may search, incident to a lawful arrest of a person? -
correct answer The area with in the persons immediate control at the arrest location.
Why identify the most crucial component of the officer initiated contact is the
assessment? - correct answer Without assessment officers cant choose a plan, if re
assessing the threat level for factors that may appear to change and necessitate
adjustment, constantly assessing.
How to preserve a digital dumb phone - correct answer Power off
Remove battery
Place in evidence bag
Document chain of custody on the bag
If it's a smart device or android if it's off leave off
If its on and needs a password ask for one
Place in airplane mode
Power off if airplane mode is unavailable
Place in evidence bag and document chain of custody.
What is the difference between critical stress incident and cumulative stress - correct
answer Critical Stress-is any event which has a stressful impact sufficient enough to
overwhelm the usually effective coping skills.
Cumulative stress- arousal that slowly builds up over time, which may lead to the
erosion of coping mechanisms or to a state of mental exhaustion.
5 Police culture to save Officers Below 100 - correct answer Wear seat belt
Wear vest
Watch speed
WIN WHAT'S IMPORTANT NOW
Complacency kills.
Explain the steps in the decision making model and the application of plus. - correct
answer Define the problem
Identify alternative solutions available to address the problem
Evaluate the identified alternatives
Make a decision
Implement the decision
Evaluate the decision.
, OPOTA Refresher Test Questions and
Answers graded A+ 2024
P- Policy
L- Legal
U-Universal
S-Self
When can an officer use deadly force to achieve seizure according to the fourth
amendment. - correct answer To protect themselves or others from immediate
threats or serious physical injury,
To prevent the escape of the fleeing "dangerous" suspect.
What is the difference between active and passive resistance? - correct answer
Active resistance-is when a person exhibits resistive movement to avoid physical
control or as a passive resister presents a credible threat to an officer (lying on
hands and not responding to commands to make hands visible.)
Passive resistance- is when a person exhibits no resistive movement in response to
verbal and other direction.
What are the factors used in judging reasonable force - correct answer Severity of
the crime suspected, whether the suspect is an immediate threat to the safety of
officers or others, is the suspect actively resisting, and is she/he attempting to evade
arrest by flight.
When can an officer conduct a protective search of a motor vehicle? - correct answer
The officer must articulate a reasonable suspicion that the vehicle contains some
type of weapon and the suspect or another person reasonably has access, or will
have access to the weapon.
When can an officer search a motor vehicle an the containers within it? - correct
answer Whenever probable cause exists to believe contraband or evidence is
contained in the vehicle or its containers, the court concluded that officers who
establish probable cause to believe contraband is hidden in a motor vehicle may
search the vehicle without a search warrant. Thee rationale for the motor vehicle
exception to the search warrant requirements is based on the fact that a vehicle
could easily be moved from the jurisdiction in which the warrant was to be obtained.
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