K-9 Officers Legal Handbook 3rd Edition
From searches, seizures and warrants to admissibility of evidence and unique issues commonly faced by K9 officers on the witness stand, K9 Officer's Legal Handbook is an authoritative and concise reference. The new edition includes a wholly revised section on medical and recreational marijuana.
Product Descrition
The new edition of K9 Officer's Legal Handbook includes a wholly revised section on medical and recreational marijuana.
Offers current guidance to administrators who may not be familiar with the peculiar application of the FLSA to canine handlers (and the financial risk of getting it wrong).
Expanded guidance for K9 handlers facing court challenges based on training and certification issues, the latest information on defeating pseudo-science claims of so-called experts.
Author Ken Wallentine, a nationally recognized expert, examines a host of legal issues surrounding the use of police dogs, from drug detection and use of force to searches, seizures and warrants, to admissibility of evidence. Wallentine explores the full range of K9 deployments in an accessible and practical manner. Handlers, trainers, and policy makers alike will benefit from the Handbook's "in the field" approach.
About the Author
Ken Wallentine is the Chief of Police in West Jordan, Utah. He is the former Chief of Law Enforcement for the Office of the Utah Attorney General. Prior to his service as chief, he was Investigations Bureau Chief and Administrative Counsel for Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Division of the Utah epartment of Public Safety. He has also served as a Special Prosecutor in homicide cases. Chief Wallentine is a former member of the Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines, a best practices study group associated with the National Institute of Justice, the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chief Wallentine is also a Senior Legal Advisor for Lexipol, publishers of Chief Wallentine’s legal update newsletter, Xiphos, now in its twentieth year. His community involvement includes serving as Chairman of the Peace Officer Merit Commission of Greater Salt Lake County. Chief Wallentine serves as a risk management consultant and use-of-force expert for several police departments and sheriffs’ offices. As a legal Instructor for the International Police Canine Conference, Chief Wallentine trained officers in all regions of the nation on police canine use of force and search and seizure laws.
