Stop and frisk policy

Civil Rights Trial On Stop-And-Frisk Policy Set To Begin

The NYPD “stop and frisk” policy is set to face its biggest legal challenge this week, with a federal civil rights trial on whether the tactic unfairly targets minorities.

2013/03/17

NAACP President Jealous Denounces Stop-And-Frisk Policy

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous denounced the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy in a sermon Sunday, and announced a second wave of activism against the policy.

2013/02/17

Sharp Divide Over NYPD’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy In Apartment Buildings

It’s called “Operation: Clean Halls,” but critics said the trespassing stops by the NYPD are anything but clean.

2012/10/15

Members of the NYPD (file / credit: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)

New Form For NYPD In Stop And Frisk Situations

Now, every time force is used during a so-called stop and frisk in New York, the officer will have to check a box stating the reason.

2011/06/28

Radio Station Exec Charges NYPD With Racial Profiling

It happens dozens of times a day all around the city — police stop and frisk someone they think is acting suspiciously. But a Brooklyn man said he wasn’t doing anything wrong when he was stopped and frisked in front of his own house recently.

2010/11/03

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