Traffic Stops Week 1

Traffic stops are considered to routine for law enforcement officers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A Police Officer must witness an offense in order to write a citation/

• TRUE

• FALSE

Match the following to correct type of traffic stop.

• Driver Seems Lost

• Probable Cause Stop

• •Suspicious persons at suspicious places

• Investigation Stops

• •Person driving is a witness to a crime

• Reasonable Suspicion Stop

• Driver has committed an offense

• Community Care Stops

The first thing you should do after pulling a vehicle over is to notify dispatch of your location

• TRUE

• FALSE

A driver can refuse to ID their self when stopped for a traffic offense.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of stop should you conduct if dispatch alerts you to a vehicle that just left the scene of a robbery and you spot a vehicle matching the given description?

• Probable Cause Stop

• Investigation Stop

• Community Care Stops

• Reasonable Suspicion Stop

What type of stop should you conduct if you see a driver run a stop sign.

• Reasonable Suspicion

• Probable Cause

• Investigation Stop

• Community Care Stop

You should always approach the drivers side window when conducting a traffic stop.

• TRUE

• FALSE