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App Encourages Recording of Police Stops

New York Civil Liberties Union goes after 'stop and frisk' strategy

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2012 3:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new smartphone app encourages users to monitor and record police stops and then send the data to the New York Civil Liberties Union—the group that launched it. The purpose of the free app, called Stop and Frisk Watch, is to collect evidence of...   Read full story »

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