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Stop and Frisk: Stop The Injustice

Stop and Frisk: Stop The Injustice. By: Carl Moore. What is “Stop and Frisk”?. Practiced program by NPYD and others Practice based on Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. Controversy. Prejudice and discrimination Violation of Rights Abuse of authority. Statistics (2012).

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Stop and Frisk: Stop The Injustice

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  1. Stop and Frisk:Stop The Injustice By: Carl Moore

  2. What is “Stop and Frisk”? Practiced program by NPYD and others Practice based on Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio

  3. Controversy Prejudice and discrimination Violation of Rights Abuse of authority

  4. Statistics (2012) 532,911: The amount of times New Yorkers were stopped by the NYPD 473,644=89%, were innocent 284,229=55%, were “Black”/African American 165,140=32%, were Latino 50,366=10%, were White

  5. Statistics (2013; First 3 quarters) 179,063; Amount of times New Yorkers were stopped by the NYPD 159,104=89%, were innocent 98,051=56%, were “Black”/African American 51,903=29%, were Latino 19,459=11%, were White

  6. Protecting Yourself Refrain from Illegal activities/behaviors Stay off the streets at night if it is not needed Always carry a phone Know your rights Know a good lawyer (if needed) App*

  7. Social Media http://www.facebook.com/nofriskingway

  8. Sources NYCLU (New York Civil Liberties Union) Website: http://www.nyclu.org Cornell University Law school: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/392/1

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