POLICE Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2020

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants Vote on "Stop and Frisk" in November

A lawmaker in Philadelphia is pushing to have voters weigh in on the practice of "stop and frisk" in the upcoming general election.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterOctober 10, 2018

Attorney General to Oppose Chicago Police Reforms

"Chicago’s agreement with the ACLU in late 2015 dramatically undercut proactive policing in the city … with homicides increasing more than 57 percent the very next year," Sessions said in the statement.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2017

National Academy of Sciences Says These Police Tactics Reduce Crime

What factors can really help drive down crime? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said in a report released Thursday that certain “proactive” policies aimed at preventing crime before it happens—including stop and frisk—show mixed results. Yet it is not enough to simply identify what policies appear to reduce crime, a panel convened by the National Academies cautions in the report.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2017

Video: ACLU Sues Milwaukee Alleging Police “Stop and Frisk” Tactics

The Milwaukee Police Department is in the sights of the American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin which has filed a lawsuit over who officers stop and why.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2016

Trump Wants to Bring Back Stop and Frisk

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in remarks at an African-American church on Wednesday, praised "stop-and-frisk" policing methods that have aroused protests and successful legal challenges, for singling out minorities.

Read More →