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3 results foundAuthor: Walton, Shamik Title: Zero tolerance policing: an evaluation of the NYPD's use of stop and frisk Summary: In New York City, racial disparities persist in enforcement, primarily because of the NYPD's overreliance on stop and frisk. The racial disparities in the period examined (2008-2012) are consistent with the overall trend from 2003. This trend correlates with the implementation of Operation Impact as a NYPD crime reduction strategy. The policing priorities established at Compstat meetings set the tone for enforcement. As such, Compstat is viewed as a major driver of stop and frisk, especially in impact zones. There are also disparities in the allocation of resources between enforcement and community outreach. Community Policing has shown its effectiveness as a bridge between the community and the police. Community Policing could be incorporated into Compstat to offset the collateral damage of disproportionate policing. Details: Boston: Northeastern University, 2014. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed April 7, 2015 at: http://iris.lib.neu.edu/dlp_theses/11/ Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://iris.lib.neu.edu/dlp_theses/11/ Shelf Number: 135173 Keywords: CompstatPolice DiscretionRacial DisparitiesRacial Profiling in Law EnforcementStop and Frisk (New York City)Zero Tolerance Policing |
Author: Association of the Bar of the City of New York Title: Report on the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Policy Summary: The New York Police Department's (NYPD) - stop, question and frisk- policy has been a major, highly controversial feature of policing under the Administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The exponential growth in the use of this tactic during the first decade of Bloomberg's mayoralty has resulted in nearly five million stops, a stark increase from its prior use. The number of reported stops grew from 97,296 in 2002 to 685,724 in 2011, before drop-ping to 533,042 in 2012. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly laud the stop-and-frisk policy as a significant component of the City's successful effort to reduce violent crime, a means of keeping guns off the street and improving the quality of life in the neighborhoods most affected by crime. Indeed, through a variety of strategies, the crime rate in the City has been reduced substantially over the past 20 years. Indeed, the police must be able to stop and frisk individuals as a crime-fighting strategy, within the limits set by law. However, the stop and frisk policy has raised a number of important concerns: - Only approximately 6% of the stops have resulted in arrests and approximately 2% in the recovery of weapons. Thus, the overwhelming majority of stops result in no discovery of wrongdoing. This is the case even though the law permits the police to make such stops only if they - reasonably suspect- that the person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime, and may only frisk a person who has already been stopped legally if they reasonably believe that the person is armed. These data, plus extensive anecdotal evidence, suggest that many stops may not be justified under federal and state constitutional protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. In addition, many of the arrests occur under questionable circumstances, such as when people are asked to remove marijuana from their pockets and then arrested for possessing marijuana - in public view. - Eighty-five percent of those stopped are black and Latino, and are overwhelmingly male. While the NYPD asserts that is understandable because most of the criminal activity is in neighborhoods with predominantly black and Latino populations, the data suggest that even controlling for neighborhood demographics, black and Latino individuals are stopped more often. The policy has engendered substantial opposition, with those opposed saying it not only violates the rights of many of those stopped but also stigmatizes a substantial segment of the population and further alienates and marginalizes young black and Latino men who face ever more difficult hurdles in progressing within society. In addition, the policy engenders distrust in the affected communities, and the mutual disrespect between the police and the younger generation in those communities undermines confidence in how the police go about their vital work. Details: New York: The Bar Association, 2013. 24p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 6, 2016 at: http://www2.nycbar.org/pdf/report/uploads/20072495-StopFriskReport.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www2.nycbar.org/pdf/report/uploads/20072495-StopFriskReport.pdf Shelf Number: 138964 Keywords: Police Discretion Racial Disparities Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement Stop and Frisk (New York City) Zero Tolerance Policing |
Author: Tyler, Tom R. Title: The Consequence of Being a Target of Suspicion: Potential Pitfalls of Proactive Policing Summary: During the latter half of the 20th century a new model of policing developed in the United States which continues to dominate American policing today. It has two key features. First, it proactively attempts to prevent crime through the widespread use of police stops and arrests for minor crimes. Second, it imposes policing policies and practices upon communities instrumentally via the threat or use of various legal sanctions. Data from a national survey indicate that this approach to policing does not lower fear of crime; increase the perceived risk of punishment for rule breaking; or strongly impact perceptions of disorder. On the other hand, it has damaged the social bonds between the police and the community; undermined police legitimacy and led to declines in public willingness to cooperate with the police. This paper examines how such policies developed, why they are problematic, and how a focus on building popular legitimacy would be more desirable. Details: Unpublished paper, 2014. 66p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 21, 2017 at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2468779 Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2468779 Shelf Number: 147375 Keywords: Broken Windows TheoryPolice LegitimacyProactive PolicingStop and FriskZero Tolerance Policing |