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New York police plan changes to "stop and frisk"
Source: Reuters
New York police plan changes to "stop and frisk"
NEW YORK | Thu May 17, 2012 1:58pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York Police Department announced changes on Thursday to its controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk," saying it would revise the way it trains officers and make clear to them that its policy prohibits racial profiling.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly outlined the changes in a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a leading critic of the policy which, some say, unfairly targets black and Latino New Yorkers and alienates minority communities.
Quinn said the planned changes - which will include an early warning system to identify officers who have received public complaints and need more training - were an "important step forward" but added that more needed to be done.
Other changes include making precinct commanders responsible for monitoring the stop and frisk activities of officers under their watch and focusing training in the program on newer officers.
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NEW YORK | Thu May 17, 2012 1:58pm EDT
(Reuters) - The New York Police Department announced changes on Thursday to its controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk," saying it would revise the way it trains officers and make clear to them that its policy prohibits racial profiling.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly outlined the changes in a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a leading critic of the policy which, some say, unfairly targets black and Latino New Yorkers and alienates minority communities.
Quinn said the planned changes - which will include an early warning system to identify officers who have received public complaints and need more training - were an "important step forward" but added that more needed to be done.
Other changes include making precinct commanders responsible for monitoring the stop and frisk activities of officers under their watch and focusing training in the program on newer officers.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/us-usa-newyork-stopandfrisk-idUSBRE84G13D20120517
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