Stop and Frisk PolicyTerry v. OhioIn the introduction to his famous essay, Violence and the Word, Robert Cover explained that law and legal interpretive acts exact violence upon individuals. HeChavis, KamiSocial Science Electronic Publishing
based on suspicion alone. Commissioner Bratton, who was hand-picked by de Blasio, explained that both he and the mayor believe there was “too much (stop-and-frisk) being used
“It’s just another version of stop and frisk,” said Tamika Butler, former head of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, comparing the sheriff’s enforcement to the New York City Police Department’s practice of patting down Latinos and Black people. The NYPD tactic, now defunct, was ...
The data indicates whether or not officers explained the reason for stop to the stopped person. The data shows that police gave an explanation about 98-99% of the time. Of course, this involves a certain level of trust since the data itself is recorded by police. There is no difference i...
Stop and Frisk there’s has been a lot of actions that the police have been used on citizens and innocent bystander. One of these actions are called “Stopand Frisk”‚ which has been used a lot these days‚ specially in New York. “Stopand Frisk” means to be randomly search by pol...
If I decide I want to frisk you, let me. If I decide I want to arrest you, let me. If this is the fifth time I've hassled you this month, let me. My whim counts for more than your dignity. My right to delay you just because I can is more important than anything else you ...
The recording was obtained by Tuttle’s co-producer Erin Schneider, who was given the clip by Alvin’s step-father while researching her own film on the movement against stop-and-frisk. Alvin, she said, “was scared, in a little cocoon, and wouldn’t go out at night” after the incide...
Finding a Home in the Stop-and-Frisk RegimeTHEY DON'T GET STOPPED WHEN THEY CARRY THEIR FOOTBALL HELMETS, a high school football explained...Wright, WendyCrime and Social Justice AssociatesSocial Justice