A body cavity search is either a visual search or a manual internal inspection of body cavities such as for prohibited material (contraband), such as illegal drugs, money, or weapons. By the broadest definition a body cavity is any fluid filled space in a Multicellular organism. The English word contraband, reported in English since 1529 from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling" derived via Italian contrabando from Latin It is far more invasive than the standard strip search that is typically performed on individuals taken into custody, either upon police arrest or incarceration at a jail, prison, or psychiatric hospital. A strip search is the stripping ( removal of clothing, Search of person and/or personal effects of a person to check for weapons or other Contraband A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is Often the procedure is repeated when the person leaves the institution. Body cavity searches may also be conducted by the United States Customs and Border Patrol when they suspect international travelers of hiding contraband - such as drugs - in their alimentary canal. The United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP known as U The border search exception is a doctrine of United States Criminal law that exempts searches of travelers and their property from the Fourth Amendment [1]
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Visual vs. manual
Suspects and inmates can be highly creative in using their bodies to conceal contraband. For example, objects may be concealed by inserting them into the rectum. The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the Large intestine in some Mammals Illegal drugs can be placed in condoms and temporarily stored in the colon. Cylinders such as cigar tubes are used to hide money, intravenous syringes, and knives. Duplicate handcuff keys can be concealed in most body orifices. Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's Wrists close together A body orifice is any external opening in the body of an animal These goods are considered valuable inside a prison and can pose a security risk to staff and inmates at such facilities.
Further, not all contraband flows into the prison. In a thorough visual body cavity search, a flashlight is used to illuminate body orifices, including nostrils, ears, mouth, penis (urethra and foreskin) or vagina, and rectum. A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent Lightbulb The ear is the sense organ that detects Sounds The Vertebrate ear shows a common biology from Fish to Humans with variations The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up The penis (plural penises, penes The vagina (from Latin, literally " Sheath " or " Scabbard " is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the Uterus The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the Large intestine in some Mammals Generally, the detainee is required to manipulate these body parts so that they can be examined.
During manual body cavity searches, body orifices are probed using fingers or instruments. Because of the risk of injury, most western authorities specify that these searches can only be done by medical professionals. Further, the circumstance in which these inspections may be done is often restricted. For example, they are done on individuals refusing to offer to consent to a visual body cavity search or in situations where there is strong evidence to suspect the presence of contraband.
Legal standing
Inmates and human rights activists argue that body cavity searches are done not so much to stop the flow of contraband but rather to harass and humiliate detainees. A visual inspection of the rectum will not reveal objects concealed deeply inside. Likewise, it is possible to circumvent detection during manual body cavity searches. In some instances, suspects swallow packages of drugs protected by condoms and allow them to pass through their digestive tract. Only diagnostic imaging will reveal the concealed contraband. Medical imaging refers to the techniques and processes used to create Images of the human body (or parts thereof for clinical purposes ( Medical procedures seeking to
Because these searches are highly invasive and greatly compromise an individual’s right of privacy, the legality of visual and manual body cavity searches is frequently contested.
In the United States, Bell v. Wolfish is the benchmark case on this issue. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bell v Wolfish, 441 US 520 ( 1979) is a case in which the United States Supreme Court found that it was not a violation of the Fourth In its judgment of the case, the U.S. Supreme Court established a standard of reasonable grounds for performing cavity searches. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Among these are security concerns at prisons.
Popular culture
The body cavity search is frequently used as a joke in certain vulgar entertainments, due to its humiliating, uncomfortable, and invasive nature. See also Mathematics of humor A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. Generally, it adds to the suffering of a comedic foil. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same It's generally not depicted explicitly, but implied by the donning of a lubricated glove by a searcher. It's similar to the use of the rectal exam in this regard. A rectal examination or rectal exam is an internal examination of the Rectum such as by a Physician or other healthcare professional
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References
- ^ See United States v. Montoya de Hernandez, 473 U. A strip search is the stripping ( removal of clothing, Search of person and/or personal effects of a person to check for weapons or other Contraband An undress code is commonly used as the opposite of a Dress code, restricting or prohibiting the wearing of Clothing. A balloon swallower is an individual who crosses a border with the intent to smuggle drugs contained in his or her Gastrointestinal tract or other The border search exception is a doctrine of United States Criminal law that exempts searches of travelers and their property from the Fourth Amendment United States v Montoya De Hernandez, 473 US 531 ( 1985) was a case appealed from the Ninth Circuit to the Supreme Court of the United S. 531, 538 (1985)
- Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U. S. 520, 559 (1979) [1]
- Gochnauer, Myron (1985). "Necessity and Prisoners' Rights. ". New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement 10, 27-43.
- Kalinich, David B. & Stan Stojkovic. (1985). "Contraband: The Basis for Legitimate Power in a Prison Social System". Criminal Justice and Behavior 12, 435-451.
- Lerner, Jimmy (2002). You Got Nothing Coming: Notes From a Prison Fish. New York: Broadway Books.
- Schwartz, Barry (1972). Deprivation of privacy as a 'functional prerequisite': The case of the prison". The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science 63 (2), 229-239.
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