MISSOURI POST STUDY GUIDE
Q:00Do00all00ATV00accidents00have00to00be00reported00in00Statewide00Traffic00Accident00
Records00System00(STARS)?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00No.00However,00every00law00enforcement00officer00who00investigates00a00vehicle
00accident00resulting00in00injury00to00or00death00of00a00person,00or00total00property00dama
ge00to00an00apparent00extent00of00"five00hundred00dollars"00or00more00to00one00person,00
or00who00otherwise00prepares00a00written00report00as00a00result00of00an00investigation.
Q:00What00is00the00preferred00method00of00measurement00in00a00traffic00accident?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00Triangulation00-
00triangulation00is00the00process00of00determining00the00location00of00a00point00by00meas
uring00angles00to00it00from00known00points00at00either00end00of00a00fixed00baseline,00rath
er00than00measuring00distances00to00the00point00directly00(trilateration).00The00point00can
00then00be00fixed00as00the00third00point00of00a00triangle00with00one00known00side00and00t
wo00known00angles.
Q:00How00many00types00of00fingerprints00are00there?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00There00are00three00main00fingerprint00patterns:00Arches,00Loops00and00Whorls.
Q:00Who00should00advise00juveniles00of00their00rights?00-00ans--✔✔A:00Juvenile00Officer.
Q:00Who00can00transport00juveniles?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Officers00can00transport00juveniles00to00a00juvenile00detention00facility00or00to00a0
0medical00facility00for00treatment00when00necessary.
Q:00What00do00you00write00in00a00block00that00is00not00used00in00a00STARRS00report?00-
00ans--
✔✔A:00If00the00question00asked00does00not00apply,00mark00the00"NA"00box00when00avail
able00or00neatly00enter00"NA"00(Not00Applicable)00in00the00section.00If00the00information00
is00not00known,00enter00"Unknown".00EVERY00FIELD00MUST00HAVE00A00RESPONSE.
Q:00How00is00the00date/time00written00in00a00STARS00report00(ex.00MM-DD-YYY)?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00Example:00January003,00200000should00be00shown00as0001-03-
2000.00Use00Military00time00(2400hr00clock)00when00recording00time00on00a00STARS
Q:00Who00should00you00be00cautious00with,00when00conducting00a00traffic00stop?
(everyone)00-00ans--✔✔A:00Everyone00-
00you00must00maintain00situational00awareness00at00all00times00of00the00driver,00any00pas
, sengers,00traffic,00and00what00you00cannot00see00(i.e.00hidden00compartments00such00as
00the00trunk).
Q:00What00are00the00two00firing00stances00for00the00pistol?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00The00Isosceles00and00the00Weaver.
Q:00Is00the00year00of00the00vehicle00indicated00in00the00VIN?00-00ans--✔✔A:00Yes
Q:00Can00the00VIN00be00located00on00the00dashboard00of00a00vehicle?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Enter00Vehicle00Identification00Number00(VIN)00as00shown00on00vehicle.00Normal
ly,00the00VIN00on00cars00and00trucks00is00located00on00the00left00front00dashboard00adjac
ent00to00the00windshield00(Driver00Side).
Q:00What00three00types00of00driving00are00conducted00in00a00law00enforcement00vehicle?
00-00ans--✔✔A:00Emergency,00non-emergency,00and00pursuit
Q:00When00operating00a00vehicle00in00a00non-
emergency00status,00what00traffic00laws00must00be00followed?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Vehicles00shall00comply00with00all00of00the00traffic00laws00and00rules00of00the00roa
d00that00apply00to00all00other00vehicles.
Q:00What00should00you00not00do00for00someone00suffering00from00heat00stroke?00-
00ans--
✔✔A:00Ice00Blanket,00do00not00give00them00food00or00water.00While00waiting00for00the00p
aramedics00to00arrive,00initiate00first00aid.00Move00the00person00to00an00air-
conditioned00environment00--00or00at00least00a00cool,00shady00area00--
00and00remove00any00unnecessary00clothing.00If00possible,00take00the00person's00core00b
ody00temperature00and00initiate00first00aid00to00cool00it00to0010100to0010200degrees00Fahr
enheit.00If00no00thermometers00are00available,00don't00hesitate00to00initiate00first00aid.00
You00may00also00try00these00cooling00strategies:00
•00Fan00air00over00the00patient00while00wetting00his00or00her00skin00with00water00from00a0
0sponge00or00garden00hose.00
•00Apply00ice00packs00to00the00patient's00armpits,00groin,00neck,00and00back.00Because00t
hese00areas00are00rich00with00blood00vessels00close00to00the00skin,00cooling00them00may
00reduce00body00temperature.00
•00Immerse00the00patient00in00a00shower00or00tub00of00cool00water,00or00an00ice00bath.
Q:00What00should00you00not00do00for00someone00suffering00from00a00heart00attack?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00non-prescription00pain00medication
Q:00On00what00waterways00can00a00watercraft00operator00receive00a00DWI?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00By00operating00a00vessel00on00Missouri00waters,00you00have00consented00to00be
00tested00for00alcohol00or00drugs00if00so00requested00by00a00law00enforcement00official.00I
f00you00refuse00to00be00tested,00you00will00be00subject00to00arrest00and00punishment00co
nsistent00with00the00penalties00described00above.00
Q:00Do00all00ATV00accidents00have00to00be00reported00in00Statewide00Traffic00Accident00
Records00System00(STARS)?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00No.00However,00every00law00enforcement00officer00who00investigates00a00vehicle
00accident00resulting00in00injury00to00or00death00of00a00person,00or00total00property00dama
ge00to00an00apparent00extent00of00"five00hundred00dollars"00or00more00to00one00person,00
or00who00otherwise00prepares00a00written00report00as00a00result00of00an00investigation.
