Stop-and-Frisk: By the Numbers

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Breaking Down Stop-and-Frisk

While the number of stop-and-frisk interrogations and arrests made by New York City Police Department (NYPD) has declined in 2012, civil rights advocates argue the controversial practice continues to disproportionally target minorities, an argument that appears to be supported by NYPD data showing that Blacks represented more than half of those searched in 2011 alone. BET.com takes a look at the New York Civil Liberties Union's (NYCLU) analysis of stop-and-frisk data from the NYPD to uncover the true impact of stop-and-frisk on the Black community. —Britt Middleton 

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