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In the article Ward talks about what Luis Stokes says about stop and frisks. Stokes said “It may be time for the U.S Supreme Court to revisit stop-and-frisk law” (Ward, 2014). Ward though says one problem that people cannot get past is the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio in 1968 (Ward, 2014). The concern is if police are not granted the right to search someone under reasonable suspicion then police may leave a lot of contraband on the streets.
According to the Classical School of thought and Deterrence Theories the stop and frisk policy should have been effective. When it was not effective it causes criminologists to look elsewhere in order to find a great method to stop crime. Another, reason why stop and frisk was ineffective was because of the tension that was created by this policy between minorities and law enforcement. Minorities were being stopped and searched at a ridiculously higher rate than non-minorities. The current state of stop and frisk is believed to be headed in the right direction under new mayor Bill De