
Angela J. Davis | Policing The Black Man, Arbitrary Justice, & A Broken System
Stop-and-Frisk Policy and Floyd v. City of New York
The landmark case Floyd v. City of New York challenged the NYPD's "stop-and-frisk" practices, which the court found violated the Constitution by targeting individuals based on race rather than reasonable suspicion. Between 2004 and 2012, over 4.4 million stops were conducted, with Black and Latino individuals making up the vast majority of targets. Data showed weapons were found in only 1% of stops involving Black individuals, compared to 4% for white individuals.





