MO POST case studies
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The Missouri Peace Officer License is the state credential a person must hold to work as a peace officer in Missouri. The program that issues it, Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), sits inside the Missouri Department of Public Safety and operates under Chapter 590, RSMo. The MO POST case studies are 5 cases and about 5,193 words.
1The 2 A.M. Duplex Entry: Emergency Aid, Miranda, and a Statement You Cannot Use
At 02:14 on a Saturday, with the temperature at 34°F and light rain, you and a second officer are dispatched to a duplex on a "possible disturbance, female screaming" call. A 28-year-old woman answers the door crying.
1,049 words, about 5 min2The Box Cutter in the Grocery Lot: Taser Distance, Deadly Force, and a Partner's Kick
At 19:40 in a grocery store parking lot, you and Officer B respond to a report of a man cutting himself with a box cutter. You find a 45-year-old man pacing beside a parked car, box cutter in his right hand, blade extended.
1,113 words, about 6 min3The Fatal Curve: A Reconstruction That Waits Six Hours
At 22:40 on a clear, dry night, you are dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on a rural two-lane Missouri route posted at 55 mph. A northbound pickup truck has struck a southbound motorcycle near a curve.
1,022 words, about 5 min4The Report That Makes the Charge Stick
You are a two-year officer. At 14:00 you arrest a 19-year-old at a discount store for stealing a $60 power tool.
968 words, about 5 min5The 22-Minute Show-Up and the Phone the Sergeant Wants You to Scroll
At 21:15 a convenience store clerk reports that a man in a gray hoodie, about 5'8", showed "something silver" in his waistband and took 180 from the register. Twenty-two minutes later, four blocks away, you stop a man who matches the description.
1,041 words, about 5 min