Stop-and-Frisk Policy Changes Coming

The NYPD's stop-and-frisk practice is being altered.

In a letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly outlined a number of procedural updates, according to a report in the New York Times.

The document outlines new and existing modifications in how the police department will administer, train and track officers who question people.

In the three-page document, Kelly listed a number of existing and upcoming changes including:

• The addition of 2011 data on stop-and-frisk encounters to the NYPD site.
• The executive officer of each precinct will now be responsible for a monthly audit of stop-and-frisk reports.
• The NYPD will try to identify officers who receive a baseline number of complaints related to stop-and-frisk and compare them to their peers.
• Production of a new training video for officers.
• The department has applied for a grant to expand community outreach.

Quinn, along with Prospect Heights Councilman Letitia James, , and , have been .