PART IX - STOP AND FRISK (suggested time 1 hour)

1. Identify the following regarding the legal justification for a frisk:

a. The justification needed to stop the suspect.

b. The further justification needed for a frisk of a detained person and/or vehicle.

2. Identify the following regarding the legal scope of a frisk:

a. The general scope of a frisk of a detained person and/or vehicle (where and for what).

b. The circumstances under which a “plain feel” seizure of contraband or evidence is legal.

c. When a container may be searched for weapons during a frisk.

d. What an officer can do while detaining a suspect with a container when a frisk of the container does not seem reasonable.