Originally Posted by Firebug4

In my academy training, it was taught that the crotch area is where most items will be hidden. If officers miss something in a search, it most often be in the crotch area. This is because of the negative connotations to searching that area. For this reason, the body was broken down into 4 quadrants. Each quadrant included the crotch area. That meant when done correctly a search included the subject getting the crotch area searched at least 4 times. Of course, the people I am referring to were either in custody or crossing an international border.

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