AK POST case studies
AK POST · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Alaska Police Standards and Training Council (APSTC) sets the training and certification standards for peace officers in Alaska, and its exam is the knowledge component that candidates encounter during academy training or certification. It is written for recruits, lateral hires from other states, and officers seeking Alaska certification, not for the general public. The exam samples the working knowledge a patrol officer needs on day one: Alaska criminal law and procedure, state statutes and constitutional limits, traffic enforcement, patrol tactics and officer safety, investigations and evidence handling, use of force and defensive tactics, community relations, ethics and professional conduct, report writing, and emergency response with first aid. Expect scenario-based multiple-choice items that ask you to apply a rule to a fact pattern rather than recite definitions, so memorizing statute numbers alone will not carry you. The AK POST case studies are 5 cases and about 2,981 words.
1The Icy Pullout and the Unlicensed Driver
At 0230 on a January night, temperature is 4°F with freezing rain. You observe a sedan with one working headlight and a cracked windshield traveling 12 mph under the limit on a two-lane highway.
803 words, about 4 min2The Bar Fight Witness Who Won't Talk
You respond to a fight outside a bar at 0145. A 24-year-old man has a bleeding cut over his left eye and a swollen jaw.
610 words, about 3 min3The Mental Health Call and the Firearm
At 2100 you are dispatched to a welfare check. A caller reports her 31-year-old brother is 'acting strange,' talking about people following him, and has not slept in three days.
561 words, about 3 min4The High-Risk Stop With a Passenger
At 2330 you attempt a traffic stop on a vehicle matching a broadcast for a car involved in a shots-fired call 20 minutes earlier. The vehicle stops in a residential cul-de-sac.
468 words, about 2 min5The Report That Must Survive Cross-Examination
You arrest a man for DUI after a stop at 0200. At the station, the breath test result is 0.14.
539 words, about 3 min