OSP Trooper Exam case studies
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The Oregon State Police Trooper Exam is the entry-level selection process used by the Oregon State Police to identify candidates for trooper recruit positions. It is for people seeking a sworn law enforcement career with the state's central police agency - not for current officers seeking promotion, and not for city or county agency hiring, which run their own processes. The OSP Trooper Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,599 words.
1The Diabetic Driver on the Narrow Shoulder
At 02:14 on a rainy Tuesday you stop a silver 2007 Honda Civic on Oregon 99E near Milwaukie after it crosses the fog line three times in half a mile and brake-taps at a green light. The driver, a 58-year-old woman, fumbles for her license, speaks in thick, slow syllables, and says she is diabetic and 'just needs to get home - it's four blocks.' Her breath carries a faint alcohol smell, but there is an open bottle of mint mouthwash in the console.
816 words, about 4 min2Rebuilding a Report That Would Not Survive Cross-Examination
You are reviewing a draft narrative before end of shift. Your sergeant flagged it - not because the arrest was wrong, but because the writing would not survive a defense challenge.
935 words, about 5 min3Two Witnesses, One Two-Second Look
At 19:42 on a wet November evening, dispatch broadcasts a hit-and-run at 14th and Oak. The victim, a 71-year-old man, was struck in the driver's door and is complaining of neck pain.
946 words, about 5 min4The Delivery Driver, the Crowd, and the Child in the Van
Sunday, 11:20, downtown Bend. You stop a 34-year-old delivery van driver for a loud exhaust and a brake light out.
990 words, about 5 min5A Closed Block and a Dispatch Order That Cannot Be Followed
You are stopped at 3rd Avenue and Alder Street, facing north. Avenues run north–south, numbered 1st through 6th west to east, 0.2 mile apart.
912 words, about 5 min