This program is designed to give law enforcement officers a comprehensive overview of when they can enter a home.

One of the most challenging decisions a law enforcement officer can make is when to make an entry into a home. Whether armed with a warrant or entering under an exception to the warrant requirement strict rules must be followed to ensure the entry is reasonable. Failure to follow these rules may result in the suppression of evidence or civil rights claim.

During this course we will give you a comprehensive review of case law in this critical area.

Some of the topics covered will be:

• Proper execution and entry with a warrant
• The Knock and Announce Rule
• Exceptions to the Knock and Announce Rule
• The Emergency Aid Doctrine & Community Caretaking
• Hot Pursuit and Fresh Pursuit into a Home
• When a 9-1-1 call can justify an entry
• Entry to make a warrantless arrest or seize evidence
• Dealing with a barricaded criminal verses a barricaded EDP
• And much more……