Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS290AE   19956-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
AJS290AE 19956-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Arrest, Search and Seizure
Procedural applications of current arrest, search and seizure statutes.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS290AE   19956-20086 Arrest, Search and Seizure
1. Describe the various provisions for conducting a search without a warrant. (I)
2. Describe the various situations when the legal seizures of persons may occur. (II)
3. Describe a search warrant and the provisions to obtain and execute a warrant. (III)
4. Describe instances where Fourth Amendment protections do not apply. (IV)
5. Describe the provisions of Miranda warnings. (V)
6. Describe the legal seizure of identification evidence. (VI)
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AJS290AE   19956-20086 Arrest, Search and Seizure
    I. Warrantless searches
        A. Airports
        B. Probations, parolees, prisoners
        C. Roadblocks
        D. Border
        E. Inventory
        F. Hot pursuit
        G. Protective sweeps
        H. Consent
      II. Seizure of persons
          A. Arrests
          B. Contacts
          C. Detention
          D. Fugitive arrests
          E. Search incident to arrest
        III. Search warrants
            A. When needed
            B. Drafting
            C. Execution
          IV. Inapplicability of Fourth Amendment
              A. Private searches
              B. Reasonable expectation of privacy
              C. Search for non-crime-related property
            V. Suspect's statements
                A. Voluntariness
                B. Miranda warnings
                C. Hearsay exceptions
              VI. Eyewitness identification
                  A. Right to counsel
                  B. Suggestivity
                  C. Reliability
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