To frisk a person do police officers need reasonable suspicion?

Question

True or false

Answer 1

True. Police officers generally need reasonable suspicion in order to frisk a person. This is based on the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Reasonable suspicion means that the officer must have a justifiable reason to believe that the person may be armed and dangerous or may pose a threat to the officer's safety.