Special Conservator of the Peace (06E)

Course Time: 24 Hours

1. Orientation - 2 hours
   • Virginia Law and Regulations Regarding Special Conservator of the Peace
     • Regulations
     • Code of Virginia § 19.2-13, § 9.1-150.1 - § 9.1-150.4, § 15.2-1737
     • Definitions
     • Duties and Responsibilities of the Conservator of the Peace
     • Training Requirements
     • Violations and Sanctions
   • Code of Ethics
     • Ethical Standards
     • Professional Conduct
   
   
2. Legal Procedures/Due Process, Civil Law, Criminal Law & Constitutional Law - 8 hours
   • Law
     • Knowledge of State and Federal Courts
     • Legal Terminology and Definitions
     • Purpose and Function of Law
     • US Constitution - Bill of Rights
     • Limitations and Liability
     • Magistrates and Courts
     • Felony vs. Misdemeanor
   • Legal Procedures and Due Process
     • Probable Cause
     • Arrests
     • Grand Jury
     • Courts
     • Trials
     • Magistrates
       1. Information
       2. Indictments
       3. True Bills
   • Civil Law
     • Civil Court System
       1. Federal
       2. State
       3. Local Jurisdiction
     • Definitions
     • Civil Judicial Procedures
     • Service of Process
   • Criminal Law
     • Criminal Court System
       1. State
       2. Federal
     • Legal Authority and Related Issues
     • Purpose and Function of Law
     • Definitions/Interpretations
     • History of Law
     • Constitutional Safeguards
       1. United States Constitution
       2. Virginia Constitution
       3. Search and Seizure
       4. Investigative Detention/Terry Stop
       5. Exigent Circumstances
       6. Consensual Encounters
     • Probable Cause
     • Criminal Procedures
       • Police Functions
         1. Laws of Arrests
         2. Arrest Procedures
       • Classifications of Crimes
         1. Misdemeanors
         2. Felonies
         3. Major Felonies in Virginia
       • Elements of Crime - Code of Virginia § 18.2
         1. Elements
         2. Intent
         3. Principals
         4. Accessories
   
   
3. Basic Law - 4 hours
   • Juvenile Law
     1. Juvenile Arrest Procedures
     2. Juvenile Court Procedures
   • Crimes Against Peace and Order
   • Crimes Against Health and Safety
   • Crimes Against Persons
   • Crimes Involving Fraud
   • Crimes Against Property
   
   
4. Laws Regarding the Use of Force/Liability Issues - 4 hours
   • Use of Force
     1. Deadly Force
     2. Reasonable and Unreasonable Excessive Force
     3. Justifiable Deadly Force
   • Liability Issues
     1. Civil Liability
     2. Criminal Liability
   
   
5. Obtaining an Arrest Warrant/Virginia Uniform Summons - 4 hours
   • Police Functions
     1. Appearing Before a Magistrate
     2. Types of Warrants to Obtain
     3. Serving a Warrant
   • Virginia Uniform Summons
     1. Issuing
   
   
6. Rules of Evidence - 1 hour
   • Definition of Evidence
   • Rules
   • Types
   • Requirements
   • Admissibility of Evidence
   • Hearsay Rules
   • Exclusionary Rules
   • Exculpatory Evidence
   • Integrity of Evidence
   • Chain of Custody
   
   
7. Cout Room Testimony - 1 hour
   • Testimony
     1. Articulating Training and Experience
     2. Testifying
   
   

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