A look at the history of 'stop and frisk,' and the circumstances required to make its use legal.
Learn what a Terry Stop and Terry Frisk are and how they arose from the US Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. Learn what is required for a legal Terry Stop and how the Terry Stop law has impacted people of diverse backgrounds. Updated: 11/21/2023 Table of Contents What is a Terry...
Race and the Tragedy of Quota-Based Policing: Arrest Targets Compound the Risk of Racially Biased Stop-and-FriskCriminal justice reform divides into two seemingly irreconcilable camps: Black Lives Matter...OsseiOwusu, Shaun
“Stop‚ question‚ and frisk” is a controversial practice that was used by the New York City Police Department‚ where a police officer wouldstopany person acting suspicious‚ the police officer would question them and if they felt that it rose to the level of reasonable suspicion; the...