Missouri Law Enforcement History
This act, passed in 1939, established the Missouri Highway Patrol
What is the Missouri Highway Patrol Act?
This Missouri man was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1993 and exonerated in 2003.
Who is Ryan Ferguson?
Clue: This agency investigates crimes against children in Missouri.
Answer: What is the Missouri Division of Family Services?
This term refers to the legal authority granted to police officers to enforce law
What is police authority?
This institution in Missouri is known for training future law enforcement officers
what is the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy?
The first woman to serve as a police chief in Missouri, was appointed in 1979.
Who is Chief Mary E. McCarthy?
This infamous bank robber, known as "The Gentleman Bandit," operated in Missouri during the 1930s.
Who is Al Jennings?
The Missouri State Highway Patrol oversees this type of law enforcement on highways.
What is traffic enforcement?
The process by which law enforcement must inform an arrested person of their rights.
What are Miranda rights?
This Missouri POST Commission sets the standards for this requirement for police officers
What is certification?
This major Missouri city established its first police department in 1808
What is St. Louis?
The 2014 shooting of this unarmed teenager in Ferguson sparked nationwide protests.
Who is Michael Brown?
This metropolitan police department has jurisdiction over St. Louis City.
What is the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department?
This term describes a tactic used by law enforcement to gather information from a suspect.
What is interrogation?
this type of training focuses on crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques
what is crisis intervention training?
This law enforcement agency was formed in 1967 to address organized crime in Missouri.
What is the Missouri State Highway Patrol?
This high-profile case involved the kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old girl in Missouri in 1988.
Who is the case of Lisa Irwin?
This agency provides law enforcement services to rural areas and small towns in Missouri.
What are county sheriff's offices?
This legal standard is required for police to obtain a search warrant.
What is probable cause?
This Missouri training program emphasizes community policing strategies
what is the law enforcement training program?
The Missouri Constitution was amended in 1875 to create this law enforcement position at the state level.
What is the Attorney General?
This case challenged the legality of the death penalty in Missouri in the 1990s.
What is the case of Michael Taylor?
This federal agency works with local law enforcement to combat drug trafficking in Missouri.
What is the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)?
This term refers to the police practice of monitoring an area for criminal activity
What is patrol?
Officers are required to complete this type of training periodically to maintain this certification
What is continuing education?