Stop-and-Frisk

New York Politician, in Stop and Frisk Trial, Says Police Commissioner Aims to ‘Instill Fear’ in Minorities [Updated]

April 1, 2013, 3:54 pm

The police commissioner condones wrongful street stops, New York state Sen. Eric Adams testified Monday in a federal trial, a charge the commissioner strongly denies.

Stop and Frisk Trial: NYPD Officer Says He Taunted Boy, 13, During Stop

March 27, 2013, 3:09 pm

A police officer testified Wednesday that he taunted an innocent 13-year-old boy after he detained the teen under the New York Police Department’s disputed program of [...]

Stop-and-Frisk Trial Provides Window Into NYPD Practices

March 26, 2013, 1:34 pm

“So, who are the right people?” asks officer Pedro Serrano, during an argument with his supervisor about how to make a legal stop. “Depends where you are,” replies Deputy [...]

Pivotal Stop and Frisk Court Case Begins in New York City

March 18, 2013, 2:17 pm

A court case that could shift how NYPD officers conduct street stops started on March 18 with both sides saying, in approximately one hour opening statements, that they would win.

Debating Whether or Not Stop and Frisk is Working in New York City

February 28, 2013, 3:31 pm

Stop and frisk is working—or it’s not, depending on whom you ask.

Brooklyn Q&A: What do you think of stop and frisk?

January 9, 2013, 10:24 pm

New Yorkers sound off on what they think about stop-and-frisk.

Judge Orders NYPD to Cease Unconstitutional Stop and Frisks

January 9, 2013, 1:55 am

Some stop-and-frisks stops under a program where landlords grant police officers access to their buildings have been ruled unconstitutional.

Stop-and-Frisk Reform Proposed in New York

October 11, 2012, 10:41 am

In continuing efforts to reform the controversial process of stop, question, and frisk by the New York Police Department (NYPD), the City Council introduced four bills during [...]