Which statement about who should perform a body cavity search conducted in transport is accurate?

• A. Untrained staff
• B. The transport manager
• C. Trained personnel with privacy protections
• D. A supervising officer

Answer: (C)

Body cavity searches in transport require careful handling of safety and rights, so they must be performed only by trained personnel who follow privacy protections. Trained personnel have the skills to conduct an intrusive search safely, minimize harm, recognize medical or psychological risks, and handle the procedure correctly. Privacy protections are crucial: conducting the search in private, ensuring a same-gender examiner when possible, limiting exposure, documenting the process, and having proper authorization all help protect the detainee’s dignity and stay within legal and departmental rules. This combination—trained personnel with enforced privacy protections—is what makes the statement correct.

Untrained staff lack the necessary training and authorization and could violate policy or rights and unintentionally cause harm. A transport manager oversees operations but isn’t the required trained person to perform the search. A supervising officer might supervise, but unless they are the trained, authorized individual performing the search with privacy protections, it doesn’t meet the proper standard.