A Means to an End: A Way To Curb Bias-Based Policing in New York City

Authors

Garanique N. Williams, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow

Volume

2023

First Page

90

Last Page

[iii]

Publication Date

2023

Document Type

Note

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.

Keywords

Racial Profiling, Law Enforcement, Stop and Frisk, Law and Society

Recommended Citation

Garanique N. Williams, A Means to an End: A Way To Curb Bias-Based Policing in New York City, 2023 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 90 (2023).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/97