How is a strip search defined?

How is a strip search defined?

• A. A casual clothing check
• B. The inspection of a naked individual without scrutinizing the subject's body cavities.
• C. A pat-down over clothing
• D. A search of only the outer clothing

Answer: (B)

Removing clothes to expose the body for inspection is a strip search. This is more intrusive than a casual clothing check or a pat-down over clothing, because it involves revealing the body to detect items hidden on or under the clothing. It does not involve examining internal body cavities—those would be cavity searches and are treated as a separate, more invasive procedure. So the definition focuses on inspecting a naked individual without probing body cavities.

Removing clothes to expose the body for inspection is a strip search. This is more intrusive than a casual clothing check or a pat-down over clothing, because it involves revealing the body to detect items hidden on or under the clothing. It does not involve examining internal body cavities—those would be cavity searches and are treated as a separate, more invasive procedure. So the definition focuses on inspecting a naked individual without probing body cavities.