Review the reforms that have taken place regarding New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program and the positive and negative effects on the minority communities. Include in your discussion the objections to the policy changes as well as the negative long-term psychological or social effects this practice had on a generation of young black and Latino men.

Review the following articles before preparing your essay.

Goldstein, J. (2013, January 8). Police stop-and-frisk program in Bronx is ruled unconstitutional. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/nyregion/judge-limits-nypd-stop-and-frisk-program-in-bronx.html (Links to an external site.)

Goff, P. A. (2018, January 7). On stop-and-frisk, we can’t celebrate just yet. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/opinion/stop-and-frisk-celebrate.html (Links to an external site.)

Borchetta, J., Charney, D, & Harris, A. (2018, April 10). Don’t let the police wreck stop-and-frisk reforms. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/opinion/police-stop-and-frisk-reforms.html