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2013 Stop and Frisk Numbers Underscore Need to Begin Reforms

New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. In response to the NYPD’s release today of its complete stop-and-frisk data for 2013, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement:

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While the total number of stops and frisks decreased in 2013, the racial disparities remain essentially the same, and the percentage of stops that included frisks actually increased approximately 10 percent for Blacks and Latinos. This underscores the need to begin the collaborative reform process as soon as…

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