The Pros And Cons Of The Stop And Frisk Policy

NYPD has engaged in a practice known as “Stop and Frisk”. This policy allows officers, based on reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot, to engage in investigatory stops and to conduct a pat down of the outer clothing of the individual if there is reasonable suspicion that the suspect is armed” (Simmons, 2014). A stop can take place with an individual that an officer considers reasonable to search based upon speculation of an encounter. For example an officer pulls over a young black man and request for his driver license and registration. The young man complies but the officer begins to speculate and assume he is carrying either illegal drugs or a concealed weapon. He proceeds to search and pat down the young man but he didn’t

It aims to create a safe environment for the people in the city. However it is extremely controversial, because this particular policy targets for the most part Blacks and Latinos. The pros of the stop and frisk policy is it cuts down on certain illegal drugs, and unnoticed crime that slips through the crack. It keeps the neighborhood to become a safer environment with less crime occurring. The con to the stop and frisk policy is that not everyone is being evaluated by this particular policy. Only Blacks and Latinos are targeted to make sure this policy prevails. The issue that arises with this is the people who are being affected recognize the trend and tension along with more problems ascending. I don’t necessarily agree with the stop and frisk policy because it’s impossible to look at someone and suspect that they are carrying illegal weapons or drugs. In my opinion, it is a form of racing, profiling, especially since Blacks and Latinos are the primary people who seem to get targeted. If every race was targeted just as much as the Black and Latinos I don’t think it would big an issue if the stop and frisk policy was implemented towards everyone. It is extremely disrespectful towards them as individuals and racial