assistant should take a position which will allow him or her to watch the subject. The searcher should command
the subject--
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to spread his or her feet more than shoulder width apart.
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to point his or her toes in line with his or her shoulders.
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to extend his or her hands and arms.
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to spread his or her fingers.
Figure 1-4. Frisk Search.
When the subject is in the appropriate position, the searcher should:
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Remove and search the suspect's hat.
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Search any property held or controlled by the suspect.
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Move his or her hands over the subject's entire body patting down and crushing the subject's clothes.
(He or she may reach into the inner clothing to remove discovered weapons.)
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Apply hand irons after the search (if contraband is found on the subject).
All illegal items discovered from a frisk search may be seized as evidence.
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