Stop and Frisk

The research the attorney general drew his conclusions from had some serious flaws.

• By Ashley Hackett

A new study suggests the so-called ACLU effect might be to blame.

• By Kate Wheeling

There are some approaches that can reduce crime without worsening community relations, a new analysis finds.

• By Francie Diep

A new study suggests police may search and use force more often against black and Hispanic men they perceive to be large.

• By Kate Wheeling

Are cops abusing power because more civilians hate them?

• By Julie Morse

Across the country, non-white drivers are more likely to be stopped, and those stops are more likely to lead to frisks, searches, and tickets.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Stop-and-frisk may have gained notoriety in New York City, but a new analysis finds Chicago police stops people more often than their New York counterparts do, and is less transparent about it.

• By Francie Diep

Updates to past Pacific Standard print stories.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A recently published analysis finds reasons for concern at three levels of the legal process.

• By Tom Jacobs

As Rudy Giuliani’s old police commissioner William Bratton returns to New York City, new research still fuels a debate over their pet policy.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Racial profiling in luxury stores is causing way more problems than it’s preventing.

• By Lauren Kirchner