Data released Friday by the New York Police Department (NYPD) shows that 81 percent of coronavirus enforcement summonses from March 16 to May 5 were issued to black and Latino residents. Patrisse ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON - DC City Council’s Public Safety Committee held two public hearings Thursday about officer tactics after people demanded change to the way DC Police is policing the city. The emotional ...
Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice system. In a bid to reduce violent crime, the city’s new ...
Zohran Mamdani’s intention to retain Jessica Tisch is likely to placate powerful New Yorkers who have lobbied Mr. Mamdani to keep her. By Nicholas Fandos The change was one of several the department ...
WHYY News and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting recently launched “Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist,” a five-episode podcast about the search for solutions to ...
Fewer guns were seized in the city in 2014 than in any other year since 2006, a new report says — and law enforcement sources blame the dismal figure on the decrease in stop-and-frisks. City ...
A federal court is set to decide on the lawfulness of stop-and-frisk, New York City's polarizing policing strategy meant to stop gun violence. The policy gives police officers wide discretion to stop, ...
Arguments in a court challenge against New York's stop-and-frisk policy wrapped up earlier this week. Critics say the policy promotes racial profiling. But host Michel Martin speaks with Heidi ...