The Search Warrant Drafting Manual is a comprehensive, practice-driven guide for law enforcement professionals responsible for developing probable cause, drafting affidavits, and navigating judicial review.Written by a retired New York State Police Senior Investigator who served as the affiant on more than 1,500 search warrants, this manual goes beyond mechanics and templates to focus on disciplined thinking, precise articulation, and suppression risk management. It is grounded in real investigations, real judicial scrutiny, and real suppression litigation—not theory.This manual is designed to help Investigators understand how courts actually read affidavits, why suppression occurs predictably, and how clear, fact-driven articulation protects strong cases. Particular attention is given to digital evidence, scope control, nexus development, candor, Franks risk, and post-execution analysis.Rather than providing fill-in-the-blank templates, the manual teaches a structured framework for thinking, writing, and self-auditing warrant applications so they withstand judicial and appellate review. It includes practical drafting tools, judicial mental models, suppression pattern analysis, and real New York case studies illustrating common failure points.This edition is written for use as both a stand-alone professional reference and a course companion for advanced search warrant training.Each state edition reflects jurisdiction-specific law and doctrine.Whether you are drafting your first warrant or your hundredth, this manual is built to sharpen judgment, reduce risk, and reinforce lawful, defensible warrant practice.