Editing Strip search (section)

{{Short description|Searching a person with clothing removed}}
{{hatnote|For the 2004 movie see [[Strip Search (film)]]}}
{{about|the legal procedure|other uses|Strip search (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Gov.ntis.ava18921vnb1.ogv|thumb|"The Correct Procedure for a Visual Search" – A 1990 video produced by the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]]]
A '''strip search''' is a practice of [[search of persons|searching a person]] for weapons or other [[contraband]] suspected of being hidden on their body or inside their clothing, and not found by performing a [[frisking|frisk search]], but by requiring the person to [[nudity#Imposed nudity|remove some or all clothing]]. The search may involve an official performing an [[body cavity search|intimate person search]] and inspecting their personal effects and body cavities (mouth, vagina, rectum, etc.). A strip search is more intrusive than a frisk and requires legal authority. Regulations covering strip searches vary considerably and may be mandatory in some situations or discretionary in others.

A strip search of a suspect of a recent violent crime  may additionally be useful for finding blood of the victim, signs of a fight, etc.