NYPD: Stop, Question And Frisk Policy
NYPD: Stop, Question & Frisk Policy
A New Style of Policing or a Crime Fighting Tool?
Racial Profiling in the Criminal Justice system. Racial Profiling has been argued to be a very ineffective style of community policing in the criminal justice system. Using the New York City Police Department, “Stop, Question & Frisk” Policy as a model, I will show that profiling has led to lower crime rates which is shown from a current and historical point of view. Using history as a tool, in time periods where New York City seen the highest peaks of crime, through interviews and official documents, I will show data on different races being profiled for crimes in different communities. Some would argue that …show more content…
Kelly as the commissioner of the department for the last ten years. “Stop & Frisk is the practice by which NYPD officers initiates a stop of an individual on the street, based on so-called reasonable suspicion of criminal activity”. ("NYPD 's Stop and Frisk Practice: Unfair and Unjust | Center for Constitutional Rights") This policy came about in 2002, when Mayor Bloomberg along with the Commissioner Kelly created “Operation Impact”. The operation placed new recruit officers directly from the academy to patrol a foot post in a high crime area. With the success of the program within the first year, the program was expanded to include more officers and new strategies to lower crime. Stop, Question and Frisk is a conversation on the roll call of every precinct within the city in which I have witnessed …show more content…
The Center for Constitutional Rights they have filed a federal class action lawsuit (Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al.) against the NYPD and the City of New York. The lawsuit challenges the NYPD’s practice of racial profiling and unconstitutional stops and frisks. Another organization known as the New York Civil Liberties Union, has created and proposed the Community Safety Act to the New York City Council. This act is said to be the first step toward ending discriminatory practices like stop and frisk. “The act is a series of civil rights bulls that if pass this legislation will create a real ban on racial profiling; protect New Yorkers from unlawful searches; and require that police officers identify themselves and explain their actions when they stop people. ("NYPD 's Stop and Frisk Practice: Unfair and Unjust | Center for Constitutional
A New Style of Policing or a Crime Fighting Tool?
Racial Profiling in the Criminal Justice system. Racial Profiling has been argued to be a very ineffective style of community policing in the criminal justice system. Using the New York City Police Department, “Stop, Question & Frisk” Policy as a model, I will show that profiling has led to lower crime rates which is shown from a current and historical point of view. Using history as a tool, in time periods where New York City seen the highest peaks of crime, through interviews and official documents, I will show data on different races being profiled for crimes in different communities. Some would argue that …show more content…
Kelly as the commissioner of the department for the last ten years. “Stop & Frisk is the practice by which NYPD officers initiates a stop of an individual on the street, based on so-called reasonable suspicion of criminal activity”. ("NYPD 's Stop and Frisk Practice: Unfair and Unjust | Center for Constitutional Rights") This policy came about in 2002, when Mayor Bloomberg along with the Commissioner Kelly created “Operation Impact”. The operation placed new recruit officers directly from the academy to patrol a foot post in a high crime area. With the success of the program within the first year, the program was expanded to include more officers and new strategies to lower crime. Stop, Question and Frisk is a conversation on the roll call of every precinct within the city in which I have witnessed …show more content…
The Center for Constitutional Rights they have filed a federal class action lawsuit (Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al.) against the NYPD and the City of New York. The lawsuit challenges the NYPD’s practice of racial profiling and unconstitutional stops and frisks. Another organization known as the New York Civil Liberties Union, has created and proposed the Community Safety Act to the New York City Council. This act is said to be the first step toward ending discriminatory practices like stop and frisk. “The act is a series of civil rights bulls that if pass this legislation will create a real ban on racial profiling; protect New Yorkers from unlawful searches; and require that police officers identify themselves and explain their actions when they stop people. ("NYPD 's Stop and Frisk Practice: Unfair and Unjust | Center for Constitutional