Stop and Frisk

The Stop-and-Frisk Policy Student Name Institution Course Professor Name Date The Stop-and-Frisk Policy Whether “Stop-and-Frisk” was Responsible for Declines in Crime in New York City The combined data found in Documents A and C indicates that stop-and-frisk was not responsible for the drop in crime statistics throughout New York City. Document A highlights that crime in New York began to decline before Rudy Giuliani’s administration implemented stop-and-frisk, and the trend continued even after the policy was scaled back. The document states, “Crime in New York declined quickly after 1990 and has generally stayed low,” indicating that the drop in crime was part of a broader national trend rather than a result of stop-and-frisk. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and FBI data documented in Document A, the rate of violent crimes or murders shows “almost no correlation” with stop-and-frisk policies. According to Document C, crime continued to decline even as stop-and-frisk was phased out. The document states, “Murder also continued to drop after as stop-and-frisk wound down from its 2011 peak.” The most significant decline in murders occurred in 2013 when stops were significantly reduced. This data contradicts the claim that stop-and-frisk was instrumental in reducing crime. Whether Curbing Stop-and-Frisk Caused Crime to Increase in New York City Document C demonstrates that stopping stop-and-frisk operations failed to produce any rise in criminal activity. The document states, “The program’s end, it turns out, did not herald the start of a new citywide crime wave.” Data from the NYCLU shows that ...