Study Certification for MPOETC Test 1 Questions and Answers
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MPOETC
Institution
MPOETC
Study Certification for MPOETC Test 1
Questions and Answers
listen actively - CORRECT ANSWER-applies to witnesses, victims, suspect statements.
Listening to what they're saying, but also watching body language.
participating when learning - CORRECT ANSWER-increases your listening
attentiven...
Study Certification for MPOETC Test 1
Questions and Answers
listen actively - CORRECT ANSWER-applies to witnesses, victims, suspect statements.
Listening to what they're saying, but also watching body language.
participating when learning - CORRECT ANSWER-increases your listening
attentiveness, instructors will get to know you, enhances social skills.
80% of what you learn - CORRECT ANSWER-is lost within 2 weeks
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-reasonable, reflective thinking that is focused on
deciding what to believe and do
critical thinker - CORRECT ANSWER-open-minded, well informed, evaluates, is
flexible, can explain and defend a reasonable position, and draws conclusions when
warranted.
MPOETC - CORRECT ANSWER-Municipal Police Officers Education and Training
Commission
Act 120 - CORRECT ANSWER-assignment of a certification # to a qualified police
officer after successful completion of a mandatory basic training course.
Act 120 Certification is good for - CORRECT ANSWER-2 years
Decertification- disqualifying criminal offense - CORRECT ANSWER-Misdemeanor
offense with a grading of 2 or higher
Any felony
An offense that can impose a sentence of 1 year or more
Police Officer qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER-18 yrs or older
high school diploma/GED
background check
Physical and psych cleared
Renewal of Act 120 Cert. - CORRECT ANSWER-Have to do mandatory inservice hours
(12) each year --- CPR, first aid
Qualify with firearm
Be physically and psychologically sound
Systems of order maintainence - CORRECT ANSWER-values, morals, beliefs
, Tools available to protect from conflict - CORRECT ANSWER-PA crimes code - title 18
PA rules of criminal court
Statutory provisions
Case Law
Power - CORRECT ANSWER-police doctrine that all governments can coerce human
behavior
-- Federal, State, County/Municipal
Role of Police as Gatekeepers - CORRECT ANSWER-The people being put into the
system are by the police
Deterrence theory - CORRECT ANSWER-philosophy of criminal justice arising from the
notion that crime results from a rational calculation of its costs and benefits
Goals of Deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER-investigate and accuse properly, protect
life and property, and to rehabilitate. NOT Punish!
General Detterence Theoroy - CORRECT ANSWER-Done to one person, so that the
rest of society learns from it.
-- I touch the hot cookie pan and burn my hand ... everyone else learns not to touch the
hot cookie pan.
specific deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER-specific to offender - won't do it again
--I touched the hot cookie pan and now I have to wear mittens.
marginal deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER-where do we set the punishment?
jail v. a fine
restrictive deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER-increasing police presence in a "hot spot"
absolute deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER-decreasing police presence -- use of CCTV
80% of LE cases - CORRECT ANSWER-involve public service.
20% of LE cases - CORRECT ANSWER-include actual policing
Historical Development of Police - CORRECT ANSWER-1. British Model - Sir Robert
Peel -- watch systems
2. Industrialization - people moving into the city -- increased disorder
3. Development of federal and state agencies -- US Marshal/FBI/DEA
Emerging Trends of LE - CORRECT ANSWER-CompStat, fingerprints, surveillance,
forensics, less than lethal weapons
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