THE pervasive use of stop-and-frisk
tactics that have deeply alienated racial and ethnic minorities in New
York City is only one symptom of a broader dysfunction in the Police
Department.
The overwhelming pressure on officers to write summonses,
make arrests, stop pedestrians and motorists with little or no
justification, and downgrade crime reports reflects the deterioration of
effective management under Raymond W. Kelly, the longest-serving police
commissioner in the city’s history.
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