Good Faith & The 4th Amendment

Module One: Course Introduction

1. Instructor introduction.

2. Explain the course objective.

3. Encourage attendees to ask questions and share feedback with other attendees.

4. Explain that certificates will be emailed after the class.

5. Go over the three disclaimers:

• Laws and agency standard operating procedures may be more restrictive. Blue to Gold teaching the federal standard unless otherwise stated. Therefore, students must know their state and local requirements in addition to the federal standard.
• If students have any doubts about their actions, ask a supervisor or legal advisor.
• The course is not legal advice, but legal education. Therefore, nothing we teach should be interpreted as legal advice. Check with your agency’s legal advisor for legal advice.

Module Two: Good Faith

1. Three Good Faith Exceptions

2. Defective Search Warrants

3. Invalid Arrest Warrants

4. Unconstitutional Laws

Module Three: Bad Faith

1. Good Faith Inapplicable

2. Lies and Reckless Information

3. Biased Judge

4. Facially Invalid

Module Four: Objective Reasonableness

1. Warrantless Criminal Investigations

2. Qualified Immunity

Module Five: Pretext Stops

1. Courts Look at Objective Facts

2. Video

Module Six:  Community Care

1. Inevitable Discovery

2. Inventories

3. Mindset Matters

Module Seven: Takeaways

Did you learn anything new today?