Q:00What00is00the00preferred00method00of00measurement00in00a00traffic00accident?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00Triangulation00-
00triangulation00is00the00process00of00determining00the00location00of00a00point00by00meas
uring00angles00to00it00from00known00points00at00either00end00of00a00fixed00baseline,00rath
er00than00measuring00distances00to00the00point00directly00(trilateration).00The00point00can
00then00be00fixed00as00the00third00point00of00a00triangle00with00one00known00side00and00t
wo00known00angles.
Q:00How00many00types00of00fingerprints00are00there?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00There00are00three00main00fingerprint00patterns:00Arches,00Loops00and00Whorls.
Q:00Who00should00advise00juveniles00of00their00rights?00-00ans--✔✔A:00Juvenile00Officer.
Q:00Who00can00transport00juveniles?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Officers00can00transport00juveniles00to00a00juvenile00detention00facility00or00to00a0
0medical00facility00for00treatment00when00necessary.
Q:00What00do00you00write00in00a00block00that00is00not00used00in00a00STARRS00report?00-
00ans--
✔✔A:00If00the00question00asked00does00not00apply,00mark00the00"NA"00box00when00avail
able00or00neatly00enter00"NA"00(Not00Applicable)00in00the00section.00If00the00information00
is00not00known,00enter00"Unknown".00EVERY00FIELD00MUST00HAVE00A00RESPONSE.
Q:00How00is00the00date/time00written00in00a00STARS00report00(ex.00MM-DD-YYY)?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00Example:00January003,00200000should00be00shown00as0001-03-
2000.00Use00Military00time00(2400hr00clock)00when00recording00time00on00a00STARS
Q:00Who00should00you00be00cautious00with,00when00conducting00a00traffic00stop?
(everyone)00-00ans--✔✔A:00Everyone00-
00you00must00maintain00situational00awareness00at00all00times00of00the00driver,00any00pas
, sengers,00traffic,00and00what00you00cannot00see00(i.e.00hidden00compartments00such00as
00the00trunk).
Q:00What00are00the00two00firing00stances00for00the00pistol?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00The00Isosceles00and00the00Weaver.
Q:00Is00the00year00of00the00vehicle00indicated00in00the00VIN?00-00ans--✔✔A:00Yes
Q:00Can00the00VIN00be00located00on00the00dashboard00of00a00vehicle?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Enter00Vehicle00Identification00Number00(VIN)00as00shown00on00vehicle.00Normal
ly,00the00VIN00on00cars00and00trucks00is00located00on00the00left00front00dashboard00adjac
ent00to00the00windshield00(Driver00Side).
Q:00What00three00types00of00driving00are00conducted00in00a00law00enforcement00vehicle?
00-00ans--✔✔A:00Emergency,00non-emergency,00and00pursuit
Q:00When00operating00a00vehicle00in00a00non-
emergency00status,00what00traffic00laws00must00be00followed?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00Vehicles00shall00comply00with00all00of00the00traffic00laws00and00rules00of00the00roa
d00that00apply00to00all00other00vehicles.
Q:00What00should00you00not00do00for00someone00suffering00from00heat00stroke?00-
00ans--
✔✔A:00Ice00Blanket,00do00not00give00them00food00or00water.00While00waiting00for00the00p
aramedics00to00arrive,00initiate00first00aid.00Move00the00person00to00an00air-
conditioned00environment00--00or00at00least00a00cool,00shady00area00--
00and00remove00any00unnecessary00clothing.00If00possible,00take00the00person's00core00b
ody00temperature00and00initiate00first00aid00to00cool00it00to0010100to0010200degrees00Fahr
enheit.00If00no00thermometers00are00available,00don't00hesitate00to00initiate00first00aid.00
You00may00also00try00these00cooling00strategies:00
•00Fan00air00over00the00patient00while00wetting00his00or00her00skin00with00water00from00a0
0sponge00or00garden00hose.00
•00Apply00ice00packs00to00the00patient's00armpits,00groin,00neck,00and00back.00Because00t
hese00areas00are00rich00with00blood00vessels00close00to00the00skin,00cooling00them00may
00reduce00body00temperature.00
•00Immerse00the00patient00in00a00shower00or00tub00of00cool00water,00or00an00ice00bath.
Q:00What00should00you00not00do00for00someone00suffering00from00a00heart00attack?00-
00ans--✔✔A:00non-prescription00pain00medication
Q:00On00what00waterways00can00a00watercraft00operator00receive00a00DWI?00-00ans--
✔✔A:00By00operating00a00vessel00on00Missouri00waters,00you00have00consented00to00be
00tested00for00alcohol00or00drugs00if00so00requested00by00a00law00enforcement00official.00I
f00you00refuse00to00be00tested,00you00will00be00subject00to00arrest00and00punishment00co
nsistent00with00the00penalties00described00above.00
