California peace officers are accountable for enforcing dozens of new laws enacted by the state legislature each year. Additionally, every month officers are expected to abide by new case decisions from the courts. This annual Telecourse program provides a comprehensive overview of new legislation and case law decisions impacting California law enforcement in 2008. The program presents new laws and case decisions that may have the most significant impact on the peace officers’ role in California.

The first part of the program features legislative updates. The second part of the program presents case law review, where legal experts present practical, street-oriented discussion to explain updates in laws related to search and seizure, interrogation, and more.

The DVD program offers two viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (108 min.)

2. Select among nine Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (2 min.)
• Segment 1 - Legislative Changes: Law Enforcement, Identification and Information, Motor Vehicle Operation,Equipment and Regulations (13 min.)
• Segment 2 - Legislative Changes: Animals and Inmates, Miscellaneous, Towing Authority, Firearms (9 min.)
• Segment 3 - Case Law Update: Substantive Law (11 min.)
• Segment 4 - Case Law Update: Substantive Law (9 min.)
• Segment 5 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (14 min.)
• Segment 6 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (10 min.)
• Segment 7 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (12 min.)
• Segment 8 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (14 min.)
• Segment 9 - Case Law Update: Interrogation Law (14 min.)

A companion 2008 Legal Update Telecourse reference guide is available for viewing and downloading/printing online at the POST website: www.post.ca.gov/training/cptn/ref_guides.asp