Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Is the Stop and Frisk Procedure Administered Fairly in New Jersey?. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 4 page paper looks at the stop and frisk procedure and whether it is administered fairly by police. This paper evaluates whether or not there is prejudice inherent in NJ police departments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Page Count:
4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RT13_SA317NJ.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
but it is no joke as even actors and prominent officials, who were not immediately recognized, have been stopped for being black. Of course, that is the conclusion that an
African American may jump to when his or her automobile is halted for no apparent reason. It is suggested that the officer believes that the black individual could not afford
such an expensive car or seems to be in the "wrong" neighborhood. Although the stop and frisk method of evaluating a suspect seems to be more common amongst blacks and
particularly young black males, it appears that certain states seem to attract the phenomenon. Copland was a film released not too long ago about police corruption in a small New
Jersey town. But sometimes in delving into history, it is found that art imitates life. In the case of Copland, a group of New Jersey police officers epitomized the proverbial
"blue wall of silence" by covering up any and all indiscretions, exhibiting sloppy police work and fostering corruption. The film begins when one of the boys on this force became
involved in an incident and rather than the police arresting him and charging him with a crime, his buddies arrive and cover up the incident. While the precedent makes for
an exciting police drama, the reality is that corruption does exist and New Jersey is not exempt. This leads to an important question. Who do the police in New Jersey
stop and frisk? Is frequency of this procedure based on age, race or gender? Who do the police stop most often? It has been thought that racial profiling is
prevalent in New Jersey. Perhaps the most famous case of racial profiling was in March of 1999 when Governor Whitman fired the state police superintendent, Carl Williams, for
...