I just wanted to point out that this is actually policy designed to protect the officer from false complaints. It is pretty standard to see this, but there is NOTHING in the law, and no case law I am aware of, that stops an officer from searching a suspect of the opposite gender.gigag04 wrote:(back of hand on sensitive areas, have a second officer there if possible, and on camera)
To second Gigog04's point, I was known for telling my trainees that i would strip search a female prisoner in the middle of the interstate during rush hour if I thought she was hiding a gun. I would not be that thorough if it was for drugs or less dangerous evidence, but MY safety was priority number one for me.