Pat‑Down Search: Problems and Solutions

The paper examines the problems of legal regulation of pat-down searches, arising from the modern practice of its implementation. Having analyzed the criminal procedure, administrative and law enforcement legislation, as well as empirical data, the authors propose to assign a single name «pat-down search» to all similar actions related to the examination of a person’s body, clothing and personal belongings; to consolidate the procedure for conducting a pat-down search in the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation; to specify the list of grounds, subjects of this event, as well as exceptions to the general rule in specialized regulatory legal acts separately for each type of activity; to establish the combination of drawing up a pat-down search report and using technical means of audio, photo and video recording as the main method of recording the progress and results of search activities; to allow search activities to be conducted without exposing a person’s body, as well as in exceptional cases and with its exposure to an official of either gender.

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