Designed as a companion to the Federal Law Enforcement Center's 2012 Homeland Security Legal Reference Manual, this edition of the handbook includes material for new and veteran federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers, including: Courtroom Testimony Being an Effective Witness, Characteristics that Jurors Expect of Witnesses, Essential Law Enforcement Testimonial Skills, "I don't know" and "I don't recall," Direct Examination, Cross-Examination, and Impeachment, LEOs and the Frustration of Cross-Examination, and Common Cross-Examination Techniques Courtroom Evidence Admissibility, Applicability of the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE), Suppression Hearings (Motions Hearings), Voir Dire, Opening Statements, Closing Argument, Sentencing, Direct and Circumstantial Evidence, Lay (and Expert Witness Testimony, Witness Credibility and Impeachment, Factors the Affect a Witness' Credibility, Impeachment, Privilege, Evidentiary Foundations, Marking/Tagging Evidence, Chain of Custody, Legal Admissibility and Preserving Trace Evidence, The Best Evidence Rule, Public Records and Documents, Business Records, Hearsay, Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule, and the Admissibility of Digital Evidence Fourth Amendment Issues Search and Seizure, Voluntary Contacts, Terry Stops, Terry Frisks Detaining Vehicles, Arrests, Defining and Establishing Probable Cause, the Exclusionary Rule and Exceptions, Plain View Doctrine, Arrest Warrants, Knock and Announce, Protective Sweeps, Searches Incident to Arrest, Search Warrants and Affidavits, and Executing Search Warrants Electronic Law and Evidence How to Obtain a Title III Court Order, Contents of the Application Consensual Monitoring, Electronic Tracking Devices-Warrants, Installation, and Monitoring, Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices, Methods for Obtaining Stored Electronic Communications, Preservation Orders, and Multi-Jurisdictional Warrants Officer Liability Civil Rights, Civil Liability, Title 18 U.S.C. § 241 Conspiracy Against Rights, Title 18 U.S.C. § 242 Deprivation Under Color of Authority, Arrests and Searches Without Probable Cause, False or Misleading Affidavit, Excessive Force Claims, Failure to Intervene When Excessive Force is Used, Immunity For Constitutional Violations, the Federal Tort Claims Act Searching and Seizing Computers and Other Electronic Devices Private Searches, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy (REP) in Computers, Losing REP via Exposure to the Public, Stolen Computers, and Third Party Possession, Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement, Preparing and Executing a Search Warrant, and Authentication of Computer Information Use of Force - Legal Aspects Non-Deadly Force and Reasonableness, Factors in Determining Excessive Force Handcuffing and Pointing Weapons during Terry Stops, Handcuffs Not Automatically an Arrest, Pointing a Weapon Not Automatically an Arrest, Use of Deadly Force-Objective Reasonableness, Officer Need Not Fear For His Life, Warning Shots, Verbal Warning Requirement, Lesser Forms of Force, Duty to Retreat, Agency Policy Restrictions, Striking Instruments and Chemical Sprays