Sentences with phrase «frisk policy»

«Court blocks ruling on NY police stop - frisk policy»: The Associated Press has a report that begins, «A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk program and removed the judge from the case.»

To illustrate the problem with accusing judges of bias, given the term's various meanings, the article focuses on recent federal litigation over NYC police stop - and - frisk policy in which (1) the district judge found «implicit bias» in police practices based on accumulated evidence and expert analysis, (2) the Second Circuit found that the district judge engaged in disqualifying judicial bias because of her comments in a prior related lawsuit and in the media, and (3) critics accused the Second Circuit of bias in making decisions that were hard to justify on either procedural or substantive grounds.

Tune in to hear Patel and Mac Donald's opinions on the stop - and - frisk policy and how it affects crime rates, what the ruling means for the NYPD and similar policies nationwide, and if they think stop and frisk can be carried out constitutionally.

In the wake of Judge Shira Scheindlin's ruling in Floyd v. City of New York striking down the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy, the latest edition of Lawyer2Lawyer looks at whether and how stop - and - frisk policies can pass constitutional muster.

Trump advocated the use of stop - and - frisk tactics in Chicago and other crime - ridden cities around the nation, claiming New York City's stop - and - frisk policy worked very well and «brought the crime rate way down.»

«The has to create change in the police procedures in the City of New York,» said City Comptroller John Liu, «including a relaxation of stop and frisk policy.»

Quinn's approval, which will allow the legislation to come to a vote, comes as a federal trial is beginning on a class - action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy.

Criminal justice experts weighed in on alternatives to the city's controversial stop and frisk policy.

Reducing the impact of the Bloomberg administration's stop - and - frisk policy has been a top priority of lawmakers from minority neighborhoods, who have urged Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, to pay more attention to the needs of their communities.

LOWER MANHATTAN — The NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy is essential to keeping the city safe — but only if it's used in moderation, former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday.

Cuomo will also likely be pushing for an increase in the state's minimum wage and the decriminalizing of the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, in response to issues raised by New York City's Stop and Frisk policy.

The union representing NYPD sergeants has vowed to do what it can to block the City Council from overriding Mayor Bloomberg's veto on a bill to reform the controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Democrat Bill Thompson has ushered in a new phase in the hotly contested New York City mayor's race after linking the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy to the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida.

He promised to fight for affordable housing, reform for the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy, and women's reproductive rights.

The stop - and - frisk policy has been a hotly debated issue at City Hall with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly defending the practice as a way to reduce crime and helped drive down New York's crime rate to the lowest among the country's 25 most populous cities, as measured by the FBI.

De Blasio credited the activism of Sharpton and NAN constituents with helping to alter the city's «broken stop - and - frisk policy,» and noted that crime has gone down since, along with complaints against police officers.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The Bronx district attorney's office is no longer prosecuting people stopped at public housing projects under the city's stop - and - frisk policy unless the arresting officer ensures the arrest is warranted.

Last month, Quinn announced city lawmakers had reached a deal to install an inspector general to monitor the nation's biggest police department following criticism over the NYPD «s stop and frisk policy and widespread surveillance of Muslims.

City lawyers last week asked Judge Shira Scheindlin to hold off on implementing the reforms she ordered to the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy, warning that that the restrictions could lead to a huge spike in crime and saying her ruling against stop - and - frisk was «rife with errors of law.»

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- City officials have filed notice to appeal the ruling against the NYPD stop - and - frisk policy, but City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants court - mandated changes to go ahead regardless.

The NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy was also a hot topic Tuesday night, although the leading contenders agreed it was time to scrap the practice.

When questioned about the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy, Albanese, de Blasio and Thompson all favored amending or curbing the practice.

Both candidates expressed support for NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, as well as the department's controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

They had hoped to hear invited candidates such as City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former MTA chairman Joseph Lhota and Adolfo Carrion address issues like the New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk policy.

The filing takes aim at one element of the department's controversial stop - and - frisk policy and comes after a failed bid by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, which would have eliminated the distinction between having a small amount in a pocket and holding it in your hand.

But while New Yorkers seem unfazed by the allegations of domestic spying, they were torn over the expansion of the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

The City Council created the Inspector General position following complaints and a lawsuit over the NYPD's stop and frisk policy in which a federal judge ruled the practice unfairly discriminated against black and Latino men.

Governor Cuomo is proposing the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana found during police searches, to fix what he says is a «blatant inconsistency» in New York City's controversial stop and frisk policy.

Ms. James, whose voice booms like a preacher's at press conferences, has emerged as one of the loudest members of the City Council when it comes to issues she's focused on, including not only CityTime but cuts to social services, the police department's stop - and - frisk policy and the controversial Atlantic Yards development project, located in her Fort Greene - based district.

At a news conference Monday morning, City Councilman Charles Barron called for an end to the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy and a commitment from the city to invest $ 200 million in youth centers in poor neighborhoods.

He also said the city won't comply with the Justice Department if it orders local police to resume the stop - and - frisk policy, that the NYPD will arrest and prosecute anyone who attacks or victimizes Jews, Muslims, sexual minorities and any other vulnerable communities.

Stringer, who followed the distinctly more charismatic Cory Booker to the podium, called for reform of the Bloomberg administration's controversial stop - and - frisk policy.

Mayor Bloomberg lashed out at one of the chief critics of the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy, calling the New York Civil Liberties Union «dangerously wrong» and «no better than the NRA» for opposing the tactic.

Criticizing the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy and casting himself as anti-police, de Blasio beat his mainstream opponent, then - City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, in the primary.

NEW YORK CITY — Police unions remained strongly behind mayoral candidate Bill Thompson after his impassioned church sermon Sunday denouncing the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy with comparisons to the Trayvon Martin killing.

Failing our schools, and creating a stop - and - frisk policy run amok.»

«The NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy has driven a wedge between the police and our communities, and today's decision is a major step toward rebuilding that trust.

In 2013, a federal judge found that the city's stop and frisk policy violated the constitutional rights of mostly black and Latino men.

The City has agreed with the plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York to changes including a three year period for a monitor to oversee the stop & frisk policy.

«Despite changes in stop - and - frisk policy in New York City, the system is obviously broken when an unarmed Black teenager can be shot to death in his own bathroom and no one is held to account by any part of our criminal justice system.

Parker cited the «abuse» of the NYPD's stop - and - frisk policy as «ineffective policy» that should disqualify Kelly.

And while he praised Bloomberg's efforts to improve public health, snuff out smoking, and pass immigration reform, he vowed to improve the way the city deals with small businesses, bolster affordable housing, and reform the controversial stop - and - frisk policy to improve community relations with police.

More than two years into his tenure, a court - appointed monitor overseeing changes to the New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk policies has found that some officers are still failing to document the encounters as required, according to a new report.

Liu, who this week launched a series of «town hall meetings» about stop - and - frisk policies, will officially announce his candidacy for mayor on Sunday.

Local communities have also curtailed stop - and - frisk policies.

Governor Cuomo also says he wants backing from the State Senate on a number of issues he's dubbed his «litmus test», including raising the minimum wage and reforming New York City's stop and Frisk policies, as well as campaign finance reform.

The judge's appointment of an independent monitor of Stop and Frisk policies and practices is an important step and I urge Mayor Bloomberg to cooperate fully with the spirit and the letter of her decision, including the immediate reforms directed by the ruling.»

De Blasio's specific criticisms of the speaker focused on her delay in allowing a vote to guarantee most workers in New York paid sick days, her cautious response in addressing the NYPD's stop and frisk policies, and her use of discretionary allocations to individual members to reward allies and punish dissenters.

They recognize the connection between stop - and - frisk policies and the «anti-mutant» initiatives in the comics.

WHEREAS the president's harmful campaign promises included building a wall and deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants, creating a registry for Muslims living in the U.S. and implementing stop and frisk policies that have targeted the African American community and will accelerate the school to prison pipeline.