<P> The United States Supreme Court made an important ruling on the use of stop - and - frisk in the 1968 case Terry v. Ohio , hence why the stops are also referred to as Terry stops . While frisks were arguably illegal , until then , a police officer could search only someone who had been arrested , unless a search warrant had been obtained . In the cases of Terry v. Ohio , Sibron v. New York , and Peters v. New York , the Supreme Court granted limited approval in 1968 to frisks conducted by officers lacking probable cause for an arrest in order to search for weapons if the officer believes the subject to be dangerous . The Court 's decision made suspicion of danger to an officer grounds for a `` reasonable search . '' </P>
<P> The United States Supreme Court made an important ruling on the use of stop - and - frisk in the 1968 case Terry v. Ohio , hence why the stops are also referred to as Terry stops . While frisks were arguably illegal , until then , a police officer could search only someone who had been arrested , unless a search warrant had been obtained . In the cases of Terry v. Ohio , Sibron v. New York , and Peters v. New York , the Supreme Court granted limited approval in 1968 to frisks conducted by officers lacking probable cause for an arrest in order to search for weapons if the officer believes the subject to be dangerous . The Court 's decision made suspicion of danger to an officer grounds for a `` reasonable search . '' </P>
when was the stop and frisk policy started
when was the stop and frisk policy started
1968
1968