Pat down definition
Pat down means a thorough external body search of a clothed resident.
Pat down means a thorough external body search of a clothed student.
Pat down means a noninvasive search of an inmate by hand
More Definitions of Pat down
Pat down means a noninvasive search of a prisoner by hand performed by lightly skimming the exterior surface of the prisoner's clothing covering the legs and torso. A pat-down of a prisoner by facility staff of the opposite gender may be conducted by using the back or dorsal surface of the hand.