Stop And Frisk: The Use And Abuse Of A Controversial Policing Tactic

They also offer a convincing argument that stop and frisk did not contribute as greatly to the drop in New York's crime rates as many proponents, like former NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have argued. While much of the book focuses on the NYPD's use of stop and frisk, examples are also shown from police departments around the country, including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Newark and Detroit. White and Fradella argue that not only does stop and frisk have a legal place in 21st-century policing but also that it can be judiciously used to help deter crime in a way that respects the rights and needs of citizens. They also offer insight into the history of racial injustice that has all too often been a feature of American policing's history and propose concrete strategies that every police department can follow to improve the way they police.

• | Author: Michael D. White|Henry F. Fradella
• | Publisher: NYU Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 11, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Law
• | ISBN-10: 1479835889
• | ISBN-13: 9781479835881