NC POST case studies
NC POST · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The North Carolina POST certification examination - commonly called the BLET State Comprehensive Exam - is the written knowledge assessment that sits at the end of Basic Law Enforcement Training and stands between a recruit and sworn officer status in North Carolina. It is built for people already enrolled in a Commission-accredited BLET academy, though self-sponsored candidates and out-of-state or former officers seeking requalification also encounter it. The NC POST case studies are 5 cases and about 4,610 words.
1The Console Bag: Arrest Authority vs. Vehicle Search Authority
At 0142 hours you stop a sedan for an expired registration on a two-lane road. The driver, 34, has a confirmed order for arrest for failure to appear on a misdemeanor larceny charge.
846 words, about 4 min2Solo Unit, 2230 Hours: The Pursuit Decision
At 2230 hours you are working a solo unit on a two-lane rural road, eight miles from town. A sedan passes you at an estimated 70 mph in a posted 45.
818 words, about 4 min3The Porch Show-Up: Eyewitness ID and a Sixteen-Year-Old Suspect
A garage was burglarized at about 2115; a laptop and a bicycle were taken. The only witness is a 62-year-old neighbor who saw a "young male, maybe 15 to 17, green hoodie" run from the alley.
914 words, about 5 min4Intersection Crash: Triage, Blood, and Skid Math
At 2100 hours, two vehicles collide at a rural intersection. Vehicle A ran the stop sign.
997 words, about 5 min5Six Minutes Alone: A Knife, a Family, and a Crisis
At 1530 hours you arrive alone at a report of a man with a knife. A 24-year-old male is in the driveway holding a 6-inch kitchen knife and cutting his own forearm, shouting, "Just shoot me." His mother and 14-year-old sister are on the porch about 25 feet away.
1,035 words, about 5 min