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    The concept of stop and frisk Randy Morgan CJA 364 Robin Kemp September 9th‚ 2013 The concept of stop and frisk In an effort to maximize an individuals rights during search and seizures along with stop-and-frisks‚ the United States government has developed numerous laws and amendments. The Fourth Amendment states‚ The right of people to be secure in their

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    Stop And Frisk Reflection

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    The presentation that I attended was on Thursday January 21 2016 from one until two fifteen. The event took place inside the Loosemorre auditorium in Devos. The presentation was titled‚ Stop and Frisk‚ Racial Profiling and the U.S. Constitution. Dr.Kanaboshi‚ Dr.Gerkin and Gonzalez (a grad school student) put on this presentation. The event was held at this location because it was during the week that Grand Valley did the teach in. The speakers gave their presentation on this issue‚ and I felt that

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    The Constitutionality of the Stop and Frisk The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. It also states that no warrants shall be issued without a probable cause. Modern jurisprudence has afforded police officers an incentive to respect the amendment. The Stop and Frisk law allows police officers to stop someone and do a quick search of their outer clothes for weapons if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a crime has or is

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    Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Research Portfolio Artifact One: Denver Post Article Police in Colorado often stop and frisk‚ but little racial data exists By David Olinger Our first artifact that we chose to demonstrate for our research project is an article from the Denver Post which pertains to Stop and Frisk in Colorado and how hardly any racial data exists. It states that ten thousands of people in Colorado are stopped each year and most often they

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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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    1. BIAS IN POLICE STOPS? In the late 1990s‚ popular‚ legal‚ and political concerns were raised across the United States about police harassment of minority groups in their everyday encounters with law enforcement. These concerns focused on the extent to which police were stopping people on the highways for “driving while black” (seeWeitzer 2000; Harris 2002; Lundman and Kaufman 2003). Additional concerns were raised about racial bias in pedestrian stops of citizens by police predicated on

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    controversial and have caused people to question if such polices are invading their rights. One of these techniques is stop and frisk‚ or as it is also referred to‚ the Terry stop. The term stop and frisk refers to the practice by the New York Police Department in which a police officer stops and questions an individual and then frisks them for weapons. This tactic gives officers the power to stop and search anyone only if the officer has reasonable suspicion and they suspect the person is involved in criminal

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    For Example‚ the fact that innocent people are stopped‚ with the Stop and Frisk is unfair because they are being stopped for the wrong reasons. In “Scars of Stop and Frisk” a video on The New York Times‚ Tyquon‚ a young African-American male talks about his experiences with stop and frisk. In the video The Scars of Stop and Frisk‚ Tyquan said‚” When you are young and black‚ no matter how you look you fit the description.” This evidence shows that

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    comes to Stop and Frisk programs. People think that it prevents crimes‚ but these searches are often unsuccessful at catching criminals. It’s a violation of rights and I believe that no police department should be able to do it. The police are supposed to serve and protect us. Instead‚ people no longer feel safe around police. In fact many have come to fear them. The idea of Stop and Frisk has created many problems in today’s society. There are debates over NYC about the policy of stop and frisk

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    Stop and Frisk “NYPD’s controversial Stop and Frisk policy ruled unconstitutional” by Kerry Wills‚ Robert Gearty‚ and Stephen Rex Brown; which was polished January 8th‚ 12013. A major part of “Stop and Frisk’ in New York City is‚ NYPD is that it’s unconstitutional. The community feels that people feel that there is racial issue towards stopping and frisking. Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered police to reduce the amounts of trespass and abusing their power to frisk everyone

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