Sentences with phrase «increased police stop»

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The commission argued that where police forces improve the proportionality of their stop - and - search procedures there is a significant reduction in crime and increased public confidence in the police.

«In fact, this report shows evidence that police forces, like Staffordshire and Cleveland, which have used fairer stop and search tactics have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police.»

Trump, who has called for an increased use of stop - and - frisk across the country, was a frequent defender of Kelly against critics of his policing practices.

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.

To discourage the increasing use of fake IDs, the New York State Liquor Authority is working with local police agencies to stop underage drinking.

On law enforcement, she rapped his administration's increased focus on community policing as «stop - and - frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national search.

Garner's death brought into focus a central point of Mr. de Blasio's campaign: the increasing tensions between communities of color and the police over stop - and - frisk and instances of alleged brutality, which he vowed to ease.

The mayor often touts his neighborhood policing initiative, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop - and - frisk policing and a decrease in marijuana possession arrests even as critics claim an increase.

De Blasio says New York City is the safest big city in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increase.

But he touted accomplishments in his first term such as universal prekindergarten, his affordable housing plan — which he recently announced is ahead of schedule — increased high school graduation rates, overall crime being down and a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method are rooted in maintaining the city's nature.

Bratton pointed to 2011, when the number of police stops reached 685,000, while rapes, assaults and grand larcenies increased.

«Increasing the counter-terrorism budget by 30 % involves money going to the police as well as our security agencies to make sure we can deal with marauding gun attacks, make sure we can stop the guns coming into the country in the first place.

The mayor was elected to his first term on campaign promises to curtail police officers» use of stop - and - frisk, which critics argued was tantamount to racial profiling, and to increase affordable housing following years of luxury development and soaring housing prices under his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who increased police presence as part of his promise to make the event «safer than ever,» has stopped short of saying the event should be canceled, in part because of what he said was its spontaneous nature.

Responding to that criticism, a spokeswoman from Foy's campaign called the candidate a «consistent leader» in the community, touting his work for increased police accountability and against stop - and - frisk as examples.

They're mad about busted elevators, about police stopping - and - frisking innocent residents, about rent increases, and about the extended bungling after Hurricane Sandy.

The authors note that the device would likely also identify cars where the driver is sober but the passengers are not, or if there is spilled alcohol in the car, but that the device «will surely decrease the number of cars that have to be checked by police and, at the same time, will increase efficacy of stopping drunken drivers.»

Dunn's efforts are supported by a strong, active group of parents who place flyers in the neighborhood about stopping violence, and have fought for increased police presence in the area.

Due to cruise ships stopping at Ocho Rios and Falmouth, tourist police (dressed in white hats, shirts and black pants) have increased their presence in an attempt to protect and drive down crime in the areas.