Federal investigation Find Newark Police Engaged in 'Unconstitutional Policing'

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The investigation was led by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

Among the report's key findings:

• 75 percent of pedestrian stop-and-frisks documented by the NPD were unconstitutional, violating citizens' First and Fourth Amendment rights. Many of the illegal stops resulted in unconstitutional arrests.
• Black residents make up 53.9 percent of Newark's population, but accounted for 85 percent of reported stop-and-frisks, and 79.3 percent of NPD arrests.
• More than 20 percent of officers' use of force was found to be unreasonable and unconstitutional.
• A pattern of theft by officers exists in the department's gang and narcotics units, where officers would routinely steal money and other belongings from those they arrest.

The study covers the 2009-2012,

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Not Newark.

lol @ unconstitutional...ya dont say. Not only in Newark but the practice of stop and frisk has been and adopted by neighboring cities. I used to be stopped at least 4 times a year in East Orange alone by undercovers and I dont live there, its just the neighborhoods I frequently visit why I am being stopped. Im a family man I wish the harassment would stop. There are other more effective ways you can police an urban city without oppressing and alienating its population.

 

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A pattern of theft by officers exists in the department's gang and narcotics units, where officers would routinely steal money and other belongings from those they arrest.