CJC-5010AE - Police Law Institute (PLI)

This intense 80-hour course of instruction is designed to provide the student with specific skills necessary to conduct law enforcement activities associated with search warrants, arrests, investigative detention, warrantless searches, in-custody and voluntary interviews, eyewitness identifications and non-testimonial and identification orders.

At the end of this block of instruction, the participant will be able to achieve the following in accordance with information received during the instructional period:

• Conduct a valid investigative stop and frisk, and a lawful arrest, based in appropriate considerations
• of reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and use of force
• Explain and apply the law of search and seizure with and without a search warrant
• Explain and apply law as it relates to the issuance and service of search warrants, administrative inspection warrants and non-testimonial identification orders
• Given a fact pattern, prepare a legally sufficient search warrant
• Conduct interviews lawfully during investigative detention and arrest situations
• Apply non-custodial interview procedures to obtain lawful confessions
• Conduct non-testimonial and eyewitness identification procedures in accordance with applicable law
• Determine whether lethal and less lethal force may be used lawfully in given fact situations
• Determine whether emergency vehicle operation is appropriate under given fact situations
• Identify the steps an officer should take to defend against a civil lawsuit.

Attendees MUST have the following books for the class:

• NC Arrest, Search, and Investigation (commonly known as the “Farb Book”)
• The Red case law book (can be purchased from the NCJA for $14.95)
• The Green “Supplement Book) which can be purchased from the NCJA for $12.00)