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Testimony by Babe Howell, Member of Grassroots Advocates for Neighborhood Groups and Solutions (G.A.N.G.S Coalition) on NYPD's Gang Database and Stop and Frisk

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Babe Howell, representing the G.A.N.G.S Coalition, testified about the connection between gang policing and stop and frisk practices in New York City. She criticized the NYPD's gang database as a way to circumvent stop and frisk restrictions and highlighted its disproportionate impact on Black and Latinx youth.

  • The NYPD's gang database is 99% Black and Latinx, using non-criminal criteria to label individuals as gang members.
  • Gang-labeled individuals face increased scrutiny in stop and frisk encounters and other negative consequences in the criminal justice system.
  • Howell urged support for Intro 798 to abolish the gang database and called for increased community-based support for vulnerable youth.