This is an online, Iowa-specific legal studies course. The lesson addresses recent court decisions providing guidance to Iowa law enforcement officers regarding the following questions:

• When does a law enforcement officer violate the Fourth Amendment by extending a traffic stop to investigate suspected drug activity?

• May probation/parole officers ever enter a residence without a warrant? 

• May officers ever handcuff a person for officer safety purposes without arresting him/her?

• When may officers enter a home under the community caretaking exception to the warrant requirement?

• When will an officer accused of using excessive force for deploying a Taser be entitled to qualified immunity?

• When will officers who use deadly force to seize a suicidal person be entitled to qualified immunity?