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Frisk Techniques

The court rules that the officers had no reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry frisk in this recent case
This case encourages officers to accurately and painstakingly report all factors relied upon to conclude there was reasonable suspicion to detain and reasonable suspicion to frisk
Remember that it isn’t enough to do the right thing; an officer must also thoroughly document the reason for doing the right thing
By conducting a secondary complete search, we can minimize the impact of honest mistakes