<P> In the United States, Bell v. Wolfish is the benchmark case on this issue . In its judgment of the case, the U.S. Supreme Court established a standard of reasonable grounds for performing cavity searches . Among these are security concerns at prisons . </P> <P> In the UK, cavity searches are not carried out upon entry to prisons, although new prisoners are required to perform squats as part of their strip - search . Though said prisoners may be visually searched, prison staff do not have the power to carry out cavity searches . </P> <P> Law enforcement officers are not allowed to conduct cavity searches or strip searches in Pakistan . Any officer who conducts a cavity search or strip search can be sentenced up to 4 years in prison and given a Rs. 7500 fine . </P> <P> The body cavity search is frequently used as a joke in comedies such as the movie Beavis and Butt - head Do America and Seinfeld, due to its humiliating, uncomfortable, and invasive nature . Generally, it adds to the suffering of a comedic foil . It is generally not depicted explicitly, but implied by the donning of a lubricated glove by a searcher . It is similar to the use of the rectal examination in this regard . </P>

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