stop and frisk

American  

noun

1. a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.

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Etymology

Origin of stop and frisk

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

She and other candidates faced criticism including a protest at City Hall during the primary campaign from those opposed to “stop and frisk.”

From Seattle Times

Another thing we wanted to do was if we are taking about Karens or Stop and Frisk, that we have to show multiple, multiple, multiple instances.

From Salon

“Identity checks” — equivalent to what Americans would call “stop and frisk” — are common.

From Los Angeles Times

Activists in New York City have compared Adams’s renewed focus on low-level crimes to the infamous “stop and frisk” policy that led police to disproportionately stop Black New Yorkers in the ’90s.

From Washington Post

“We have a law that’s used for something akin to stop and frisk and punishes people for living in areas without safe infrastructure,” said Hester Serebrin, policy director for the Transportation Choices Coalition.

From Seattle Times