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2012 Stop-And-Frisks By Race (credit: NYCLU)

NYCLU: Stop-And-Frisk Ineffective At Taking Guns Off Streets

The New York Civil Liberties Union has used the NYPD’s own statistics to dispute the police department claim that the stop-and-frisk program effectively takes guns off the streets.

2013/05/22

Predator Drone (credit: General Atomics/Getty Images)

Concern Mounts Over Bloomberg’s Remark That Security Drones Are Likely Coming

Some New Yorkers have expressed serious concern after Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s remark that more security cameras, and even spy drones, will soon be chipping away at our personal space.

2013/03/23

NYS Corrections Commissioner Reacts To NYCLU Solitary Confinement Report

The average sentence to solitary lasted about five months, but the NYCLU data showed that some were kept in seclusion for years.

2012/10/02

Stop & Frisk Watch App (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

New Android App Lets You Record, Report NYPD Stop-And-Frisks

If you are involved in a stop and frisk conducted by a member of the NYPD, you can now easily record and report it, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported.

2012/06/06

Commissioner Kelly: NYPD Planning Subtle Changes To Stop-And-Frisk Policy

Just one day after a judge ruled that the NYPD’s “stop-and-risk” policies have led to thousands of illegal actions, the Department announced Thursday it is “refining” the program.

2012/05/17

Analysis Sheds Light On NYPD’s Stop-And-Frisk Practice

A New York Civil Liberties Union analysis of police department data has found that as the number of police stops has risen dramatically, the number of weapons recovered has stayed practically the same.

2012/05/09

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

Attorney General’s Office Reviewing NYPD’s ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Tactic

A published report says the state Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the New York Police Department’s “stop and frisk” tactic that has drawn criticism from civil liberties advocates.

2012/04/11

Angel, on left , Leticia Ledan, claim they were both stopped by police officers in their private apartment buildings (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

Lawsuit: NYPD Making Illegal Stop-And-Frisks In Private Buildings

The New York Civil Liberties Union and Hispanic groups said a stop-and-frisk program by the NYPD puts tenants and their guests at a heightened risk of unjustified and unlawful arrests.

2012/03/28

Brooklyn Assemblyman Joseph Lentol Sees Deal For DNA Databank

The chief Assembly sponsor of legislation to double New York’s DNA database with genetic information from all felony and penal misdemeanor offenders says he expects a compromise to pass.

2012/03/13

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYCLU Calls For Federal Probe Of NYPD’s Use Of White House Funds

The Associated Press reports the NYPD used some federal drug fighting funds to help pay for surveillance of mosques and Muslim businesses.

2012/02/28

OWS Protesters Re-Populate Zuccotti, Vow To Last Test Of Time Without Creature Comforts

In a four-page ruling, Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman said that the protesters’ first amendment rights didn’t entitle them to camp out in the plaza indefinitely.

2011/11/15

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