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3020-K-9 Legal Issues - 6/19/19 (Edneyville)

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Brief Description: CICP

Full Description: Who Should Attend:
Officers assigned to canine units, their supervisors, and any other officers involved in the operation of a canine unit.

Course Goal:
This course will instruct canine officers, their supervisors, and others involved in the operation of a canine unit in the following areas: how the use of a canine and the traditional Fourth Amendment concepts of search and seizure, reasonable suspicion, and probable cause interact; the factors that determine canine reliability in the eyes of the courts; civil liability in the context of canine use by law enforcement; and what constitutes injury to a canine under North Carolina law. This course is not limited to issues affecting drug-detection canines. The legal issues surrounding the use of tracking and apprehension canines, accelerant and bomb detection canines and cadaver canines are also discussed. The course primarily uses in-depth discussion of statutory and appellate case law to instruct students on different legal topics, however, it also includes a mock trial component.

Course Objectives:
By the end of instruction, the student will be able to:
-Explain the circumstances in which a K-9 sniff is not a “search” under the Fourth Amendment.

-List the factors courts consider in determining whether reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop exists.

-Explain the legal methods in which a traffic stop may be extended beyond the scope of the original purpose of the stop.

-List the factors a court considers when determining whether reasonable suspicion exists to extend a traffic stop beyond the scope of the original purpose of the stop.

-Define “consent to search” and discuss any limitations on that consent.

-Describe the conditions under which a drug K-9 can be used at a checkpoint.

-Describe the way a drug K-9 may be used to sniff at a school or on a bus.

-Examine the factors that the courts look to when deciding the admissibility of evidence that a K-9 identified a person in a tracking case.

-List and explain the role that training and certification of a K-9 plays when the courts determine the reliability of a dog sniff and alert as evidence.

-List five things an officer should do while testifying in court.

-Compare and contrast the criminal and civil systems of justice.

-List the theories of civil liability most commonly asserted under Section 1983.

-Explain the factors the courts use in deciding use of force claims in K-9 cases.

-Discuss at least five preventive measures that a law enforcement agency can implement in order to reduce exposure to civil liability.

-Describe when a currency seizure is legal using a K-9.

-Define what constitutes an injury to a K-9 animal under North Carolina law.

Methodologies:
This course employs lecture, class discussion, an intensive review of appellate court cases illustrating specific topics, and a practical exercise involving testimony. Canine officers are not required to bring their canines.

Training Dates: 06/19/2019 - 06/20/2019

Prerequisites: None Specified

Registration Dates: 03/16/2018 - 06/12/2019

Available Seats: 6

Hours: 16h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: NC Justice Academy - Edneyville
3971 Chimney Rock Road
Edneyville, NC 28727-0600

Directions to Location: See http://ncja.ncdoj.gov for campus directions.

Reporting Instructions: This is a basic canine law course involving an intensive review of judicial decisions and other legal sources. Attendance is required for the entire session.

Housing is optional: Check-In 06/18/2019
Check-Out 06/20/2019

Signup Details: Agency Limit = 3

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3020-K-9 Legal Issues - 6/19/19 (Edneyville)