This is the official account of COST Action CA17102 'Police Stops': expect updates on all issues related to police stop and search practices across Europe
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Unbelievable that an Ace of Spades was used to cover the face of a Black person stopped by police in @MPSEnfield
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In 2020, @livmpa & I recommended that routine traffic stops be recorded, to identify possible racial disproportionality & help us understand disproportionality in other areas of policing. This recommendation was taken up by @policeconduct & then @CollegeofPolice & @PoliceChiefs.
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Plan to combat police racism needs full support of home secretary, report says theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…
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A what and why?
(Of course I know what a s60 is, but what about the average resident of Wandsworth?)
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Notre tradition et l’organisation de notre police la rendent particulièrement vulnérable à des pratiques illibérales, prévient le politiste, coauteur de « la Police contre la rue ». nouvelobs.com/idees/20240617…
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Police try to stop an escaped cow by ramming it with their car in Feltham, West London
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In light of today's findings over the racial disparity of strip searches ahead of the Home Office's consultation deadline (nitter.cf/guardian/status/180006…) we have published our response. Follow the link to read in full
stop-watch.org/what-we-do/re…
Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…
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‘Police stop me because I look like a stereotypical lad’: The Piano’s unlikely new virtuoso star theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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‘The intractability of stop and search in policing is demonstrated by its propensity to shapeshift when scrutinised’. Stop and engage in Scotland is one such stop and search ‘adjacent’ tactic, says @eclayto3 stop-watch.org/news-opinion/…
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🔴 Five Years After Medical Cannabis Was Legalised, Almost a Third of Police Officers Still Don't Know and Patients Get 'Penalised For Our Prescriptions'
Patients are being ‘discriminated’ against and even arrested and charged, reports Sarah Sinclair
bylinetimes.com/2024/05/25/f…
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Judge Tan Ikram: “The officer made an error of judgment and overreacted.”
I imagine this case will fuel debates within policing about whether errors of judgement should be dealt with through the courts.
Will there be operational implications?
standard.co.uk/news/crime/me…
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A stop and search dashboard that gives people the ability to explore in-depth figures and key information is now live.
You can visit the dashboard and understand more about stop and search here: orlo.uk/xmLpC
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I've posted two #stopsearch-related threads today. The first looks at recent volumes in the longer-term context, as well as sitting S&S alongside knife crime with injury. nitter.cf/gmhales/status/1785972…
🚨Refreshing my analysis with the latest Met Police data, monthly stop and search volumes in December 2023 were the *lowest they have been for at least 15 years*. #stopsearch 🧵
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Met publishes response to @CarolineRussell stop and search concerns, in which they mention ‘precision stop and search’ pilot, currently at the evaluation stage... looking forward to seeing the full results
london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
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Fantastic article by @eclayto3 on post-reform #stopandsearch in @PoliceScotland. Using #ethnographic research, she demonstrates how antagonistic policing of young people continued despite wide-ranging policy changes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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A tradesman wearing uniform says that Met Police told him he “does not look like an electrician” during a S&S. Josh King said despite no further action being taken, he lost business when a contract ended after police contacted a client to verify his work. inews.co.uk/news/black-trade…
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🧵Just off the phone with Josh, who owns the company that was subjected to this racist stop and search, now NFAd.
The Met Police eventually admitted they were stopped because they were in a ‘nice car’, how triggering.
You’ll be hearing more soon. 1/2
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I am delighted to have contributed a chapter to this engaging text on #policestops in Europe, as part of the @POLSTOPEU network. Excellent steering from @livmpa and Jacques de Maillard in prepairing the chapter.
link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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It’s out! Why do police stops become an issue? In which context and what happens? @POLSTOPEU @livmpa link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Revealed: disputed medical terms used to explain dozens of deaths after police restraint in UK theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…