3. Does precedent mean the Supreme Court can never overturn existing decisions?

DO NOW Monday, December 2Hand in homeworkAnswer the following on your DO NOW FORM:What is stop-and-frisk?Why do the police do it?Do you think its a good policy, a bad policy, or somewhere in between? Why?

1A New York City Police Department (NYPD) policy that directs officers to stop someone based on a reasonable suspicion of crime and search them for drugs or guns.

What is stop-and-frisk?NYPD leaders have said the policy is meant to Find illegal guns and drugsDeter criminalsIncrease police presenceWhy do the police do stop-and-frisk?

Who are the police stopping?

What impact does it have?Arguments AgainstIncreases arrests of innocent peoplePromotes distrust of the policeDeepens sense of unfairness

Arguments ForTakes guns (and criminals) off the streetCreates sense of proactive policingPuts cops in high-crime communitiesNew Vocabulary Write it down!

Racial profiling the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone has committed an offense Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Stop & Frisk

Earlier this year, New York City high school students interviewed NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly about Stop and Frisk. Here is what he said.Matt SchwarzfeldRay Kelley interviewMatt SchwarzfeldMatt Schwarzfeld's AlbumGarageBand 6.0.5