4th Amendment: Updated Search & Seizure for Police by Calibre Press
4th Amendment: Updated Search & Seizure for Police
This comprehensive training program is intended for law enforcement professionals at all levels who conduct arrests, perform searches, or detain individuals for questioning. Understanding Fourth Amendment principles is critical to protecting cases from legal challenges and shielding officers and agencies from costly liability exposure.
The course provides in-depth instruction on constitutional search and seizure parameters, citizen protections, and the scope of officer authority during lawful enforcement activities. Instructor Detective Mike Montgomery, an attorney and Fourth Amendment subject matter expert from suburban Chicago law enforcement, delivers instruction in a practical, accessible manner covering topics including:
- Citizens' reasonable expectation of privacy
- Non-physical and physical intrusions
- Legal requirements for launching investigations, executing arrests, and conducting searches
- Defining reasonable, articulable suspicion and probable cause
- Managing drivers and passengers during traffic stops
- Legally extending stops for investigative purposes
- Plain view, plain smell, and K9 sniff doctrines
- Pat downs, frisks, and plain feel doctrine
Course Details:
Date: November 5, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Brea Civic Center - Community Rooms A & B
Address: 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821
Cost: $239.00
Duration: 9 hours
POST Approval: STC #9133231
Hosted By: Brea Police Department
This essential training ensures officers fully comprehend Fourth Amendment protections and can execute their duties within constitutional boundaries.