Arrest, Search and Seizure: Law Enforcement Best Practices

Instructor: George Perez

Duration: 2.5 Days (20 total hours)

Professional Development Hours: 16 PD hours

Cost: $350.00

Schedule: First two days: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM local time. Final day: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM local time.

Course Overview

This comprehensive 20-hour training program equips law enforcement personnel with practical, court-tested strategies for ensuring Fourth Amendment compliance and managing evidence in modern policing environments. Rather than theoretical instruction, participants will develop actionable skills and knowledge they can immediately apply to defend their decisions during courtroom proceedings. In today's policing landscape, constitutional compliance serves as both an ethical requirement and a critical tool for officer protection.

Course Content

The training covers the following key topics:

• Fourth Amendment compliance and application
• Digital evidence search procedures and protocols
• Cell phone seizure law and regulations
• Traffic stop articulation techniques
• Geofence and CSLI (Cell Site Location Information) warrants
• Suppression hearing defense strategies
• Risk reduction under 42 U.S.C. §1983

Constitutional Framework

The course aligns with the following constitutional amendments and legal standards:

• Fourth Amendment protections
• Fifth Amendment considerations
• Sixth Amendment rights
• Fourteenth Amendment application
• U.S. Supreme Court precedent and federal minimum standards

Target Audience

This training is designed for:

• Patrol Officers
• Detectives
• Supervisors

Standards Alignment

The course meets or exceeds requirements established by:

• United States Constitutional standards
• Federal Supreme Court precedent
• National POST (Peace Officers Standards and Training) competency areas
• CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) standards related to arrest, search, seizure, property control, digital evidence, and legal updates

Key Competency Areas

CALEA Alignment: Use of Force Reporting & Review, Search & Seizure Policy Requirements, Property & Evidence Control, Arrest Procedures, Custodial Interrogation, Digital Evidence Management, and Training & Legal Updates.

POST Competency Areas: Legal Updates, Articulation, Report Writing, Courtroom Testimony, Digital Evidence Awareness, and Ethical Conduct.