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MCOLES State Licensing Exam Prep (EXCERPT)
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1. You receive a report from dis- (C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address
patch of a possible domestic dis- and wait in patrol car to see if there are signs of movement
pute in progress. The caller states
the neighbors are arguing and
requests police. Dispatch says
the caller heard gunshots com-
ing from the residence. You arrive
and it's quiet. The lights are off.
The correct way to respond would
be to do which of the following?

(A) Go to the door, announce
your presence, and wait for a re-
sponse

(B) Proceed cautiously and silent-
ly enter the house

(C) Verify with dispatch that you
have the correct ad

2. You respond to a car accident. Issue a speeding ticket
One driver was driving 5-10 miles
over the speed limit and had
a BAC of .06. You do not have
enough to charge for OWI —
therefore you should:

3. You stop a motorcycle and realize Arrest the cyclist for a misdemeanor.
he has no motorcycle endorse-
ment. The appropriate course of
action is?



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4. Refusal to be fingerprinted is a: 90 day Misdemeanor

5. True or False. A person guilty of False. Must be fingerprinted within 72 hours
a misdemeanor must be finger-
printed within 48 hours

6. 5 Fundamentals of Marksman- (1) Stance
ship (2) Grip
(3) Trigger Control
(3) Sight Alignment
(4) Sight Picture
(5) Breathing

NOTE* THE STATE TEST WILL ASK YOU WHICH ORDER
THESE ARE MOST IMPORTANT. BE SURE TO ASK YOUR
INSTRUCTORS AND LOOK IN YOUR FIREARMS BOOK. SEV-
ERAL STATE TEST QUESTIONS WILL ASK "WHICH IS THE
MOST CORRECT ORDER" or "WHICH IS THE BEST ORDER
OF THE FOLLOWING" and it will list them. Be sure to study
the MCOLES objectives thoroughly for this section and
memorize the correct order.

7. During a Felony stop, who has (A) Primary Vehicle
control over the suspect vehicle?

(A) Primary Vehicle
(B) Secondary Vehicle
(C) Backup Unit

8. You're on patrol and you pull a ve- (A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle
hicle over on a highway. You have
no backup vehicles coming. What
is the proper way to position your


, MCOLES State Licensing Exam Prep (EXCERPT)
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vehicle?

(A) Behind and offset to the left
on an angle

(B) Behind and offset to the right
on an angle

(C) Behind the vehicle and cen-
tered

9. The primary unit of a high risk (B) Behind and offset to the right
traffic stop should position their
vehicle:

(A) Behind and offset to the left

(B) Behind and offset to the right

(C) Behind and offset to the left
on an angle

10. The backup unit of a high risk (A) Behind and offset to the left
stop should position their vehicle
in which manner:

(A) Behind and offset to the left

(B) Behind and offset to the right

(C) Behind and offset to the left
on an angle

11. Graham v. Connor


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(A) OBJECTIVE REASONABLENESS when using Deadly
Force

12. Tennessee v. Gardner CAN'T SHOOT A FLEEING FELON

13. Maryland v. Wilson Officers may ORDER PASSENGERS TO EXIT VEHICLE even
if there is no evidence that the passenger is involved in
any wrongdoing

14. Terry v. Ohio STOP AND FRISK with articulated reasonable suspicion of
weapons. Reasonable suspicion exists that crime is afoot,
a crime has occurred, or is occurring.

15. Pennsylvania v. Mimms Police can legally ORDER A PERSON TO EXIT THEIR VEHI-
CLE.

This was issued after the respondent was lawfully de-
tained, was reasonable, and thus permissible under the
Fourth Amendment.

16. Maybury v. Madison A case under the Marshall court that implemented the
rule of judicial review. It was a landmark case in saying
that the court has the final say on constitutionality.

17. Canton v. Harris The FAILURE TO TRAIN must reflect a deliberate or con-
scious choice by the municipality.
-The NEED TO TRAIN officers in the constitutional limita-
tions on the use of deadly force can be said so obvious,
that failure to do so could properly be characterized as
"deliberate indifference" to constitutional rights.
- LACK OF TRAINING is reason for suit

18. Arizona v. Gant

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