HOW TO SEARCH SUSPECTS

Year Published: 1940s

Format: 16mm

Description: Note: this film was rescued from destruction but has water damage. Please bear with as it has some great content. This 1940s Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) police training film shows various ways to search suspects and how to handcuff them properly. It shows one officer searching two men, two officers searching two men, how to identify suspects, and how to search suspects that have been pulled over. The film also shows an officer extensively searching a vehicle for weapons and an officer using a suspect’s belt as a means of further constraining him. 0:07 a police officer handcuffing a suspect and searching him, 0:33 an officer searching two men, 0:59 officer cuffs the two suspects together in an uncomfortable way to prevent them from escaping, 1:31 two officers stopping burglary suspect, 1:50 officer searches the burglars’ vehicle for weapons, 3:26 other officer takes notes while the officer keeps searching, 4:23 officer approaches a suspect and begins searching him, 5:02 two officers searching two suspects with each officer responsible for one of the suspects, 5:54 officer handcuffs a subject in a situation where a wall isn’t available for the suspect to put his hands on, 6:22 officer pulls over a car of two suspect and makes him come out, 7:31 officer makes two suspects hold on to the top of their car while he searches them, 8:29 using a suspects belt as a means to constrain him further.

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foreign search of his clothing is recommended for any possible narcotic knives hacksaw foreign the officer orders him to the right of the second so that at no time is either man out of the officer's line of vision you're writing and in order to place them in as much of a disadvantage as possible foreign suggested that an association of each weapon with its respective owner may be made by plating it in his head boy oh boy this is what is known as a policeman's dream or two burglary Suspects on the wrong letter to success in order to eliminate confusion upon their approach to the scene of the crime only one officer should give the commands using the tone of authority and a clear and con this is the reason it is not advisable to say hands up until after the suspects are out of the car observed the officer does not search the car at random but follows an established pattern by completely covering the front portion of the car before proceeding to the rear each weapon and its description place of concealment and serial number if any is recorded by the officers in order to assist them in any future testimony in court thank you in this first scene of a series of various Shakedown procedures the officer approaches and the suspect's right side in order to more easily control any overtact on the part of the suspect after the officer is satisfied himself regarded any possible concealed weapons the suspect may have on each person he requests further identification both officers however should be on the alert for any attempt on the part of the suspects to discard incriminating evidence this search and procedure varies from the preceding one in that here each officer covers a suspect notice that while a searching officer thoroughly searches both the front and back of each suspect he also refrains from assuming any position which will place him in a line of Crossfire from his partner foreign this method of search and procedure is suggested where a wall is not available the officer controls the suspect by placing his foot on top of the suspect's Cross feet before handcuffing him foreign officer approaches to the right rear window of the suspect's car thus providing himself with protection while observing the location of the suspect he gives him substance the following commands police officers keep your hands in sight drop your keys in the floor and come out on this side during this entire episode the driver of the police car remains at his side of the car in order to one give Chase in case of an attempted getaway two he can cover one side of the suspect's car and three he has ready access to the radio mic if assistance is required before searching the suspects the officer rolls up the window in order to block any attempt to obtain a possible weapon from inside the car in the absence of a wall the officers ordered the suspects to lean against the top of the car before commencing their search now a description of the suspects and the license number of their car are checked over the two-way radio foreign in order to avoid any misunderstanding the pullover command should be given in a tonent manner which can be clear believe it or not but one of the major problems running the new policeman is how to handle female felony suspects in order to commit any embarrassment either to the or you might utilize the suspect's belt as it would appeared but make sure that the cell is securely fastened behind his back foreign [Music]


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