Cardozo Law Review de•novo
Document Type
Student Note
Publication Date
2023
Graduation Year
2023
Abstract
Conversations about destructive policing, violence, and questionable law enforcement practices have been a focus in social media in recent years. However, housing status is often a neglected, yet important, protected category that should be considered in conversations about the impact race, class, socioeconomic status, and other factors have on policing. This Note argues that since the NYPD has found alternate, less invasive means of accomplishing their objectives, NYPD officers who operate in Police Service Areas located on NYCHA property, are in violation of New York City Administrative Code Section 14-151 for targeting NYCHA residents, based on housing status, and therefore should be removed. Instead of watching and waiting for a NYCHA resident to commit the smallest infraction, police officers will be more inclined to arrive when absolutely necessary and, therefore, can devote their time to more important work.
Publisher
Cardozo Law Review de·novo
Volume
2023
First Page
90
Recommended Citation
Williams, Garanique N., "A Means to an End: A Way To Curb Bias-Based Policing in New York City" (2023). Cardozo Law Review de•novo. 97.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/97
Williams is a recent graduate from Cardozo School of Law and a Volume 43 Staff Editor.
