MISSOURI POST STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2023- 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Q: Do all ATV accidents have to be reported in Statewide Traffic Accident Records System (STARS)? -
(answer) A: No. However, every law enforcement officer who investigates a vehicle accident resulting in
injury to or death of a person, or total property damage to an apparent extent of "five hundred dollars"
or more to one person, or who otherwise prepares a written report as a result of an investigation.
Q: What is the preferred method of measurement in a traffic accident? - (answer) A: Triangulation -
triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known
points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than 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 there? - (answer) A: There are three main fingerprint patterns:
Arches, Loops and Whorls.
Q: Who should advise juveniles of their rights? - (answer) A: Juvenile Officer.
Q: Who can transport juveniles? - (answer) A: Officers can transport juveniles to a juvenile detention
facility or to a medical facility for treatment when necessary.
Q: What do you write in a block that is not used in a STARRS report? - (answer) A: If the question asked
does not apply, mark the "NA" box when available or neatly enter "NA" (Not Applicable) in the section. If
the information is not known, enter "Unknown". EVERY FIELD MUST HAVE A RESPONSE.
Q: How is the date/time written in a STARS report (ex. MM-DD-YYY)? - (answer) A: Example: January 3,
2000 should be shown as 01-03-2000. Use Military time (24 hr clock) when recording time on a STARS
Q: Who should you be cautious with, when conducting a traffic stop?(everyone) - (answer) A:
Everyone - you must maintain situational awareness at all times of the driver, any passengers, traffic, and
what you cannot see (i.e. hidden compartments such as the trunk).
Q: What are the two firing stances for the pistol? - (answer) A: The Isosceles and the Weaver.
, MISSOURI POST STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2023- 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Q: Is the year of the vehicle indicated in the VIN? - (answer) A: Yes
Q: Can the VIN be located on the dashboard of a vehicle? - (answer) A: Enter Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) as shown on vehicle. Normally, the VIN on cars and trucks is located on the left front
dashboard adjacent to the windshield (Driver Side).
Q: What three types of driving are conducted in a law enforcement vehicle? - (answer) A: Emergency,
non-emergency, and pursuit
Q: When operating a vehicle in a non-emergency status, what traffic laws must be followed? - (answer)
A: Vehicles shall comply with all of the traffic laws and rules of the road that apply to all other vehicles.
Q: What should you not do for someone suffering from heat stroke? - (answer) 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.
You may also try these cooling strategies:
• 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 suffering from a heart attack? - (answer) A: non-prescription
pain medication
Q: On what waterways can a watercraft operator receive a DWI? - (answer) 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 described above.
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: Do all ATV accidents have to be reported in Statewide Traffic Accident Records System (STARS)? -
(answer) A: No. However, every law enforcement officer who investigates a vehicle accident resulting in
injury to or death of a person, or total property damage to an apparent extent of "five hundred dollars"
or more to one person, or who otherwise prepares a written report as a result of an investigation.
Q: What is the preferred method of measurement in a traffic accident? - (answer) A: Triangulation -
triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known
points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than 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 there? - (answer) A: There are three main fingerprint patterns:
Arches, Loops and Whorls.
Q: Who should advise juveniles of their rights? - (answer) A: Juvenile Officer.
Q: Who can transport juveniles? - (answer) A: Officers can transport juveniles to a juvenile detention
facility or to a medical facility for treatment when necessary.
Q: What do you write in a block that is not used in a STARRS report? - (answer) A: If the question asked
does not apply, mark the "NA" box when available or neatly enter "NA" (Not Applicable) in the section. If
the information is not known, enter "Unknown". EVERY FIELD MUST HAVE A RESPONSE.
Q: How is the date/time written in a STARS report (ex. MM-DD-YYY)? - (answer) A: Example: January 3,
2000 should be shown as 01-03-2000. Use Military time (24 hr clock) when recording time on a STARS
Q: Who should you be cautious with, when conducting a traffic stop?(everyone) - (answer) A:
Everyone - you must maintain situational awareness at all times of the driver, any passengers, traffic, and
what you cannot see (i.e. hidden compartments such as the trunk).
Q: What are the two firing stances for the pistol? - (answer) A: The Isosceles and the Weaver.
, MISSOURI POST STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2023- 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Q: Is the year of the vehicle indicated in the VIN? - (answer) A: Yes
Q: Can the VIN be located on the dashboard of a vehicle? - (answer) A: Enter Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) as shown on vehicle. Normally, the VIN on cars and trucks is located on the left front
dashboard adjacent to the windshield (Driver Side).
Q: What three types of driving are conducted in a law enforcement vehicle? - (answer) A: Emergency,
non-emergency, and pursuit
Q: When operating a vehicle in a non-emergency status, what traffic laws must be followed? - (answer)
A: Vehicles shall comply with all of the traffic laws and rules of the road that apply to all other vehicles.
Q: What should you not do for someone suffering from heat stroke? - (answer) 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.
You may also try these cooling strategies:
• 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 suffering from a heart attack? - (answer) A: non-prescription
pain medication
Q: On what waterways can a watercraft operator receive a DWI? - (answer) 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 described above.
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.
