Security and Human Rights in New York City since 9/11

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03101
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public law
• Research Institution: Yamagata University
• Principal Investigator: KONNO Kenichi 山形大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (70272086)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高橋 早苗 仙台白百合女子大学, 人間学部, 教授 (90285685)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 犯罪のリスクと個人の安全 / 市民的自由 / 停止・身体捜検 / レイシャル・プロファイリング / 平等保護条項

Outline of Final Research Achievements

New York City Police Department engages in what has been described as aggressive policing tactics. NYPD’s proactive policing tool is called ‘stop-and-frisk’. The aim of this study is to examine NYPD’s policing tactics and analyze its social influences. In Floyd v. the City of New York on August 12, 2013, a federal judge found that the stop-and-frisk practices of NYPD violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Especially, the judge in Floyd found that New York City engaged in widespread racial profiling. Aggressive policing in the form of stop-and-frisk has had the effect of promoting police-community tension and reducing police legitimacy.

Free Research Field

公法