PRLEA 243 - Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy (PRLEA) Module 3

1. Understand the elements of, significance, and differences between the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
2. Recite the titles of various case laws that established precedent for the state and federal governments.
3. Understand the parallels between the U.S. and Washington State Constitutions.
4. Discern between the Articles of the U.S. Constitution and what groundwork they laid for government.
5. Differentiate between U.S. Codes that cover civil rights challenges for actions of local and state officers, and case law that covers civil rights challenges for actions of federal officers.
6. Discuss Title 16, 18, 36, and other US Codes as they apply to Federal Officers.
7. Recite appropriate natural and cultural resource laws that exist in the Archaelogical Resources Protection Act (ARPA) and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
8. Develop written notes, technical reports, and other written documents to support testimony in court.
9. Give testimony effectively in a court of law.
10. Recite the rules for a speedy trial in Washington State.
11. Understand reasons for objection in courtrooms.
12. Perform searches and arrests with knowledge of consent, and within and outside the scope of a warrant requirement based on several factors.
13. Apply for a search/arrest warrant, and inventory and impound a vehicle.
14. Have a working knowledge of the Lacey Act and its coverage.

1. Constitutional Law. Officer Liability.
2. Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. Federal Criminal Law.
3. Washington State Criminal Law. First Amendment.
4. Fourth Amendment. Fifth and Sixth Amendment.
5. Federal Court Procedures. Courtroom Evidence.
6. Courtroom Testimony. Natural Resource Law.
7. Cultural Resource Law (ARPA and NAGRPA).
8. Crimes Against Property. Crimes Against Persons.