Police officers talk to students during a recruiting event at Temple University. Robert Klemko/The Washington Post via Getty Images Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia ...

NEW YORK — In a manila envelope on the table in front of Marlene Steele are hundreds of letters from businesses, churches and foundations politely rejecting her request for help to fund a gun buy-back ...

The controversial stop-and-frisk policy instituted by the New York Police Department in 1999 allowed law enforcement to stop any civilian on the street and search their person and belongings. The ...

An Action News Investigation looked into police stops to shed more light on who is more likely to be stopped, and why. Known as "stop-and-frisk," the longstanding policy in the Philadelphia Police ...

Democratic mayoral hopeful Eric Adams on Wednesday told critics of his record on stop-and-frisk policing to “shut up.” Speaking at a Brooklyn rally ahead of Wednesday night’s Democratic candidate ...

WASHINGTON - A neighborhood leader in Washington, DC Is accusing members of the DC Metropolitan Police Department of violating resident’s civil rights by unconstitutionally searching them for weapons ...

Stop and frisk is a controversial policing practice that rose to prominence in New York City which supporters say saves lives by getting weapons off the streets, but critics say unfairly targets ...

"I just got stopped like two blocks ago," said a frustrated Harlem teenager to the two police officers who approached him. This is the first recorded audio of a New York City "stop and frisk" recorded ...

In his post about the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy, Matthew McKnight writes, “The relationship between law enforcement and communities that the N.Y.P.D. has ...

Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg consistently credited his administration’s controversial stop-and-frisk program as essential to cutting crime, but declines in felonies both before and after ...