something about crime.” (107) Even though crackdowns may not be fully directed at crime itself, it does not mean that it does not have any impact. Any impact, big or small, has its merits in the grand scene of crime prevention. “In most long-term crackdowns with apparent initial deterrence, however, the effects began to decay after a short period, sometimes despite continued dosage of police presence or even increased dosage of police sanctions.” (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu) Crackdowns may not or have been perfect. But due to crackdowns, “enforcement efforts have evolved dramatically in recent decades from old-fashioned crackdowns to more sophisticated, data-driven efforts.” (Walker, 106) Not every evolution of crackdown evolved dramatically as others. One example of a lesser evolution would be the idea of a stop-and-frisk. While past examples have been suppression tactics, a stop-and-frisk is closer to an apprehension police tactic. An apprehension
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Supreme Court in the 1968 Terry v. Ohio decision as a temporary detention of a person about whom the officer has reasonable suspicion that he or she is committing or may be about to commit a crime.” (107-108) Due to the nature of stop and frisks, that being the need for only reasonable suspicion, problems with this tactic are bound to arise. The first problem, similar to most tactics the police try to employ, does it actually reduce crime in a meaningful way. Even if, like the other previous tactics, it focus on prevention rather than direct prevention. “In the 381,704 frisks in 2011, meanwhile, officers seized a total of only 780 guns, for a “success” rate of 1.9 percent for all frisks and a 1.1 percent for all stops.” (108) With these numbers, a legitimacy of this tactic is hard to rationalize. But like most things, there can not always be
Supreme Court in the 1968 Terry v. Ohio decision as a temporary detention of a person about whom the officer has reasonable suspicion that he or she is committing or may be about to commit a crime.” (107-108) Due to the nature of stop and frisks, that being the need for only reasonable suspicion, problems with this tactic are bound to arise. The first problem, similar to most tactics the police try to employ, does it actually reduce crime in a meaningful way. Even if, like the other previous tactics, it focus on prevention rather than direct prevention. “In the 381,704 frisks in 2011, meanwhile, officers seized a total of only 780 guns, for a “success” rate of 1.9 percent for all frisks and a 1.1 percent for all stops.” (108) With these numbers, a legitimacy of this tactic is hard to rationalize. But like most things, there can not always be