Every year, more and more legal knowledge is required of police officers in the field. A thorough understanding of the legal basis for patrol work is the most important tool a police officer can carry with them. This Seminar incorporates classroom lecture and practical demonstrations and exercises to explore topics confronting today’s patrol officers. This class is designed for law enforcement officers assigned to patrol duties with one to three years of experience. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
- Consensual Encounters and Consent to Search
- Searching a Person
- Searching a Vehicle
- Investigative Detentions
- The Right Way to Conduct a Pat-Down
- Interviews and Interrogations
- Misdemeanant Arrest
Instructor Bio:
Bryan L. Porter
Bryan Porter is an Alexandria native, having grown up in the City and graduating from T.C. Williams High School. Mr. Porter served a total of 5 years as a police officer, first with the Metro Transit Police in Washington, D.C., and then with the Alexandria Police Department. While an Alexandria police officer, he worked the evening and midnight patrol shifts and served as a Field Training Officer for new recruits.
Mr. Porter obtained his law degree from the George Mason University School of Law in 2001. Immediately thereafter he was hired as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Alexandria. During his tenure in that position, he has been assigned the prosecution of different crimes, to include traffic offenses, misdemeanor criminal offenses, and felonious assaults.
Mr. Porter is currently assigned the prosecution of complex narcotics cases, robberies, and violent crime, to include homicides as assigned. Mr. Porter was sworn as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in 2006, giving him the ability to prosecute cases in either state or federal court.
In 2007, Mr. Porter incorporated Universal Exports, LLC., a company that strives to provide innovative, informative and interactive legal training to law-enforcement officers. Mr. Porter has taught legal classes for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy since 2004. He has taught literally thousands of law enforcement students over the years in diverse classes on topics such as: search and seizure, mental health law, interviews and interrogations, legal issues confronting Vice/Narcotics personnel, and legal issues confronting Special Operations Teams.