Explain the procedure for searches during the course of an arrest.

Explanation should include the

• safety protocols for search procedures (e.g., use of PPE; guidelines for hazardous substance exposure)
• types of objects searched for during an arrest (e.g., weapon, evidence, contraband)
• types of personal searches (i.e., cursory, body)
• techniques for searching males
• techniques for searching females
• techniques for standing, kneeling, and prone searches
• criteria and procedures for strip searches
• criteria and techniques for vehicle searches
• legal guidelines that outline proper procedures from search incident to arrest.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How does the Fourth Amendment affect when and how the process of search incident to arrest is conducted?
• When would it be necessary to conduct a strip search?
• What is the significance of Arizona v. Gant (2009)?