ND POST case studies
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The North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification exam is the licensing assessment that a candidate must satisfy to be certified as a peace officer in North Dakota. It is aimed at recruits coming out of a basic academy, at officers licensed in another state who are seeking North Dakota certification, and at currently employed officers who must demonstrate continued competence. The ND POST case studies are 5 cases and about 4,518 words.
1The 0.041 Stop: Underage Tolerance, Impairment, and a Refused Breath Test
At 0142 hours on a Saturday, you stop a 2009 sedan on a Dickinson city street after watching it do 45 mph in a posted 25 and drift across the center line twice. The driver is 19, licensed, and alone.
851 words, about 4 min2The Knife in the Garage Doorway: Time, Distance, and a Decision Not to Shoot
At 2140 hours you are the first unit at a domestic disturbance on a rural Cass County property. A woman meets you at the end of the driveway, shaking.
943 words, about 5 min3The Garage at 5°F: Emergency Custody and a Suicidal Veteran
At 0705 on a January morning, dispatch sends you to a rural Grand Forks County farmstead. The caller, a 58-year-old woman, says her husband, a retired Army combat veteran, left the house at 0530, went into the detached garage, and called his sister to say goodbye and that "he's done." He has PTSD, has been drinking, and owns a bolt-action deer rifle.
938 words, about 5 min4The Pried Door and the Doorbell Camera: Twenty Minutes of Scene Control
At 0815 on a Tuesday you respond to a residential burglary in Minot. The homeowner, who works nights, came home at 0800 and found the back door pried open and a jewelry box emptied.
942 words, about 5 min5US Highway 2 at 0230: Deciding to End a Pursuit
At 0230 you attempt to stop a pickup on US Highway 2 west of Devils Lake for 72 mph in a posted 55 and no taillights. The truck accelerates to 95, runs the stop sign at a gravel intersection, passes a grain truck on the shoulder, and keeps going.
844 words, about 4 min