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Tag Archives: New York City Police Department
Part Four: Is Campaign Finance Driven By Cops, Courts, and Corrections?
Mayor Bloomberg is term-limited, thus the city will lose its primary supporter of the Stop & Frisk policy in 2013. Whereas many Democrats participated in the Silent March of over 10,000 people last summer, some Republicans have suggested that NYPD … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Politics, Race
Tagged Campaign finance, corrections, Court, courts, donations, Floyd, Michael Bloomberg, New York City Police Department, NYPD, police, police union donations
Part Three: Comparing the Precincts- Is Crime Reduced by Stop-and-Frisk?
As the Floyd v. New York trial continues in federal court, we hear various rationales about why the policy’s effectiveness trumps the widespread erosion (if not clear violation) of civil rights. The primary excuse for wholesale stopping of pedestrians, frequently … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Race
Tagged crime data, crime rate, Frisk, Michael Bloomberg, new york, New York City Police Department, NYPD, precinct, safety
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In the Floyd case, the NYPD faces tough scrutiny of Stop-and-Frisk tactics
This article was originally written for The Guardian, here. The New York Police Department is on trial in Floyd v City of New York, and the public is watching. It is ironic that the policy of recording “stops, questions, and frisks” originated with the 1999 … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Race
Tagged Abner Louima, diallo, Frisk, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYPD, stop and frisk
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What They Don’t Tell You About NYC Crime Data
Any study on “safety” would always be subjective. What is “safe?” It is a feeling, not a fact. It is relative, and highly impacted by the media’s reporting of crimes- both near and far. Looking at the NYPD’s crime reporting, … Continue reading
Posted in Police
Tagged Bloomberg, Crime statistics, data, Frisk, New York City Police Department, NYC, NYPD, Public Safety, statistics, stop and frisk
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Crashing the System with Stop and Frisk
The Floyd v. New York class action suit, to hold the city accountable for hundreds of thousands of baseless harassments by the NYPD, is the affordable option for NYC taxpayers and the court system. If each plaintiff were to bring a … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, prison economics, Race
Tagged budget, CCR, Court, crash the system, Floyd, Floyd v. New York City, harassment, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYC, NYPD, stop and frisk, trial
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Power of the Silent Marchers?
Today’s march down Fifth Avenue was more than just a Sunday stroll of pissed off activists. Fathers and sons joined with thousands of others from all five boroughs of New York, to send a unified message to the NYPD, Ray … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Race
Tagged Fifth Avenue, Floyd, Frisk, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYPD, Ramarley Graham, Rodney King, Sean Bell, Shantel Davis, silent march
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Formerly Incarcerated Issue Statement Regarding NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Policy
Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement June 17th 2012 Silent March against Racial Profiling Letter in Solidarity There comes a time when the American people must recognize that we lead the world in prison cells. The American people must also recognize … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Race
Tagged Black, Bloomberg, class action, Floyd, Frisk, Kelly, Latino, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYPD, racial profiling, silent march, stop and frisk
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Marijuana Reform Efforts Move Forward This Week in NY and RI
NEW YORK: A new report will be released on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, documenting the astronomical financial costs of the over 50,300 arrests for marijuana possession in New York City in 2010, and the cost of the 350,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy
Tagged Cannabis, Crime and Justice, Criminal justice, DARE, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, drug policy, Drug Policy Alliance, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Letitia James, Marijuana Policy Project, New York City, New York City Police Department, Prison-Industrial Complex, Rhode Island
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