ABSTRACT
This chapter examines some of the consequences of stop-and-frisk as a law enforcement strategy. This is important because stop-and-frisk has become the crime prevention strategy of choice in American policing. Stop-and-frisk as a policing strategy is certainly not confined to the United States. In the UK, searches are regulated and reported nationally. The analysis presented here examines the frequency and character of SQFs, sometimes in contrast to police enforcement stops, which generate citations and arrests. Overall, compared to Whites, Blacks, Hispanics and persons of other races were about twice as likely to have been subjected to some form of force before being released. Trust is evidenced when citizens believe that police try to do the right thing, acting on behalf of the best interests of the people they deal with. This chapter examined some of the consequences of stop-and-frisk as a crime prevention strategy in Chicago.
