Understanding the law of search and seizure reduces liability exposure and makes for more effective law enforcement endeavors. This program presents an advanced level discussion of search and seizure principles. The discussion is “advanced” in the sense that it goes beyond the basic, overarching search and seizure principles discussed in the other program in this series, the Case Law All Cops Need to Know course. While an attendee of this advanced program would certainly benefit from attending the basic program, there are no prerequisites for attendance here. This program is designed to benefit law enforcement officers, regardless of experience, assignment or rank.

The topics discussed in this one-day program will include some of the topics from the Case Law All Cops Need to Know course however these particular topics will be presented with more depth and/or specificity. Additionally, topics not previously discussed will be introduced and explored. Topics for the Advanced Search and Seizure program include: justification for warrantless home entry (i.e., hot pursuit, the emergency aid doctrine and preservation of evidence), vehicle searches, consent to search from a parent or bailee, the difference between mere plain view observations and the narrow plain view doctrine of warrantless seizure (including discussion of the foregone conclusion doctrine), abandoned property, the use of informants in the development of reasonable suspicion and probable cause, and the administration of the exclusionary rule (i.e., the “standing” requirement and recognized exceptions to the rule).