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Chicago police use stop-and-frisk excessively: ACLU report
Source: Reuters
Chicago police use stop-and-frisk excessively: ACLU report
BY FIONA ORTIZ
CHICAGO Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:30pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Chicago Police Department defended its policing tactics on Monday after the American Civil Liberties Union reported what it said were excessive stop-and-frisk searches compared with other U.S. cities.
The ACLU said that its study of a four-month period last year showed "that African Americans are disproportionately subjected to stops when compared to their white counterparts. Black Chicagoans were subjected to 72 percent of all stops, yet constitute just 32 percent of the city's population."
The ACLU issued the report at a time of increased scrutiny of policing practices and nationwide protests over the shooting and chokehold deaths of unarmed African American men.
The CPD, the second-biggest police force in the country, said in a statement that it has improved training to make officers aware of its prohibition on racial profiling.
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BY FIONA ORTIZ
CHICAGO Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:30pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Chicago Police Department defended its policing tactics on Monday after the American Civil Liberties Union reported what it said were excessive stop-and-frisk searches compared with other U.S. cities.
The ACLU said that its study of a four-month period last year showed "that African Americans are disproportionately subjected to stops when compared to their white counterparts. Black Chicagoans were subjected to 72 percent of all stops, yet constitute just 32 percent of the city's population."
The ACLU issued the report at a time of increased scrutiny of policing practices and nationwide protests over the shooting and chokehold deaths of unarmed African American men.
The CPD, the second-biggest police force in the country, said in a statement that it has improved training to make officers aware of its prohibition on racial profiling.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/23/us-usa-chicago-police-aclu-idUSKBN0MJ24S20150323
