Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic

by Michael D. White, Henry F Fradella, Henry F. Fradella, et al.

Book Overview

Winner, 2019 Outstanding Book Award, given by the American Society of Criminology's Division of Policing Section

The first in-depth history and analysis of a much-abused policing policy

No policing tactic has been more controversial than "stop and frisk," whereby police officers stop, question and frisk ordinary citizens, who they may view as potential suspects, on the streets. As Michael White and Hank Fradella...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479835889
• ISBN13: 9781479835881
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"