The relationship between an SPO and a test question is, - correct answer • The test question must respond directly to the SPO and for every SPO there is a test question.
The ultimate reason for law enforcement training is - correct answer • To be able to protect the life and property of your...
The relationship between an SPO and a test question is, - correct answer • The test
question must respond directly to the SPO and for every SPO there is a test
question.
The ultimate reason for law enforcement training is - correct answer • To be able to
protect the life and property of yourself and the public.
The term role is defined as, - correct answer • Characteristics and expected social
behavior of an individual.
• Those behaviors typically performed by an individual in a particular situation or
occupation.
Occupational Roles are defined as, - correct answer • Behavior performed in the
course of perusing one's job or vocation.
- Role Conflict occurs when, - correct answer • The officer perceives a clash between
competing perceptions, values, and standards when deciding what behavior is
appropriate.
The term Stress is defined as, - correct answer • A state of physical or Psychological
arousal.
• The wear and tear on the body.
A Critical Incident is defined as, - correct answer • A Specific event which causes
unusually strong emotional reaction and which has the potential to interfere with the
ability to function either at the scene or later.
The Four (4) categories of stress are, - correct answer 1. Cognitive
2. Physical
3. Emotional
4. Behavioral
Initial Intervention Techniques are, - correct answer 1. Physical Exercises
2. Structured Time
3. Talk to Friends and Family
4. Eat Healthy Foods
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5. Don't Make Life Changes
- The ten (10) Community Policing Philosophies are, - correct answer 1. Community
policing is both a philosophy and an organizational strategy that allows the police
and community residents to work closely together in a new way to solve the
problems of crime, fear of crime, physical and social disorder, and neighborhood
decay.
2. Community policing organizational strategy first demands that everyone in the
department, including both civilian and sworn personal, must investigate ways to
translate the philosophy into practice.
3. To implement true community policing, Police departments must also create and
develop a new breed of line officer, the Community Policing Officer (CPO), who acts
as the direct link between the police and the community.
4. The CPO's broad role demands continuous, sustained contact with the law-
abiding people in the community, so that together they can explore creative new
solutions to local concerns involving crime, fear of crime; disorder and decay, with
private citizens serving as unpaid volunteers.
5. Community policing implies a new contract between the police and the citizens it
serves, one that offers the hope of overcoming widespread apathy, at the same time
it restrains any impulse to vigilantism.
6. Community policing adds a vital pro-active element to the reactive role of police,
resulting in full-spectrum police services.
7. Community policing stresses exploring new ways to enhance and protect the lives
of those who are most vulnerable- juveniles, elderly, minorities, the poor, the
disabled, the homeless.
8. Community policing promotes the judicious use of technology, but also rests on
the belief that nothing surpasses what dedicated human beings, talking and working
together, can achieve.
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9. Community policing must be a fully integrated approach that involves everyone in
the department, with the CPO's as specialists in bridging the gaps between
Seven (7) Traditional criteria of a profession are, - correct answer 1. A specific body
of knowledge.
2. Extensive preparation through professional education, training.
3. A code of ethics.
4. Licensing, regulations by boards and councils.
5. Commitment and obligation to clientele.
6. Relative professional autonomy.
7. Public acknowledgement of status.
Federalism is defined as, - correct answer • A dual system of government.
Due Process of law is defined as - correct answer • The process of assuring
fundamental fairness in the application of criminal justice.
Probable Cause is defined as - correct answer • The fact and circumstances which
would lead a reasonable person to believe that a condition exists that justifies the
action to be taken.
Proof beyond a Reasonable doubt is defined as, - correct answer • The accused's
guilt must be established to the point that the facts proven must, by virtue of
probative force, establish guilt.
Preponderance of Evidence is defined as, - correct answer • Where there is more
likelihood of an event than there is doubt.
Factual Guilt plus Legal Guilt is described as, - correct answer • The accused did in
fact commit the crime or act in question, or there is substantial evidence of proof
beyond a reasonable doubt the accused did so.
The three (3) components of legal guilt are, - correct answer 1. Was the accused
properly treated in being brought to justice?
2. Was he/she given his/her procedural rights?
3. Was due process adhered to?
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How does the Crime Control Perspective contrast with the Due Process perspective?
- correct answer • Crime Control- The focus is on factual guilt and speedy process of
the accused tends view the offender as guilty until proven innocent. Nicknamed
"assembly line justice".
• Due Process- The accused is afforded the proper constitutional and civil rights with
emphasis places on following proper procedures. Nicknamed "obstacle course
justice" because of the number of technicalities built into the system.
- Civil Rights are defined as, - correct answer • The rights and privileges afforded all
persons in society by the legislative acts of Congress, State, and Local Ordinances.
Section 42 USC 1983 is, - correct answer • Every person who, under color of any
statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the
District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United
States or other person within the jurisdiction there of to the deprivation of any rights,
privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the
party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for
redress.
The Criminal Justice System is, - correct answer • The formal system established by
the United States for maintaining social control and handling criminal conduct.
The four (4) components of the Criminal Justice System are, - correct answer 1. Law
Enforcement.
2. Prosecution and Defense.
3. Judiciary.
4. Corrections.
Courts of Ohio are, - correct answer • Supreme Court of Ohio.
• Court of Appeals.
• Common Pleas Court.
• County Court.
• Municipal Court.
• Mayor Court.
• Court of Claims.
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