frisk

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He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2022

That’s because officers continued to stop people — people committing crimes — and then frisk them.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Over the last eight years, he succeeded on key priorities like creating universal prekindergarten, embracing police reforms like body cameras and continuing to reduce stop and frisk incidents, and building affordable housing.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021

If we have a law that prohibits police officers from asking a child to lift their shirt or to consent to a frisk, that might be one less child in the system.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Removing a hand from the wall before the frisk was complete constituted aggression at most other facilities, though at Sing Sing it usually prompted merely a warning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover