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Missouri Post Study Guide WITH QUESTIONS AND 100%
SURE ANSWERS
A: No. However, every law enforcement officer who investigates a vehicle accident
Q: Do all ATV accidents have to be reported
resulting in injury to or death of a person, or total property damage to an apparent
in Statewide Traffic Accident Records System
extent of "five hundred dollars" or more to one person, or who otherwise prepares a
(STARS)?
written report as a result of an investigation.
A: Triangulation - triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by
Q: What is the preferred method of measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than
measurement in a traffic accident? measuring distances to the point directly (trilateration). The point can then be fixed as
the third point of a triangle with one known side and two known angles.
Q: How many types of fingerprints are A: There are three main fingerprint patterns: Arches, Loops and Whorls.
there?
Q: Who should advise juveniles of their A: Juvenile Officer.
rights?
A: Officers can transport juveniles to a juvenile detention facility or to a medical facility
Q: Who can transport juveniles?
for treatment when necessary.
A: If the question asked does not apply, mark the "NA" box when available or neatly
Q: What do you write in a block that is not
enter "NA" (Not Applicable) in the section. If the information is not known, enter
used in a STARRS report?
"Unknown". EVERY FIELD MUST HAVE A RESPONSE.
Q: How is the date/time written in a STARS A: Example: January 3, 2000 should be shown as 01-03-2000. Use Military time (24 hr
report (ex. MM-DD-YYY)? clock) when recording time on a STARS
A: Everyone - you must maintain situational awareness at all times of the driver, any
Q: Who should you be cautious with, when
passengers, traffic, and what you cannot see (i.e. hidden compartments such as the
conducting a traffic stop?(everyone)
trunk).
Q: What are the two firing stances for the A: The Isosceles and the Weaver.
pistol?
Q: Is the year of the vehicle indicated in the A: Yes
VIN?
A: Enter Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) as shown on vehicle. Normally, the VIN on
Q: Can the VIN be located on the dashboard
cars and trucks is located on the left front dashboard adjacent to the windshield (Driver
of a vehicle?
Side).
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Q: What three types of driving are A: Emergency, non-emergency, and pursuit
conducted in a law enforcement vehicle?
Q: When operating a vehicle in a non- A: Vehicles shall comply with all of the traffic laws and rules of the road that apply to all
emergency status, what traffic laws must be other vehicles.
followed?
A: Ice Blanket, do not give them food or water. While waiting for the paramedics to
arrive, initiate first aid. Move the person to an air-conditioned environment -- or at least
a cool, shady area -- and remove any unnecessary clothing. If possible, take the
person's core body temperature and initiate first aid to cool it to 101 to 102 degrees
Fahrenheit. If no thermometers are available, don't hesitate to initiate first aid.
Q: What should you not do for someone You may also try these cooling strategies:
suffering from heat stroke? • Fan air over the patient while wetting his or her skin with water from a sponge or
garden hose.
• Apply ice packs to the patient's armpits, groin, neck, and back. Because these areas
are rich with blood vessels close to the skin, cooling them may reduce body
temperature.
• Immerse the patient in a shower or tub of cool water, or an ice bath.
Q: What should you not do for someone A: non-prescription pain medication
suffering from a heart attack?
A: By operating a vessel on Missouri waters, you have consented to be tested for
alcohol or drugs if so requested by a law enforcement official. If you refuse to be
tested, you will be subject to arrest and punishment consistent with the penalties
Q: On what waterways can a watercraft described above.
operator receive a DWI? Possession or use of drinking devices for the rapid consumption of large amounts of
alcohol, commonly referred to as "beer bongs," along with four gallon containers which
hold any alcoholic beverage are prohibited on the state's rivers except the Mississippi,
Missouri, and Osage Rivers.
Q: If an operator of a motor vehicle exits the A: Not without probable cause and consent to search
vehicle while you are conducting a traffic
stop, are you then authorized to search the
vehicle?
A: In devices such as two-way radios (also known as radiotelephones), the squelch can
be adjusted with a knob, others have push buttons or a sequence of button presses.
This setting adjusts the threshold at which signals will open (un-mute) the audio
channel. Backing off the control will turn on the audio, and the operator will hear white
Q: What is squelch used for on the radio?
noise (also called "static" or squelch noise) if there is no signal present. The usual
operation is to adjust the control until the channel just shuts off - then only a small
threshold signal is needed to turn on the speaker. However, if a weak signal is annoying,
the operator can adjust the squelch to open only when stronger signals are received.
Q: What do you need to prior to A: Know what you're going to say before you start transmitting)
communicating on the radio?
Q: What happens to the frequency on a A: Increases
radar when and object is moving towards it?
A: Criminal street gang", any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or
more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
Q: How many people are required to form a commission of one or more of the criminal acts enumerated in subdivision (2) of this
gang? section, which has a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, whose
members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal
gang activity.
Q: What are some of the indicators of a gang A: Graffiti
neighborhood?
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