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secondary search  

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  • A secondary search refers to the search of an individual after the individual initially has gone through a primary screening process. For example, at an airport, a person goes through the initial screening process. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Secondary Search]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/secondary_search

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