Federal judge rules New York "stop-and-frisk" policing unconstitutional - 0 views
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Ian Schlom on 11 Jan 13in the article: A major element of the New York Police Department's longstanding "stop-and-frisk" policy was declared unconstitutional in a ruling announced by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on January 8. The federal judge's decision came after a seven-day hearing last fall on the NYPD's "Clean Halls" program, under which landlords of private buildings enroll in the Trespass Affidavit Program (TAP), requesting that police patrol their buildings and arrest trespassers. According to one report, 3,261 buildings in the Bronx participate in this program, and 8,032 citywide. The court decision applies only to the Bronx buildings.