frisk
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He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2022
In an essay describing why he became a police officer, Rivera recalled the injustice of being pulled over in a taxi and seeing officers frisk his brother.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
“He even wrote his final research paper examining the effectiveness of proactive and reactive policing in reducing crime, discussing the effects of stop and frisk, and community policing in New York City,” she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022
If we have a law that prohibits police officers from asking a child to lift their shirt or to consent to a frisk, that might be one less child in the system.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021
“Not in a moving vehicle,” the soldier says as he begins to frisk us.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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