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Lesson Plan
Laws Governing Police Surveillance
CONTENT AND COMPETENCIES
Content
This lesson discusses the constitutional and statutory rules that apply to police surveillance.
It builds on the search and seizure principles developed in Chapter 4. The lesson covers more commonly
Objectives
• Katz standard
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Computer and PowerPoint projector
KEYWORDS AND TERMS
curtilage
device
interception
open field
search
search warrant
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LESSON 5.1
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What is the Katz standard, and how does it govern police surveillance?
Guidelines: “The Fourth Amendment protects people, not places. What a person knowingly exposes to the
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Understand the
Fourth
Amendment
protections as it
relates to police
surveillance,
Introduction
The Katz Standard
Historical Development
Application of the Katz
Standard to Non-
PPT:
• 1–7
Figures:
• Fig. 5.1: Application of the Fourth Amendment to
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LESSON 5.2
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
How does the Katz standard apply to technologically assisted surveillance?
Guidelines: Fourth Amendment restrictions on technologically assisted surveillance hinge on the nature of
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Understand the
application of
the Katz
standard to
Overview
Technologically
Assistance Surveillance
Electronic Tracking
Beeper
GPS
Objects Inside Homes
and Other Protected
Premises
Cell Phone as Personal
Locator
Video Surveillance
Open View
Detection Devices
Canine
PPT:
• 8–9
• Fig. 5.4: Constitutional and statutory requirements
for video surveillance
• Fig. 5.5 Detection devices
Exercises:
• In the Test Bank, choose True or False question 5
and Multiple Choice question 3
Student Activity:
• Read and discuss Case Studies 2–3
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LESSON 5.3
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What do police officers need to know about the Wiretap Act?
Guidelines: The Wire Act prohibits the government from intercepting a protected communication with a
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Understand the
requirements of
the Wiretap Act
and how it
The Wiretap Act
Scope of the Wiretap Act
Protected
Procedural
Requirements
Crimes for Which
Orders Can Be Obtained
“Necessity”
Limitations on
Disclosure
Emergency Exception
PPT:
• 10–13
Exercises:
• In the Test Bank, choose Multiple Choice questions
4–6
Student Activity:
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LESSON 5.4
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What types of communications are not regulated by the Wiretap Act?
Guidelines: A wiretap order is not required to listen to the conversations of others when: (1) the
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
TEACHING RESOURCES
Understand the
types of
communication
not protected
Communication
Surveillance Not
Regulated by the
Wiretap Act
Where Third Parties are
within Normal Hearing
Range
Target Has Reason to
Anticipate Monitoring
Interception Conducted
with Consent of a
PPT:
• 14–16
Figures:
and Multiple Choice questions 7–10
Student Activity:
• Read and discuss Case Study 5
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