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Legal

➤ Examine the factors that the courts look to when
K-9 Legal Issues deciding the admissibility of evidence that a K-9
identifi ed a person in a tracking case.
➤ List and explain the role that training and certifi cation
CICP Accredited Course of a K-9 plays when the courts determine the reliability
of a dog sniff and alert as evidence.
➤ List fi ve things an offi cer should do while testifying in
Who Should Attend court.
Offi cers assigned to canine units, their supervisors, and ➤ Compare and contrast the criminal and civil systems
any other offi cers involved in the operation of a canine of justice.
unit. ➤ List the theories of civil liability most commonly
asserted under Section 1983.
Course Goal ➤ Explain the factors the courts use in deciding use of
This course will instruct canine offi cers, their supervisors, force claims in K-9 cases.
and others involved in the operation of a canine unit in the ➤ Discuss at least fi ve preventive measures that a law
following areas: how the use of a canine and the traditional enforcement agency can implement in order to reduce
Fourth Amendment concepts of search and seizure, exposure to civil liability.
reasonable suspicion, and probable cause interact; the ➤ Describe when a currency seizure is legal using a
factors that determine canine reliability in the eyes of K-9.
the courts; civil liability in the context of canine use by ➤ Defi ne what constitutes an injury to a K-9 animal
law enforcement; and what constitutes injury to a canine under North Carolina law.
under North Carolina law. This course is not limited to
issues affecting drug-detection canines. The legal issues Methodologies
surrounding the use of tracking and apprehension canines, This course employs lecture, class discussion, an
accelerant and bomb detection canines and cadaver intensive review of appellate court cases illustrating
canines are also discussed. The course primarily uses specifi c topics, and a practical exercise involving
in-depth discussion of statutory and appellate case law to testimony. Canine offi cers are not required to bring their
instruct students on different legal topics however, it also canines.
includes a mock trial component.
Course Requirements
Course Objectives This is a basic canine law course involving an intensive
By the end of instruction, the student will be able to: review of judicial decisions and other legal sources.
➤ Explain the circumstances in which a K-9 sniff is not a Attendance is required for the entire session.
“search” under the Fourth Amendment.
➤ List the factors courts consider in determining whether Course Coordinator
reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop Jarrett McGowan
exists. LIMIT 3 STUDENTS
➤ Explain the legal methods in which a traffi c stop may Length of Course PER DEPARTMENT.
be extended beyond the scope of the original purpose Two days (16 hours)
of the stop.
➤ List the factors a court considers when determining
whether reasonable suspicion exists to extend a traffi c
stop beyond the scope of the original purpose of the
stop.
➤ Defi ne “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.

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