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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
6-23-2009 |
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LET243 2009
Fall – 2010 Fall |
L+L 4.0 Credit(s) 6.0 Period(s) 5.4 Load Occ |
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Search Warrant Preparation |
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Overview of statutes, constitutional requirements, and case law covering searches, seizures, and detentions relative to the search warrant process. Includes procedures and tactical considerations for obtaining and serving search warrants. Also covers review and documentation of probable cause related to property, persons, and drug-related crimes within a search warrant affidavit as well as search warrant draft procedures. Prerequisites: One (1) year experience as a police officer and nine semester hours related college courses. Cross-References: LE0243 |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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LET243 2009 Fall – 2010 Fall |
Search Warrant Preparation |
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1. Name the
elements of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (I) 2. Describe the
exemptions to the Fourth Amendment.
(I) 3. Review
definitions as related to search warrants. (I) 4. Define probable
cause relative to search warrants, facilities to be searched, and property to
be seized. (I, II, III) 5. Describe
legislative and case law relative to search warrants. (II) 6. Explain
procedures for obtaining a search warrant. (II) 7. Describe procedures
for executing a search warrant.
(II) 8. Compare and
contrast procedures for dealing with confidential and non-confidential
information and informants. (II) 9. Explain
procedures for returning a search warrant. (II) 10. List
the search requirements and procedures needed to serve a search warrant. (II, III) 11. Define
limitations related to who can be detained at a search warrant scene. (II, III) 12. Apply
relevant legislative and case laws during the development process of a search
warrant. (I, II, III) 13. Draft
a search warrant for an individual wanted on a felony warrant. (III) 14. Draft
a search warrant for a property-related crime. (III) 15. Draft
a search warrant for a persons-related crime. (III) 16. Draft
a search warrant for a drug-related offense. (III) 17. Draft
a covert operation-related search warrant. (III) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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LET243 2009 Fall – 2010 Fall |
Search Warrant
Preparation |
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I. Introduction
to Search Warrants A. Fourth
Amendment 1. Elements 2. Exemptions B. Definitions 1. Search 2. Seizure 3. Evidence 4. Probable
Cause 5. Search
Warrant Exceptions 6. Search
Warrants 7. Exclusionary
Rule 8. Standing 9. Four
Corners Doctrine 10. Civil
Liabilities II. Searches A. Fourth
Amendment Requirements B. Law 1. Arizona 2. Case C. Warrants 1. Reasons
for Drawing 2. Method
of Obtaining 3. Serving 4. Limitations 5. No
Knock D. Vehicle
Searches and Exceptions 1. Mobility 2. Search
Incidental to Arrest 3. Inventory 4. Passenger
Compartment 5. Vehicle
Compartments 6. Trunk E. Inventory F. Return
of Service G. Departmental
Reports H. Informants 1. Confidential 2. Non-Confidential I. Night
Time Services J. Search
Warrant Service Preparation 1. Uniform
Presence 2. Time
and Entry Tape Recording 3. Scene
Photographs 4. Property
Receipt K. Wiretap 1. Probable
Cause 2. Exhaustion III. Warrant
Writing A. Felony 1. Validity
Probable Cause 2. Location
Probable Cause 3. Affidavit
Amendment B. Property-Related
Crime 1. Property
Verification/Documentation 2. Probable
Cause 3. Amendment C. Person-Related
Crime 1. Elements
of the Crime Probable Cause 2. Location
Probable Cause 3. Identifying
Evidence Probable Cause D. Drug
Related Offenses 1. Intelligence
Source Information 2. Probable
Cause 3. Undercover
Police Operations E. Covert
Operations 1. Global
Positioning Tracking System 2. Sneak
and Peek 3. Historical
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