Title: Demonstrate procedures for obtaining and executing a search warrant.
Course: Criminal Justice II (15051-II) > Section: Understanding the Rule of Law

Demonstration should include

- key concepts related to search warrants
  - probable cause, and how it is established
  - an affidavit, and its purpose as related to search warrants, including how to complete it and present it to a magistrate or judge
  - inadvertent discovery, and how it is applied
- procedures related to a search warrant
  - when a search warrant should be obtained
  - the scope of a search warrant
  - nighttime vs. daytime search
  - who should receive the warrant (e.g., homeowner)
  - the conditions under which persons or the premises named on a warrant may be searched
  - articles that may be seized as a result of a search with a warrant
  - legitimate use of force when carrying out a search warrant
  - court requirements for filing the executed warrant
- the implications of conducting a search without a warrant involving persons, premises, and vehicles.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the three things that must be named in an affidavit for a search warrant?
- When may a police officer search a person without a valid warrant?
- Who can issue a warrant?