Stop and frisk : the use and abuse of a controversial policing tactic /

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"No policing tactic has been more controversial than "stop and frisk," whereby police officers stop, question and frisk ordinary citizens, who they may view as potential suspects, on the streets. As Michael White and Hank Fradella show in Stop and Frisk, the first authoritative histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: White, Michael D. (Michael Douglas), 1951- (Author), Fradella, Henry F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement) > United States.
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement) > Law and legislation > United States.
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement) > New York (State) > New York.
Police discretion > United States.
Racial profiling in law enforcement > United States.
Arrêt et fouille par palpation > États-Unis.
Arrêt et fouille par palpation > New York (État) > New York.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire de la police > États-Unis.
Profilage ethnique > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement) > Law and legislation
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement)
Police discretion
Racial profiling in law enforcement
New York (State) > New York
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Two tales of stop and frisk
  • The historical context
  • The contemporary legal context
  • Crime-control benefits and collateral consequences
  • (with Weston Morrow)
  • Beyond a few bad apples
  • The future of stop and frisk.

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