Study finds anxiety after street stop by police, raising concerns about stop and frisk tactics
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A new study shows that people stopped by police report higher anxiety levels from the encounters.
The study published in the American Journal of Public Health surveyed 1,261 New Yorkers — those most likely to be stopped by police, mostly young black and Hispanic men, age 18-26. The results add to the growing dialogue about the New York Police Department's contentious tactic known as stop, question and frisk.
The analysis found anxiety symptoms were related to the number of times men were stopped and how they perceived the encounter, and found more anxiety among participants who have more intrusive encounters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The study was authored by a sociologist and a law professor who testified at a trial for plaintiffs who argued they were wrongly targeted by police because of race.