K-9 Legal Update

Certification

This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Training Mandates

This course meets state guidelines for the following mandated subject areas:

• Law Update  (annual)
• Civil Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Constitutional & Proper Use of Authority  (every 3 yrs.)

Description

Nationally recognized for prosecuting drug trafficking cases, Ted Daus tells it like it is.  What a perfect opportunity for K-9 handlers to learn straight from the prosecutor what he needs to hear from you on the stand when presenting your drug cases to the jury.  Ted navigates his way through the latest courtroom decisions regarding police detection dogs and takes you along for the ride.  Ted will open your eyes to what has been happening in the courtroom and what the future looks like for drug detection K-9 teams across America.  This 4-hour course will benefit K-9 handlers and street supervisors.

Topics

• Dog deployments on cars
• Use of dogs during search warrants
• Dog reliability
• Timing issue related to dog deployments
• Court testimony (good & bad phrases for the courtroom)
• National case law updates
• Dogs and legal marijuana and/or medical marijuana
• Dog alerts and change of behavior (jumping into cars)
• Record keeping (what is important after U.S. vs. Harris)
• Dog sniffs of houses, people, Fed Ex/UPS boxes, safety deposit boxes, hotels/motels and apartments

Instructor