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Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally, federal monitor says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew York City's reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to...
A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia – and elsewhere
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new mayor is calling for a revitalization of a...
Stop and frisk? CCS discounts 'rumors' as misinformation as tensions flare at meeting
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTensions flared among Columbus Board of Education members at a Wednesday night meeting as they...
Milwaukee police have made slow progress to reform stop-and-frisk practices. Here's why.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than halfway through a court-ordered reform process, Milwaukee police are still...
Mayor Adams rejects calls for disbanding NYPD’s new anti-crime units after damning report on...
NY Daily News· 1 year agoMayor Adams rejected calls for disbanding the NYPD’s Neighborhood Safety Teams on Tuesday in light...
New York City police have to track the race of people they stop. Will others follow suit?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNEW YORK – New York City this week mandated that police officers track the race of people they stop...
'They ain't explaining': Black man's appeal in Smokies arrest moves to Court of Appeals
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarvin Minor is out of jail and back home, but his legal fight with the National Park Service isn’t...
NYC residents stopped more often by police than in 2022; minorities still more likely to be searched
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStreet and car stops by NYPD officers rose in the first three months of 2023, according to NYPD data...
The Tyre Nichols Case Shows How Police Have Become Increasingly Unaccountable, Historian Says
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRev. Al Sharpton listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the funeral service for Tyre...
Hundreds of killings drove Philadelphia Black voters to back the public safety candidate
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 months agoResidents and leaders in Philadelphia are concerned about the implementation of Parker’s public...