Police Legal Advisor Training Program 2026

Back for the first time in four years, this conference and training program provides an in-depth look at the legal aspects of law enforcement. This program is based on the FLETC curricula and is presented by retired FLETC Senior Legal Instructors.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 5 - Day 1

8:00-8:50 Welcome and Orientation

9:00-12:00 Fourth Amendment Update for Police Legal Advisors

• Fourth Amendment Seizures
• Fourth Amendment Searches

12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:00-5:00 Advanced Search and Seizure Topics for Police Legal Advisors

• Search Warrant Application and Execution
• Categorizing Judicially Recognized Exceptions
• The Evolving Law of Traffic Stops
• Curtilage and the Knock and Talk Exception

Wednesday, May 6 - Day 2

8:00-9:50 Interrogations and Interviews

• Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination Clause Refresher
• Custody for Miranda Purposes
• Interrogation and Functional Equivalents
• Post-Invocation Reapproaches
• Interaction Between the Fifth Amendment and the Sixth Amendment

10:00-1200 Constitutional Policing

12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:00-2:50 Forfeitures and Money Laundering

3:00-5:00 The Legal Aspects of the Use of Force

• Historical Development
• Deadly Force
• Use of Force Case Law Update

Thursday, May 7 - Day 3

8:00-9:50 Electronic Surveillance and Emerging Technologies

• Technology and the Law
• Location Technology
• Activity Technology
• Mosaic Theory and Data Acquisition

10:00-12:00 Government Workplace Investigations

• Government Workplace Searches
• Government Employee Interviews

12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:00-2:50 Officer Liability and Qualified Immunity

• Federal Criminal Liability
• Federal Civil Liability
• Qualified Immunity Issues
• State Liability
• Federal Liability for State LEOs in Federal Task Forces

3:00-5:00 Special Topics: Guns, Drugs, Protestors, and Constitutional Auditors

• The Impacts of Constitutional Carry on Law Enforcement Actions
• Marijuana Legalization and the Fourth Amendment
• Protestors, Crowd Control, and the Use of Force
• Statutory Buffer Zones
• Training Officers for Confrontations with Constitutional Auditors

Friday, May 8 - Day 4

8:00-9:50 Police Legal Advisor Ethics

10:00-12:00 Legal Training and the Police Legal Advisor

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