MISSOURI POST STUDY GUIDE LATEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|AGRADE
(3 EXAM SETS)
SET 1
Q: What do you need to prior to communicating on the radio? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Know what you're going to say before you start transmitting)
Q: What happens to the frequency on a radar when and object is moving towards
it? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Increases
Q: How many people are required to form a gang? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
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 commission of one or more of the criminal acts enumerated in subdivision (2)
of this 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 neighborhood? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Graffiti
Q: Should everyone in a riot control squad be trained to take the squad leaders
position? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Yes
Q: What is an infraction? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: An infraction is a
somewhat broad term used to describe the breaking of the law. Most often, the
term refers to a fairly minor law or local ordinance. Although technically a
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,violation of statutory law, the way most infractions are treated makes them seem
more akin to a civil offense. For example, an infraction does not receive the benefit
of a jury trial, as a judge simply presides over the proceedings and passes
judgment.
Q: What are some characteristics of abuse victims? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- •
Low self esteem
• Emotional and economic dependency
• Continued faith and hope abuser will "grow up"
• Depression
• Stress disorders and/or psychosomatic complaints
• Accepts blame and guilt for violence
• Socially isolated, e.g. avoids social interaction, never seems to be alone
• Believes social myths about battering
• Believes in stereotypical sex roles
• Has poor self-image
• Contemplates or attempts suicide, or self-harms
• Participation in pecking-order battering
• Appears nervous or anxious
• May defend any criticism of abuser
• May have repeatedly left, or considered leaving the relationship
Q: An individual on what type of drugs can exhibit aggressiveness and paranoia? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Cocaine
Q: When using cocaine, what does freebasing mean? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
A: To purify (cocaine) by dissolving it in a heated solvent and separating and
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,drying the precipitate or to use (cocaine purified in this way) by burning it and
inhaling the fumes.
Q: When a building is blocked in such a manner that anyone leaving the building
will be seen and able to be detained for questioning, this is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Blockade
Q: If you injure a person while arresting them, what is the first thing you need to
do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Provide care before incarceration
Q: If a person is accused of theft, and has two prior convictions, can they be
charged with a felony? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Yes
Q: Can a law enforcement officer and a mental health worker take a juvenile into
temporary protective custody without a court order? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
A: Yes, for safety. A court order will be needed for permanent protective custody
Q: If you conduct a traffic stop, and the operator fails a Field Sobriety Test, blows
.00% BAC, then refuses a blood test, what can you do from that point? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Driver license will be taken away (revoked) for one
year
Q: You are on patrol in a park. A BOLO is put out; reference a bicycle stolen from
near your location, with a description of the bicycle and suspect. You are
approximately five minutes from the location and see an individual on a bike
matching the description from the BOLO, what do you have? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Probable Cause
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, Q: Drunk guy walks into a bar, bartender refuses to serve him, drunk guy takes a
swing at bartender, bartender blocks and causes drunk guy to miss. Drunk guy falls
and breaks his arm. Who can be charged with what in this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: The Drunk; Assault in the 3rd Degree
Q: A hunter crosses onto a farmer's property while hunting. The farmer sees the
hunter and shows him where the property line is and asks the hunter to leave his
property. The farmer leaves the area. Instead of leaving the property, the hunter
decides to stay and hunt for a while. What can the hunter be charged with? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Trespassing 1st Degree
Q: What is the securest method of cuffing a prisoner? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- A: Behind the back with the back of the hands facing each other and the
palms facing outward and double locked to avoid excessive tightening
Q: If a person is suffering from extreme hypothermia, why should you be cautious
about rapidly reheating them? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Cardiac arrest
Q: If it is believed that someone has committed suicide with a gun, what is the
most important piece of evidence that needs to be preserved at the scene? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Hands or weapon
Q: What is the most important thing to do in order to ensure a successful
preliminary investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Preserving
evidence/scene
Q: If $100 worth of a schedule II drug is stolen, what is the perpetrator charged
with? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Misdemeanor v. felony
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|AGRADE
(3 EXAM SETS)
SET 1
Q: What do you need to prior to communicating on the radio? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Know what you're going to say before you start transmitting)
Q: What happens to the frequency on a radar when and object is moving towards
it? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Increases
Q: How many people are required to form a gang? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
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 commission of one or more of the criminal acts enumerated in subdivision (2)
of this 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 neighborhood? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Graffiti
Q: Should everyone in a riot control squad be trained to take the squad leaders
position? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Yes
Q: What is an infraction? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: An infraction is a
somewhat broad term used to describe the breaking of the law. Most often, the
term refers to a fairly minor law or local ordinance. Although technically a
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,violation of statutory law, the way most infractions are treated makes them seem
more akin to a civil offense. For example, an infraction does not receive the benefit
of a jury trial, as a judge simply presides over the proceedings and passes
judgment.
