Review the attached article titled Beyond Profiling- Institutional Sources of Racial Disparities in Policing.
- Do you agree with there argument that investigative stops should be considered institutionalized practice?
- Summarize what you learn from reviewing the Methods section of the article in respect how research on ‘investigative stops’ is conducted and how the authors conducted their research for this article?
- According to the authors, how does the ‘institutionalized’ practice of ‘investigative stops’ harm individuals and the community?
- What recommendations are provided?
Review the attached report on Stop and Frisk: Balancing Crime Control with Community Relations
- Explain what is a Terry Stop?
- How does the traditional use of stop and frisk differ from the intensive use of stop and frisk to discourage crime more generally, like how it was used in NYC before it was declared unconstitutional?
- Summarize the arguments provided for why the intensive use of stop and frisks to deter criminal activity is potentially unconstitutional and detrimental to police-community relations?
- What recommendations are provided for how individual officers should use stop, question, frisk, and search?
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