NEW YORK — In a manila envelope on the table in front of Marlene Steele are hundreds of letters from businesses, churches and foundations politely rejecting her request for help to fund a gun buy-back ...

The controversial stop-and-frisk policy instituted by the New York Police Department in 1999 allowed law enforcement to stop any civilian on the street and search their person and belongings. The ...

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg has finally apologized for stop-and-frisk — just as he prepares to run for President in the Democratic primaries. Speaking at the Christian Cultural Center, a large ...

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In the late 1980s, the United States experienced an unprecedented spike in violent crime. Alarmed voters demanded action. Elected officials responded. One of those responses was stop-and-frisk ...

The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the street, undermining efforts to curb wrongful uses of the tactic than a judge declared ...

Today the New York Civil Liberties Union is releasing a free smartphone app that will allow users to record and report interactions with the police and submit them directly to the organization in real ...

Stop and frisk is a controversial policing practice that rose to prominence in New York City which supporters say saves lives by getting weapons off the streets, but critics say unfairly targets ...

NEW YORK -- The NYPD is essentially letting officers off the hook for using the banned practice of stop-and-frisk, according to a lengthy report that alleges the department is unwilling to police ...