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Stop-and-frisk is getting renewed attention in Philly amid a mayor’s race focused on crime

Cherelle Parker has positioned herself as the candidate most open to combating gun violence by deploying stop-and-frisk.

Democratic candidate for mayor Cherelle Parker talks with voters following a mayoral forum earlier this month. She has expressed openness to police using stop-and-frisk as a legal means of combatting crime.
Democratic candidate for mayor Cherelle Parker talks with voters following a mayoral forum earlier this month. She has expressed openness to police using stop-and-frisk as a legal means of combatting crime.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer