“Stop and Frisk” “Stop and Frisk” has been a very controversial method of policing over the last few years in New York city because of its associations with racial profiling. It has been used as a tool for the government to attempt to reduce crime in a preemptive way by using reasonable suspicion to stop‚ question‚ search‚ and if necessary‚ detain any citizen the officer chooses. Statistically‚ almost 90% of stop and frisk suspects in New York city were found to have nothing incriminating and were
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Mark Shearer 3/24/2009 PA 241 Essay response for Spring Break 2009 The first thing to take into account is the actual number of arrests using the given statistics. This means that in 2002 there were 11‚446 arrests compared to 20‚330 arrests made in 2008. During this time the total population only grew by about 300‚000 citizens or about 1.5%. The increase of arrests was definitely due to policy change‚ as is illustrated when comparing population growth numbers by the increase in people actually
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of ‘Stop and Frisk’ procedures amongst America’s various police agencies. The introduction and use of these laws and procedures were meant to keep the American public safe following outbreaks of war and to try and prevent weapon related violence‚ but they also compromise the liberties that are ensured to the
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Lethal red and blue lights cast circles on the concrete around you. The police car stops and two officers get out of the car and prevent you from walking any further. They interrogate you and then they frisk you. Even though what you are experiencing is demoralizing‚ you realize that it is something that you would have become accustomed to because you are an African American living in New York City.Stop and frisk promotes institutionalized racism which negatively affects minorities living in New
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English 102-220 Dr. Elliott July 9‚ 2013 Position Paper-Draft New York City Stop and Frisk Policy In the city where crime was at all time high during the nineties‚ the top politicians in New York City decided that something should be done to help stop crime. The NYPD implemented the “Stop and Frisk” policy to bring the crime rate down in the city. However it did more than exceed its expectations and it has been more of a negative than a positive. This policy created tension between the NYPD and
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Stop and Frisk Shauna Hinchley CJ105 April 29 2013 Mr. Kagawa Stop and Frisk The stop and frisk is when a police officer stops a person‚ one he/she believes is suspicious individual‚ and with lawful intent‚ pats down in search of a hidden weapon in the suspect ’s clothing. It seems like a controversial law‚ arguable yet justifiable. How would you feel if you were stopped by a policeman? Probably scared‚ angry‚ and even confused? Of course‚ if you were innocent. What if you were a drug dealer
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Stop and Frisk Rough Draft The Stop and Frisk program employed by the New York Police Department‚ gives police officers the right to initiate a stop of an individual on the street allegedly based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Stop and frisk has been an NYPD tool for decades‚ but in recent years it has generated an increased amount of criticism and debate due to the alarming rate in which they occur communities of color‚ who often feel under attack and harassed by the police. Minorities
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Stop and Frisk page2 Abstract This paper was written to take a look at both sides of the stop and frisk program. By examining both sides I hope to show the effectiveness of the program‚ but not to leave out the possible negative effects also. There is no doubt that this program has gain a lot of negative attention‚ the main controversial issue at hand is that the people feel that it gives the cops to much authority to stop anyone they can. This program is to believe that it is a way to
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called “Stop and Frisk” which is a prevalent tactic used‚ especially in New York. “Stop and Frisk” means to be randomly searched by police or high authority when they suspect a bystander is carrying something suspicious. “Stop and Frisk” is a political issue that has been a concern for a long period of time. According to the articles “Growing up with Stop and Frisk” by Sara Maria Glanowski and “Why Stop and Frisk Matters‚ Even if You Don’t Live in New York” by Andrew Cohen‚ the cons towards “Stop and
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Stop and Frisk’s Dilemma Hannah Anis Business 28A 81110 Professor A. Chen November 25‚ 2014 A dominant group of research has shown that the stop-and -frisk has brought a huge issue regarding racial profiling (Alpert‚ Dunham‚ & Smith‚ 2007). Specifically‚ African American and Latino New Yorkers were overwhelmingly targeted for stop-and-frisk activity (Stop-and-Frisk‚ 2011). The activity of stop-and-frisk is an action that any police officer can partake in whenever they feel like they have
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