Q: What are some characteristics of abuse victims? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- •
Low self esteem
• Emotional and economic dependency
• Continued faith and hope abuser will "grow up"
• Depression
• Stress disorders and/or psychosomatic complaints
• Accepts blame and guilt for violence
• Socially isolated, e.g. avoids social interaction, never seems to be alone
• Believes social myths about battering
• Believes in stereotypical sex roles
• Has poor self-image
• Contemplates or attempts suicide, or self-harms
• Participation in pecking-order battering
• Appears nervous or anxious
• May defend any criticism of abuser
• May have repeatedly left, or considered leaving the relationship
Q: An individual on what type of drugs can exhibit aggressiveness and paranoia? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Cocaine
Q: When using cocaine, what does freebasing mean? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
A: To purify (cocaine) by dissolving it in a heated solvent and separating and
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,drying the precipitate or to use (cocaine purified in this way) by burning it and
inhaling the fumes.
Q: When a building is blocked in such a manner that anyone leaving the building
will be seen and able to be detained for questioning, this is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Blockade
Q: If you injure a person while arresting them, what is the first thing you need to
do? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Provide care before incarceration
Q: If a person is accused of theft, and has two prior convictions, can they be
charged with a felony? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Yes
Q: Can a law enforcement officer and a mental health worker take a juvenile into
temporary protective custody without a court order? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
A: Yes, for safety. A court order will be needed for permanent protective custody
Q: If you conduct a traffic stop, and the operator fails a Field Sobriety Test, blows
.00% BAC, then refuses a blood test, what can you do from that point? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Driver license will be taken away (revoked) for one
year
Q: You are on patrol in a park. A BOLO is put out; reference a bicycle stolen from
near your location, with a description of the bicycle and suspect. You are
approximately five minutes from the location and see an individual on a bike
matching the description from the BOLO, what do you have? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: Probable Cause
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, Q: Drunk guy walks into a bar, bartender refuses to serve him, drunk guy takes a
swing at bartender, bartender blocks and causes drunk guy to miss. Drunk guy falls
and breaks his arm. Who can be charged with what in this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A: The Drunk; Assault in the 3rd Degree
Q: A hunter crosses onto a farmer's property while hunting. The farmer sees the
hunter and shows him where the property line is and asks the hunter to leave his
property. The farmer leaves the area. Instead of leaving the property, the hunter
decides to stay and hunt for a while. What can the hunter be charged with? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Trespassing 1st Degree
Q: What is the securest method of cuffing a prisoner? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- A: Behind the back with the back of the hands facing each other and the
palms facing outward and double locked to avoid excessive tightening
Q: If a person is suffering from extreme hypothermia, why should you be cautious
about rapidly reheating them? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Cardiac arrest
Q: If it is believed that someone has committed suicide with a gun, what is the
most important piece of evidence that needs to be preserved at the scene? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Hands or weapon
Q: What is the most important thing to do in order to ensure a successful
preliminary investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Preserving
evidence/scene
Q: If $100 worth of a schedule II drug is stolen, what is the perpetrator charged
with? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A: Misdemeanor v. felony
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