This lesson provides guidance to Iowa law enforcement officers on the following topics:

• May police officers detain and question innocent bystanders who have witnessed a crime?

• What actions by law enforcement officers constitute a seizure of a package? What justifies the seizure of a package?

• Does a person have Fourth Amendment protection in his/her hospital room?

• Is an officer entitled to qualified immunity for shooting a person’s dog when the dog is not an imminent threat?

• What actions by a suspect will give an officer reasonable suspicion of criminal activity? What officer actions turn a brief investigatory detention into an arrest?