Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to To the Point

    To the Point

    New York City Must Change Its 'Stop and Frisk' Policing

    Mayor Bloomberg's "stop and frisk" policy gets some credit for reducing crime in New York City. But today, a federal judge ruled that it violates the constitutional rights of minorities and needs to be monitored.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Mayor Bloomberg's "stop and frisk" policy gets some credit for reducing crime in New York City. But today, a federal judge ruled that it violates the constitutional rights of minorities and needs to be monitored. Eugene O'Donnell, a former New York City Police officer and prosecutor, is now a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What's Happened to America's 'Crackdown on Crime?'
    1. 0:00New York City Must Change Its 'Stop and Frisk' PolicingYou’re reading this
    2. 8:19What's Happened to America's 'Crackdown on Crime?'
    3. 44:39Dan Balz Discusses 'Collision' of 2012 Election
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • KCRW placeholder

      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

    • Sonya Geis with wavy brown hair wearing a black dress with red accents and decorative earrings against a white background.

      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

    • KCRW placeholder

      Eugene O'Donnell

      John Jay College of Criminal Justice

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What's Happened to America's 'Crackdown on Crime?'
    1. 0:00New York City Must Change Its 'Stop and Frisk' PolicingYou’re reading this
    2. 8:19What's Happened to America's 'Crackdown on Crime?'
    3. 44:39Dan Balz Discusses 'Collision' of 2012 Election
    Back to To the Point