Law Enforcement Digests

In an effort to respond to officers’ need for brief, easy to read updates on new case law and legal changes, the LED is transitioning to a monthly LED Online Training format.  Select court rulings are summarized briefly, arranged by topic, and focused on how the legal rulings may impact current law enforcement practices.   The initial format is a click through pdf file intended to be easily used by individual officers or in a group roll call briefing.  Each cited case includes a hyperlinked title for those who wish to read the court’s full opinion.  Links have also been provided to key Washington State prosecutor and law enforcement case law reviews and references.  The materials contained in the LED Online Training document are for training purposes.  All officers should continue to consult with their department legal advisor for guidance and policy as it relates to their particular agency.

We are now uploading the monthly Law Enforcement Digest (LED) to our Acadis platform so those who complete the LED will earn training hours, one training hour for each LED completed.

LED Issues 2009 - July 2023

January 2023 LED February 2023 LED March 2023 LED April 2023 LED May 2023 LED June 2023 LED July 2023 LED
January 2022 LED February 2022 LED March 2022 LED April 2022 LED May 2022 LED June 2022 LED July 2022 LED August 2022 LED September 2022 LED October 2022 LED November 2022 LED December 2022 LED
January 2021 LED February 2021 LED March 2021 LED April 2021 LED May 2021 LED June 2021 LED July 2021 LED August 2021 LED September 2021 LED October 2021 LED November 2021 LED December 2021 LED
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Special Topics

Law Enforcement Legal Update Outline: Cases on  arrest, search, seizure, and other topical areas of interest to law enforcement officers; plus a chronology of independent grounds rulings under Article I, Section 7 of the Washington Constitution. 

By John R. Wasberg (Retired Senior Counsel, Office of the Washington State Attorney General)

This article will be updated at least once each year. It was last updated July 1, 2023.

Initiation of Contact Rules Under Fifth Amendment

By John R. Wasberg (Retired Senior Counsel, Office of the Washington State Attorney General)

This article will be updated at least once each year. It was last updated July 1, 2023.

Eyewitness Identification Procedures: Legal and Practical Aspects

By John R. Wasberg (Retired Senior Counsel, Office of the Washington State Attorney General)

This article will be updated at least once each year. It was last updated July 1, 2023.

Confessions, Search, Seizure and Arrest: A Guide for Police Officers and Prosecutors May 2015

By Pamela B. Loginsky, Staff Attorney, Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys




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