Sentences with phrase «frisk policing tactics»

Lhota, a Republican and the former head of the city transit authority, favors the controversial stop - and - frisk policing tactics of outgoing independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Bratton expanded the use of the controversial stop - and - frisk policing tactic during his 2002 to 2009 tenure as head of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Wading into the debate over stop - and - frisk police tactics, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators on Monday for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.

Not exact matches

After glossing over «stop and frisk,» he declares, «Undoubtedly there are other changes in police tactics that can reduce the likelihood of police violence.»

He said he looked Trump «in the eye» during their meeting at Trump Tower this week and told him that the city has become safer since drastically reducing the use of stop - and - frisk policing, a tactic the Republican president - elect has praised.

He also blamed the campaign season for heightening criticism of other police tactics, like stop - and frisk, which has come under increased attack in recent weeks.

Ms. Colvin, set to begin work in two weeks, has received a number of recognitions for her reporting, including for a recent in - depth look at the city police department's controversial stop - and - frisk tactic.

«At the public safety forum last week, I expressed that the City must continue its laser - like focus on reducing crime; that the IG legislation is ill - conceived; we should invigorate stop, question and frisk and not limit it as a policing tactic,» he said in a statement.

Police continue to employ stop - and - frisk in select situations, but the use of the tactic has dropped precipitously.

Bill de Blasio, the city's public advocate, for instance, delivered a speech last month on the Police Department's controversial stop - and - frisk tactics.

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Tuesday compared the NYPD's past use of «stop and frisk» to needless cancer treatment, saying the controversial crime - fighting tactic was overused.

She supports the use of stop - and - frisk policing, insisting that the NYPD should have discretion in deciding when to employ the tactic.

But it came at a time of heightened tension over the Police Department's tactic of stopping, questioning and sometimes frisking people in minority neighborhoods of the city.

Mr. Kelly, after thanking Mr. Sharpton for the invitation, offered a full - throated defense of the stop - and - frisk tactic, calling it «a lifesaver» and «fundamental to policing.»

«Intro 800 [the bill] would authorize new lawsuits that could result in a blanket prohibition against the use of stop, question and frisk in New York City — and potentially many other strategies and tactics used by the police to address and prevent crime,» Best wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Post.

In a seeming disconnect during his courting of black voters, Trump called for the broad use of the contentious stop - and - frisk policing strategy in America's cities, embracing an aggressive tactic whose legality has been challenged and whose enforcement has been abandoned in New York.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- City lawmakers reached a deal Tuesday to install an inspector general to monitor the New York Police Department, a plan galvanized by outrage over its extensive use of the tactic known as stop and frisk and its widespread spying on Muslims.

She accused de Blasio of tying the hands of cops when it comes to battling those crimes — including by limiting the use of the policing tactic known as stop and frisk.

ONE POLICE PLAZA — Critics who want to go back to using the stop - and - frisk tactics of the previous adminstration to address the recent uptick in murders need to «get over it,» NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said Monday.

Mr. Foy, who in 2013 unsuccessfully sought the Brooklyn City Council seat now held by Robert Cornegy, recalled Mr. de Blasio's campaign attacks on the controversial policing tactic of stop and frisk, and said the African - American community will not be content with the end of that practice alone..

De Blasio won the mayor's race campaigning against intrusive police tactics such as stop - and - frisk, where hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were frisked by the police each year, and other elements of the «Broken Windows» philosophy, where police crack down on minor offenses to prevent more serious crime.

UPPER EAST SIDE — The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association has gone on the attack against area politicians, blasting their opposition to the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk tactic and accusing them of making «policing tougher and your neighborhood more dangerous.»

He described the administrative approach as part of the overall police reforms the city has put in place, including reduced use of stop and frisk policing, neighborhood policing and the retraining of the police force on de-escalation tactics.

The panel, organized by Manhattan Borough President and mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer, said the number of guns recovered as a result of stop and frisk doesn't justify the damage the tactic inflicts upon police and community relations.

Fifty years ago we had stop - and - frisk in New York, Ligon states, and the police tactic still exists today.