The Certified Search & Seizure Instructor is intended for academy and in-service instructors. It is also intended for ANY officer seeking to master Fourth Amendment concepts and earn a valuable certification.
The CSSI program will build upon the concepts taught during the Advanced Search & Seizure, Advanced Traffic Stops, and Advanced Criminal Investigations class.
In the end, graduates will have skills needed to teach officers how to make good case law.
Length: 16 Hours and must pass a comprehensive test available after the class.
Test: All students will be required to pass a comprehensive test within 10 days after the class.
Goal
Upon completion students will have a solid understanding of the Fourth Amendment and will know how to teach core concepts, including reasonable suspicion, curtilage, and objective reasonableness.
Training Modules
1. Three Golden Rules of search and seizure
2. How to research case law
3. How to teach officers about the latest case law
4. Core Fourth Amendment principles
5. State law differences
6. Independent and adequate state grounds doctrine
7. The Exclusionary Rule
8. Standing and privacy interests
9. Overview of the comprehensive test
10. Overview of the training materials