NYPD Didn't Discipline Officers For Illegal Stop And Frisks, Federal Review Says
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Many officers faced only “informal discipline” for a practice that a federal court said was unconstitutional in 2013.
The New York City Police Department failed to discipline officers for violating the rights of citizens during controversial “stop-and-frisk” encounters, according to a review ordered by a federal judge.
While the city’s police department has made efforts to investigate internal officer misconduct, it has failed to discipline officers found liable in violating people’s civil rights, the report said.
Stop and frisks are when police briefly detain and search citizens without probable cause. The policing policy was found unconstitutional during a 2013 federal trial after evidence found Black and Hispanic people were the most frequent targets of the practice.
The 503-page report, meant to provide oversight on NYPD’s compliance with the law, was written by James Yates, a retired New York State judge, and filed to a court docket on Monday by federal judge Analisa Torres.
The department saw a 61% increase in street stops in 2022, with only 2% of them leading to arrests. The report provided 51 recommendations for the NYPD to resolve the areas where it falls short in disciplining officers.
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