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The stop-question-and-frisk program, or stop-and-frisk, in New York City, is a New York City Police Department (NYPD) practice of temporarily detaining, questioning, and at times searching civilians and suspects on the street for weapons and other contraband.
Jun 6, 2023 · New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a...
The New York Police Department monitor, in place more than a decade after a federal judge said officers abused the stop and frisk tactic, violating the constitutional rights of minorities, has ...
Nov 17, 2019 · In 2009, black and Latino people in New York were nine times as likely to be stopped by the police compared to white residents.
Jun 5, 2020 · Stop and frisk is a policing practice “of temporarily detaining people on the street, questioning them, and possibly also frisking or searching them.” The practice was employed by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and reached its height under the tenure of Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013).
Mar 14, 2019 · The NYPD has conducted millions of stop-and-frisks in New York City over the last two decades. The majority of those stopped are people of color, and a vastly disproportionate number are Black. There is no evidence that ramping up stops makes New Yorkers safer.
The Center for Constitutional Rights filed the federal class action lawsuit Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al. against the City of New York to challenge the New York Police Department’s practices of racial profiling and unconstitutional stop and frisks of New York City residents.
