Webinar: Advanced Vehicle Searches

As you know, vehicle searches are an every day occurrence on patrol. These searches can include anything from looking for specific objects or materials within a car, to examining the car’s engine and interior. There are many considerations that we as law enforcement must take into account when conducting a vehicle search. During this 2-hour webinar we will cover the following topics:

• Legal aspects of vehicle searches: We will cover the laws that govern vehicle searches, including search warrant requirements, probable cause, and the Fourth Amendment.
• Search techniques: The webinar will cover search incident to arrest, inventory search and community care taking stops as well as go over DUI checkpoints and the detention and identification of occupants in the vehicle
• Identification of hiding spots: we’ll cover common hiding spots in vehicles, such as in the engine compartment, under the seats, and in the trunk, and how to properly search these areas and some other neat spots often overlooked.
• Use of technology: the use of technology in vehicle searches as well as topically covering legal and ethical considerations of using these technologies.
• Handling and preservation of evidence: in this webinar we provide guidance on how to properly handle and preserve evidence found during a vehicle search. This will cover properly document the location, quantity, and condition of the evidence and how it was obtained.
• Safety precautions: safety is not second. The importance of safety during a vehicle search cannot be understated. Safety considerations include, environmental factors and the surrounding area, traffic flow, handling weapons, drugs, and hazardous materials.