The NYPD has agreed to update some of its policies and training as part of a settlement with the Legal Aid Society and two private law firms that was finalized on Friday.
checks during stops. The policies now instruct officers that they cannot detain a person while searching for a warrant or open investigation against them unless they have reasonable suspicion to believe the person has committed or is about to commit a crime. Once they no longer have reason to think that someone is breaking the law — for instance, if they search someone for drugs and find nothing on them — police are not allowed to detain them any longer.to personnel notifying them of the update.
The city has agreed to pay more than $450,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees. In a statement, the city’s Law Department said the agreement was a response to the plaintiffs’ complaints and “does not indicate a broad issue.” The NYPD’s stop and search practices have been scrutinized for years, including accusations of overpolicing in certain neighborhoods and complaints of officers harassing people who had not committed any crimes. Another lawsuit settled in 2013, Floyd v. City of New York, required the department to agree to sweeping reforms to its stop, question and frisk policies.
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