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When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a stop and frisk. When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop. If the police stop a motor vehicle on minor infringements in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity, this is known as a pretextual stop. Additional rules apply to stops that occur ...
Pretextual stops are traffic stops conducted by law enforcement for a traffic violation, but the purpose is for the officer to investigate an unrelated crime that the driver was not stopped for. A law enforcement officer can learn about a potential suspect from a traffic stop by identifying the driver, engaging in conversation with them, and ...
The law seeks to curb 'pretextual stops,' in which police use a minor infraction as the basis to make a stop and investigate other possible crimes.
In a pretextual stop (also called an investigatory stop), officers pull over people citing a minor issue, then start asking unrelated questions. University of Kansas professor Charles Epp in a study found that black drivers were three times more likely than whites to be subjected to "pretextual" stops, and five times more likely to be searched ...
Research shows that Black drivers are more likely to be subject to pretextual stops than their white counterparts. In many cases, these traffic stops for minor infractions have turned combative or ...
The LAPD is considering limiting "pretextual stops" of motorists and pedestrians by officers investigating serious crime, citing racial disparities.
State Sen. Brent Taylor, a Republican and a sponsor of the bill, described pretextual traffic stops as “an important law enforcement tool,” according to WMC.
Policja officers conducting a traffic stop in Zabrze, Poland. A traffic stop, colloquially referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law.