A federal judge in the United States has ruled that the controversial "stop and search" policy used by the New York police department violates the constitutional rights of minorities. Judge Shira Scheindlin said city officials knew of the infringements, but turned a blind eye. She's ordered reforms and appointed an independent monitor to oversee them. _____________________________Mayor Michael Bloomberg has argued that the policy has seen a sharp fall in violent crime.World News from the BBC 美国一联邦法官做出裁决,纽约警方所使用的备受争议的"截停搜身"的手段违反了宪法赋予给少数人的权利.法官希拉?谢恩德林表示,政府官员知悉这一侵权的行为,但却故意对其视而不见.她已下令进行改革,并任命一个独立的监督机构来对改革进行监督._____________________________市长迈克尔?布隆伯格则认为这一治安手段促使暴力犯罪骤减.BBC为你带来世界新闻