Personal Patdowns Searches By: Matthew Kuehl

1. Personal Patdowns SearchesBy: Matthew Kuehl

2. Objectives: • Know the facility policy and procedure related to personal patdowns searches (policy #5) • Know when to perform a personal patdown search • Be able to perform the steps correctly and consistently for a personal patdown search • Be professional when performing a personal patdown search

3. The following slides contain graphic video and pictures. Although it is graphic, we feel that it shows how important thorough patdowns of all resident coming in to the facility is. If you do not wish to view the video click on the blue area of the slide next slide. If you wish to view this video click on the black area of the slide.

4. One Reason For A Thorough Patdown

5. KNIFE WOUNDS …and these folks all survived… …I think…

9. It’s never“only a knife”! Presentation assembled by: -Deputy Klaus Buck, Fulton County Marshal’s Department, (404-346-7961) From images provided by: -Director Wynn Sullivan, Armstrong Atlantic State University Center for Justice Administration (Savannah, Georgia)

10. Policy • When patdown searches of the residents are to be conducted. • All juveniles admitted to the Juvenile Facility will be subject to patdown searches at the time of admission. • All residents will be given patdown searches after any contact visitations. • All juveniles detained will be given patdown searches after returning from any appointments outside of the Juvenile Facility. • All juveniles detained in the facility will be subject to patdown searches if staff suspect contraband in the facility

11. General guidelines for patdown searches: • There will be no exceptions to the patdown policy. All staff members will follow the search guidelines consistently for all juveniles. A search must be conducted even if the arresting officer or transporting officer has conducted a search prior to bringing the juvenile to the facility. • A patdown search will be conducted only by a staff member of the same sex as the juvenile being searched. • Juveniles will be searched before they have contact with any other resident of the facility.

12. You must thoroughly search all subjects you accept from another agency. • Officers have been killed by prisoners who were not thoroughly searched, and who were able to access and use a weapon, even when handcuffed. • Thorough searching is critical to officer safety

13. Important !! • Use appropriate personal protective equipment, such as fluid-resistant and/or puncture-resistant gloves whenever possible.

14. Our puncture resistant gloves are located in the back of the drawer with the handcuffs in the control booth.

15. Always maintain a professional demeanor when searching a resident. Never make remarks that could be construed as demeaning, sexist, racist or otherwise inflammatory.

16. Proper searching requires that you search areas of the body, including parts, such as the groin, that are ordinarily private. • While this is likely to be not entirely comfortable for either officer or resident, it is necessary. • It is a potential safety risk if an area is left unsearched. • A systematic and professional procedure can minimize the discomfort associated with searching.

17. Certain basic principles apply to all searches • Search systematically and thoroughly • Search from behind the subject, not in front • Search as many times as necessary • If you find a weapon, assume there is another • Always perform a search of residents being admitted to the facility even if the other officer has done a search

18. Procedures • Patdown search during admissions procedure: • The Juvenile Detention Worker completing the admission procedure will conduct the patdown search as early in the process as possible. • The Juvenile Detention Worker will inform the juvenile of the search procedures and reasons for conducting searches. • If a juvenile refuses to be searched, the Juvenile Detention Worker will notify the facility supervisor of the situation immediately. He or she will then instruct the worker on how to proceed. • The Juvenile Detention Worker will ask the juvenile to empty all pockets.

19. The Juvenile Detention Worker will ask the juvenile to take off all outer clothing (shoes, jacket, coat, sweater, hat, gloves, etc.) and any extra miscellaneous items (belts, suspenders, scarves, ties, etc.) • The Juvenile Detention Worker will conduct the patdown search of the juvenile according to the procedure demonstrated during training and the following slides. The Juvenile Detention Worker will make sure that they check the hair, behind the ears and in the mouth. • While the juvenile is showering, the Juvenile Detention Worker will examine all clothing and personal articles for contraband or potentially dangerous items. The worker will carefully check all pockets, linings, seams, hems, etc. of the clothing items and both the inside and outside of socks, shoes, boots, etc. Any contraband will be turned over to a facility supervisor.

20. Patdown searches conducted after returning from outside appointments: • The juvenile Detention Worker will have the juvenile empty all pockets and remove outer clothing and miscellaneous items (as in A5 above). • The Juvenile Detention Worker will conduct the patdown search of the juvenile. • The Juvenile Detention Worker will examine all clothing and personal items for contraband or potentially dangerous items (as in A7 above).

21. Patdown searches conducted after contact visit • The juvenile Detention Worker will conduct a patdown search of the juvenile before he/she has any contact with other residents of the Juvenile Facility. Any contraband will be turned over to a facility supervisor • The Juvenile Detention Worker will examine any clothing and/or other articles brought by the visitors for the juveniles.

22. Here is the procedure for searching a resident Note: Except as noted, use the palm, fingers extended, to search the resident’s clothing to make sure nothing is concealed underneath. When searching the groin (either sex) and under and between the female subject’s breasts, use the edge (thumb side) of your hand. You will still use your palm to check the upper chest.

23. Palm Fingers Extended Edge Thumb Side

24. 1. Inform the juvenile of the search procedures and reasons for conducting searches.

25. 2. Have resident remove all outer layers of clothing (coat, sweatshirt etc.)

26. 3. Have resident remove all jewelry

27. 4. Have resident empty their pockets

28. 5. Place all property in an Property Envelope

29. 6. Have resident remove belt and shoes

30. 7. Visually search the resident for any bulges under clothing or other indicators of possible weapons

31. 8. Ask resident if he or she has any weapons or other dangerous items (e.g. needles) concealed on his or her person

32. Items found in our facility or on residents after patdowns

33. More items

34. 9. Have the resident open his or her mouth and lift the tongue, so you can see if anything is concealed there.

35. 10. Have the resident tip their head back to allow you to look into their nose, so you can see if anything is concealed there

36. 11. Have the resident turn their head right and left to allow you to look in their ears so you can see if anything is concealed there

37. 12. Direct the resident to face away from you with their feet wide apart and arms extended to the side palms facing up. Place yourself at a 45-degree angle to the rear of the resident.

38. 13. Begin to search the upper near quadrant of the resident’s body, starting by searching the hair, then the collar

39. working down the back then the front of the resident’s torso

40. being sure to check under the arm and inside the waistband

41. 14. Search the arm patting the sleeve against the skin from shoulder to wrist. Have the resident spread their fingers.

42. 15. Search the waist area again on the near side, carefully running your fingers inside the waistband. Overlap the areas already searched.

43. 16. Using your palm, check the front, rear, and sides of the abdomen. Check the pants pockets.

44. 17. Placing your inside foot just inside the resident’s near foot, keeping your stance wide and stable, search the length of the resident’s pants leg.

45. 18. Check the crotch area. Using the thumb edge of your hand, check the top of the leg at the crotch. Press firmly, but gently, upward once at the juncture of the thigh and hip.

46. then, using the back of your hand, check the center of the crotch.

47. finally again using the thumb side of your hand, check the juncture of the other thigh and hip.

48. 19. Check that the resident has nothing in his/her sock, being sure to check the bottom of the foot as well as the sides and toe.

49. 21. Switch your position to the 45-degree angle to the rear of the resident on the other side of the resident and repeat steps 13 – 19, being sure that you overlap the edges of the areas already searched.

50. Upon completion of this mini-training, please click here to email notification of your completion to David Steinberg. Thank you