Terry Frisk

Terry Frisk

Introduction

An activity or a method with the help of which concealed weapons can easily be found is termed as terry frisk. It is termed as a way that helps police officers to search for the concealed weapons by searching with their hands along with the outer clothes so that weapons if any can easily be found. As per the rules and regulations, it is termed as one of the best method that can helps a lot in detecting as well as finding various solutions to the problems. Sometime police officers do face difficulty while searching for the hidden weapons, therefore, this is one of the best method that can actually helps in finding out the hidden weapons in no point of time. (Andrew, 2007, p.942).

Movements of hands actually helps a lot in detecting the actually location of the weapons. Therefore, this method can very easily as well as quickly find out the exact location of the weapons. Beside the importance, this law has generated various harmful outcomes as well which tend to be really surprising too. According to this law, a person is bound to get searched by the police officers hands so that weapons can be easily found. Despite this main reason, unreasonable searched started to take place and it resulted in other harmful outcomes as well. According to the rule, actually aim is to find out the exact location of the weapons and to take them in custody. But, today this method is being used for numerous useless reasons and thus increasing the level of difficulties for other people as well. According to the rules, one aim should be highlighted i.e. to find out the concealed weapons only. Police officers are thus only bound to do so when it is required. Terry frisk is thus related with numerous positive impacts and along with this, various negative impacts are also attached to it. As per the court of law, only suitable and required actions should be taken in order to not annoy any other person and also to carry a proper rule and regulation based system. If at any point of time, useless means are adopted, people can report this to high courts as well and thus will lead towards various harmful affects as well. Therefore it is the foremost responsibility of every police officer to keep this thing in mind and always follow proper and required rule ...