Search Warrants for Analysts and Other Non-Sworn Personnel

SEARCH WARRANTS FOR ANALYSTS AND OTHER NON-SWORN PERSONNEL

Writing search warrants has long been a core skill for sworn law enforcement personnel during criminal investigations.  However, California law permits non-sworn personnel to seek out search warrants in support of ongoing and self-initiated cases.  In this training, analysts and other non-sworn law enforcement personnel will be presented with:

• The compelling reasons to author your own search warrants;
• Obtaining buy-off from supervisors, co-workers, prosecutors, and judges;
• The legal principals behind non-sworn search warrant writing;
• Search warrant components including the ‘hero sheet’, statement of probable cause, and supporting the items to be seized;
• Developing and documenting your expertise;
• Telling the story-how to write an effective affidavit;
• Determining what to seek in a search warrant;
• Finding the appropriate service of process information;
• Proper search warrant service, inventories, and returns to the court;
• Writing your first search warrant;
• Search warrant templates and guides.