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Course detail: Courtroom Survival Skills: Mastering Report Writing, Search Warrant Development, and Courtroom Testimony
Course Description:
Courtroom Survival Skills prepares law enforcement officers to succeed both in the field and in court. This hands on course focuses on three critical components of successful prosecution: clear and accurate report writing, constitutionally sound search warrant development, and confident courtroom testimony.
Participants engage in realistic scenarios and guided exercises to refine their ability to document incidents thoroughly, articulate probable cause, and organize information logically. The course also emphasizes legal standards governing search warrants and provides practical instruction on drafting affidavits that withstand judicial review. Finally, officers practice delivering professional and credible testimony while learning effective strategies for responding under cross examination.
Participants will apply sound documentation, legal reasoning, and courtroom communication skills to produce defensible reports, develop constitutionally compliant search warrants, and deliver credible testimony that supports successful prosecution.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Write clear, concise, and comprehensive reports that accurately document incidents and support prosecution.
- Analyze investigative information to develop legally sound search warrant affidavits that meet constitutional and judicial standards.
- Articulate probable cause clearly and logically in written and verbal formats.
- Deliver confident and professional courtroom testimony and respond effectively during cross examination.
- Lecture
- Guided discussion
- Practical writing exercises
- Scenario-based testimony practice
- Law enforcement practitioners at all ranks
- 100% attendance and participation
- Laptop with word processing capability
Notice of Availability of the KLETC Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:
The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online at: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery. The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 785-864-6414 or emailing civilrights@ku.edu or arrange for pick-up at a KLETC location.
