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Politics

New York Public Advocate to Call for an Audit of Police Stop-and-Frisk Tactic

May 9, 2012

Bill de Blasio, a potential mayoral candidate, wants Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to determine if the police stops are warranted and based on reasonable suspicion. full story

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There is a solution to 'stop-and-frisk': decriminalise marijuana | Sal Albanese

Instead of this divisive police tactic and needlessly locking up our youth, New York could lead in regulating a legal trade in weedThe most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is "stop-and-frisk", a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime. From Bed-Stuy to the Upper West Side, the single most commonly-asked question as I...

guardian.co.uk (1 month and 7 days ago)

NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly defends stop-and-frisk and targeting African-Americans

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly credited the controversial stop-and-frisk tactic for helping to push New York’s crime rate to record lows.

nydailynews.com (17 days ago)

Commissioner Kelly defends stop-and-frisk and targeting African-Americans

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly credited the controversial stop-and-frisk tactic for helping to push New York’s crime rate to record lows.

nydailynews.com (17 days ago)

Trial Over NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Tactic Set to Begin

Challenge to NYPD's stop-and-frisk tactic heads to court; more than 100 witnesses to testify

abcnews.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic begins Monday

Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic begins Monday by Colleen Long Associated Press Published Mar 17, 2013 09:23PM MDT New York • The New York Police Department’s practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people on the street is facing its biggest legal challenge this week with a federal civil rights trial on whether the tactic unfairly targets minorities. Police have...

sltrib.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Police Perspective to Be Presented at Trial on Stop-and-Frisk Tactic

Testimony from three Brooklyn officers who recorded among the highest number of stop-question-and-frisk encounters in 2009 sheds light on their decisions.

nytimes.com (1 month and 22 days ago)

Sal F. Albanese: Fixing Stop and Frisk by Reforming Our Drug Laws

The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime. From Bed-Stuy to the Upper West Side, the single most commonly-asked question as I campaign for mayor is, "How do you feel about stop and frisk?" "Abolish it!" some say. "Keep it. It works!" others say....

huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Trial over NYPD stop-and-frisk tactic set to begin

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's practice of stopping, questioning and frisking people on the street is facing its biggest legal challenge this week with a federal civil rights trial on whether the tactic unfairly targets minorities.

yahoo.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

New York needs the NYPD to stop stop-and-frisk – and stop it now | John Liu

This discriminatory police tactic is costing us dear, both in tax dollars and community relations. New Yorkers want rid of itThe numbers don't lie: New York City police have conducted 5m "stop-and-frisk" searches since 2002. More than 86% of individuals targeted were black or Hispanic, and 88% were innocent of any crime. The stop-and-frisk tactic is clearly discriminatory,...

guardian.co.uk (1 month and 15 days ago)

Fresh Questions About Controversial Police Tactic

NEW YORK -- The city's controversial stop-and-frisk police tactic faces new scrutiny this week as a federal civil trial began in four men's class-action claim they were illegally stopped, and records for two police officers who fatally shot a Brooklyn teenager this month showed repeated lawsuits filed by people who claimed to have been illegally stopped and roughed up. Mayor...

huffingtonpost.com (2 months ago)

New York Public Advocate to Call for an Audit of Police Stop-and-Frisk Tactic

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