Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Stop and Frisk: Court decision pending on whether changes to police policy are needed

Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Hill Street Studios

A federal judge must now decide whether the New York police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as "stop and frisk", and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.

During a 10-week civil rights trial that ended Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Schiendlin heard testimony from 12 witnesses, all minorities, who said they were stopped by New York

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