The New York City Police Department's Stop & Frisk Practices: A Report to the People of the State of New...

The New York City Police Department's Stop & Frisk Practices: A Report to the People of the State of New...
ISBN-10
0788187538
ISBN-13
9780788187537
Category
Confession (Law)
Pages
12
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
DIANE Publishing
Author
Eliot Spitzer

Description

Canvasses 3 different perspectives on "stop and frisk" (S&F) police activity in NY City. Provides the legal definition of, and constitutional parameters for S&F encounters. Considers S&F from the perspective of both the N.Y. City Police Dept. (NYPD) and minority communities that believe they have been most affected by the use of S&F. S&F is also examined as part of the NYPD's training regimen and from the point of view of officers who have used the technique. Provides an assessment of the S&F tactic from the perspective of persons who have been "stopped," and commentary from persons who have observed the tactic's secondary effects. Comprehensive!!

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