Search and Seizure
Thu, May 16
|WA County Fair Grounds Grafton Bldg.
This class zeros directly in on ways of fulfilling law enforcement objectives in the face of the law’s constraints. NO LODGING OR PER DIEM
Time & Location
May 16, 2024, 8:00 AM MDT – May 17, 2024, 5:00 PM MDT
WA County Fair Grounds Grafton Bldg., 700 5500 W, Hurricane, UT 84737, USA
Class Description
Instead of the standard lecture on what you cannot do when acting under the color of law, this class zeros directly in on ways of fulfilling law enforcement objectives in the face of the law’s constraints. Consisting of an interactive multi-media presentation designed to engage the students in thought and discussion with the instructor and each other while learning how to apply the Fourth Amendment to both basic and highly complex fact patterns. An absolutely essential class for personnel at all levels of law enforcement taught in a uniquely dynamic way.
Topics Include:
Searching Cars & Conveyances
Pretextual Detentions
At Close Range – Managing Detainees
Weapons Searches vs. Contraband Searches
How to Secure Consent
Hotels, Motels, and Forums of Convenience
Knock & Talks and Consensual Encounters
The Home, Curtilage, and the Open Fields Doctrine
Damaging or Destroying Property & the Scope of the Search
How to Effectively Articulate Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause
Exigencies, Sweeps, and Holding the Scene
How to Justify Prolonged Detentions & Dealing with Uncooperative Subjects
Use or Deployment of a K-9
Strategic Deception of the Criminal Detainee
2 day 16 hrs
NO LODGING OR PER DIEM