NYPD cops are terrified of “stopping anyone” under new stop-and-frisk policies, fearing that the brass “won’t have our backs,” a court-appointed monitor reported. Attorney Peter Zimroth, who is tasked ...

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 ...

Retired Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin accused both former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden of inaccurately taking credit for ending the controversial stop-and-frisk ...

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 police practice of “stop, question and frisk,” or “stop-and-frisk” — randomly checking citizens for drugs or guns — was used heavily by New York City police starting in the 1990s to deter or stop ...