Can You Frisk and Still Maintain Trust?

Years ago, I learned as a young officer that “stopping and frisking” a person or persons was an invasion of … More

“Praemonitus, praemunitus”

This month, Christopher E. Smith, a white college professor and attorney wrote a thought-provoking article in The Atlantic. I … More

POLITE POLICING Last month, newly-elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced seven principles that he said will increase officers’ … More

I suggest that the primary problem with the use of “stop and frisk” by police in many of our cities … More

John Buntin writes in last week’s New York Times Magazine how the Los Angeles Police Department used a good dose … More

After reading this recent article in New York Magazine (May 19, 2013) about the stop and frisk controversy in New … More

Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this … More

I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other … More

Important to change police tactics, says ex-police chief By David Couper, June 15, 2012 As a former police chief, … More

New York City’s use of “stop and frisk:” stunning numbers, questionable results! Read more from the recent editorial in the … More