Topics:


Probable Cause
• Concept of "due process of law" as it relates to search & seizure. 
• Three reasons probable cause is important to the law enforcement officer.
• Significance of the exclusionary rule of evidence and the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree doctrine.

Warrants and Warrantless Searches
• General guidelines and rules that apply for both obtaining and serving a search warrant
• Six areas excluded from the requirement of needing a search warrant.

Searches of the Home
Rules of search and seizure as they apply to arrests and searches of the home.

Stop and Frisk
•What constitutes a reasonable stop.
• Rules of Stop and Frisk as they relate to matters of personal safety.

Searches Incident to an Arrest
Consent and how to practically apply the concept of consent during searches without a warrant.

Automobile Searches
• The Carroll Doctrine as it relates to probable cause and the general reasons why the court allows a search of a motor vehicle on probable cause alone.
• Rules and regulations regarding the search and seizure of containers inside a motor vehicle.

It is extremely important for law enforcement officers to have a strong working knowledge of the laws regarding search and seizure. In this training program, former FBI agent John Tierney makes search and seizure law understandable and shows how it applies to law enforcement.

 Video Segment Times: 22:30, 22:00, 40:00, 29:00
Appropriate for classroom or roll call training.