Topic: Stop and Frisk

NYPD Will Review Its Massive Stop-and-Frisk Policy

Reuters

After a harsh rebuke from a federal judge who green-lit a class-action lawsuit against the New York Police Department over its stop-and-frisk tactics, police commissioner Ray Kelly said the program was being reevaluated, with more internal oversight and training.

By Dashiell Bennett

May 16, 2012

A Stop and Frisk Class Action Lawsuit Would Be Massive

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department can become a class action suit, possibly creating a class of potential victims in hundreds of thousands.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 18, 2011

On the Human Cost of Stop-and-Frisk

Nicholas K. Peart is a 23-year-old black man living in New York City. He's been stopped and frisked by police at least five times. His account of the corrosive legacy of an invasive police tactic is going viral.

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By Eric Randall

Oct 21, 2011

Cornel West Arrested at 'Stop And Frisk' Protests

It's been a busy week for Princeton's Cornel West, who was arrested in D.C. on Sunday, and was just arrested again in New York this afternoon.

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