Stop and frisk overseer appointed
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A federal judge has appointed the head of a nonprofit center for justice policy research to organize public meetings to ensure New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy is carried out in a constitutional manner.
Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin made the appointment Wednesday.
Nicholas Turner will organize town-hall type meetings including police personnel, community members, prosecutors and elected officials. Turner is president and director of the VERA Institute of Justice.