2108 Intermediate Arrest, Search, and Seizure
Texas
This course will cover the following topics: probable cause, detention, and arrest; expectations for search warrant requirements; search warrants; suppression hearings and civil liability; and juvenile justice procedures. Students will learn how to choose a proper course of action when presented with fact situations on a test to determine reasonable suspicion for detention or probable cause for arrest; how to determine if a search may be conducted without a warrant and what limitations may apply; how to identify advantages of search warrants and preparation of proper cause affidavit; and how to demonstrate on a written examination an understanding of this area to a specified percentage.
This course will cover the following topics: probable cause, detention, and arrest; expectations for search warrant requirements; search warrants; suppression hearings and civil liability; and juvenile justice procedures. Students will learn how to choose a proper course of action when presented with fact situations on a test to determine reasonable suspicion for detention or probable cause for arrest; how to determine if a search may be conducted without a warrant and what limitations may apply; how to identify advantages of search warrants and preparation of proper cause affidavit; and how to demonstrate on a written examination an understanding of this area to a specified percentage.
Course Length: 15 Hours
Meet your Instructor
Brett Morgan
Expertise:
Brett Morgan is the regional director for Virtual Academy in Texas. He has spent the majority of his adult life in law enforcement in the state of Texas, beginning in 1993 and retiring in 2017. During his law enforcement career, he has had the opportunity to serve in a variety of assignments that include patrol, field training officer, street crimes, gangs, detective, undercover narcotics officer, honor guard, 17 years of SWAT, a sergeant over patrol, Internal Affairs, training coordinator, background investigator, and retiring as a Lieutenant over the Criminal Investigation Division. In addition to his law enforcement experience, he has a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Texas and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Cincinnati. Morgan is a TCOLE certified instructor.