This course is intended to reach those Patrol Officers, Detectives and First Line Supervisors who want to have a complete understanding of Criminal Procedure. This program will take you from initial contact to conviction. This training program has been designed to provide you with a comprehensive, in-depth review of the foundational concepts of criminal procedure, recent case law and ramifications to the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments of our Constitution, as well as Articles 12 & 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights.
DAY 1
- Threshold Inquires
- Stop & Frisk
- MV Stops & Exit Orders
- Protective Sweeps
- Hot Pursuit (Felony/Misdemeanor)
- Community Caretaker
- Warrantless Searches
- Emergency Aid Exception
- Consent Searches
- Plain View Seizure
- Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest
- Inventory Searches
- Searches in a School Setting
- Exigent Circumstances
DAY 2
- Miranda (Adult & Juvenile)
- Requirements for a Valid Waiver
- Custody & the Functional Equivalent
- Interested Adult
- Public Safety Exceptions to Miranda
- Rosario Waivers
- Humane Practice Rule
- Use of Translators
- Eyewitness Identification
- Photo Arrays
- Show Ups
- Line Ups
- In Court Identification
- Composite Sketches
- Voice Identification
- Discovery Requirements
- Review of Rule 14 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure