REMARKS
Explanation of stop and frisk practice and its constitutional requirements
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Council Member Salaam provides a definition of stop and frisk and explains the constitutional requirements for its use by police officers.
- Describes stop and frisk as an investigative technique involving stopping, questioning, and searching individuals
- Explains that officers must have reasonable suspicion of a felony or misdemeanor to comply with the 4th Amendment
Yousef Salaam
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The practice commonly known as stop and frisk is an investigative technique where police officers stop, question, and search an individual suspected of being involved in a crime in circumstances where the officer otherwise lacks evidence to establish probable cause needed for arrest.
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For such stops to comply with constitutional standards of the 4th Amendment, an officer must have a reasonable suspicion the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony or misdemeanor offense.
