WISCONSIN POLICE ACADEMY PHASE 3
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Ch. 943.
Answer: Property crimes
◉ Ch. 961.
Answer: Drugs
◉ Goal of SFST's.
Answer: Increase OWI deterrence and decrease alcohol related
crashes, death, and injuries
◉ OWI Arrest Violation ratio.
Answer: 1 to 2,000
◉ What category is alcohol in?.
Answer: CNS Depressant
◉ Average BAC in Wisconsin.
Answer: .17%
,◉ Radar Checklist.
Answer: Visual observation
Audio confirmation
Unit confirmation
◉ RADAR.
Answer: Radio detection and ranging
◉ Hazardous material.
Answer: any substance or material in a form that poses an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment
◉ Hazardous incident.
Answer: any event/incident which involves the unplanned,
uncontrolled, release of hazardous materials or substances
◉ Classes of Hazardous Materials.
Answer: 1 Explosives
2 Gases
3 Flammable Liquids
4 Flammable Solids
,5 Oxidizing Substances
6 Poisons
7 Radioactive
8 Corrosives
9 Other (Misc.)
◉ Stationary Radar.
Answer: The transition source stands still and the object receiving
the energy moves.
◉ Moving Radar.
Answer: Both the patrol vehicle and the object being tracked are
moving.
Low doppler: reflects of roadway to detect patrol speed.
High doppler: oncoming objects (target vehicle)
◉ Cosine Effect.
Answer: When a target vehicle's direction of travel creates a
significant angle with the position of he stationary RADAR, the
relative speed will be less than the true speed. Since the change in
the signal's frequency is based on the relative speed, the RADAR
, speed measurement may be less than the car's true speed. This
effect always works to the motorist's advantage when the RADAR is
stationary.
◉ Three components of RADAR.
Answer: Antenna, box, current
◉ State v. Hanson.
Answer: Wisconsin Court addressed the use of moving RADAR. In
addition to establishing that the unit was tested for accuracy, and the
operator was properly trained in its use, the operator must establish
the RADAR was used in an area where road conditions would distort
readings as little as possible, and the PATROL VEHICLE'S SPEED
WAS VERIFIED.
◉ Statutory speed laws.
Answer: Posted limits (Ex: 15 mph in school zones)
◉ Basic speed law.
Answer: any speed under the absolute limit that is safe for existing
road, weather, or traffic conditions
◉ RADAR principle.
Answer: Doppler effect
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Ch. 943.
Answer: Property crimes
◉ Ch. 961.
Answer: Drugs
◉ Goal of SFST's.
Answer: Increase OWI deterrence and decrease alcohol related
crashes, death, and injuries
◉ OWI Arrest Violation ratio.
Answer: 1 to 2,000
◉ What category is alcohol in?.
Answer: CNS Depressant
◉ Average BAC in Wisconsin.
Answer: .17%
,◉ Radar Checklist.
Answer: Visual observation
Audio confirmation
Unit confirmation
◉ RADAR.
Answer: Radio detection and ranging
◉ Hazardous material.
Answer: any substance or material in a form that poses an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment
◉ Hazardous incident.
Answer: any event/incident which involves the unplanned,
uncontrolled, release of hazardous materials or substances
◉ Classes of Hazardous Materials.
Answer: 1 Explosives
2 Gases
3 Flammable Liquids
4 Flammable Solids
,5 Oxidizing Substances
6 Poisons
7 Radioactive
8 Corrosives
9 Other (Misc.)
◉ Stationary Radar.
Answer: The transition source stands still and the object receiving
the energy moves.
◉ Moving Radar.
Answer: Both the patrol vehicle and the object being tracked are
moving.
Low doppler: reflects of roadway to detect patrol speed.
High doppler: oncoming objects (target vehicle)
◉ Cosine Effect.
Answer: When a target vehicle's direction of travel creates a
significant angle with the position of he stationary RADAR, the
relative speed will be less than the true speed. Since the change in
the signal's frequency is based on the relative speed, the RADAR
, speed measurement may be less than the car's true speed. This
effect always works to the motorist's advantage when the RADAR is
stationary.
◉ Three components of RADAR.
Answer: Antenna, box, current
◉ State v. Hanson.
Answer: Wisconsin Court addressed the use of moving RADAR. In
addition to establishing that the unit was tested for accuracy, and the
operator was properly trained in its use, the operator must establish
the RADAR was used in an area where road conditions would distort
readings as little as possible, and the PATROL VEHICLE'S SPEED
WAS VERIFIED.
◉ Statutory speed laws.
Answer: Posted limits (Ex: 15 mph in school zones)
◉ Basic speed law.
Answer: any speed under the absolute limit that is safe for existing
road, weather, or traffic conditions
◉ RADAR principle.
Answer: Doppler effect
