Stop and Search in UK Law
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Reforming Police Powers of Stop And Search: Voluntary Action
The police use of statutory stop and search powers is an ongoing cause for concern. Research evidence dating back a number of years suggests that the misuse of such powers is commonplace. It has lo...
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Precautionary tales: Suspicionless counter-terrorism stop and search
In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the use of the precautionary principle within counter-terrorism. To date much of the literature has focused on ‘high’ level executive measures....
- Stop and Search: Disproportionality, Discretion and Generalisations
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Police Stop and Search in a Southern English County
This article looks at recorded Stop and Search activity in a southern English county from April 2003 to March 2006. The discussion explores the distribution of Stops and Searches and arrests made b...
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Stop and Search in 2004: A Survey of Police Officer Views and Experiences
The capacity to stop and search citizens is a key part of the police crime reduction repertoire. This study presents findings from a survey of all police officers at one police station in a souther...
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Disproportionate and Discriminatory: Reviewing the Evidence on Police Stop and Search
Eight years after the Lawrence Inquiry, the question of police powers to stop and search people in public places remains at the forefront of debate about police community relations. Police are empo...
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Race Issues and Stop and Search: Looking behind the Statistics
This article considers the ongoing controversy over police powers to stop and search. It particularly looks at the evidence of racial disparity in use of these powers from the official statistics. ...
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The stop and search of minors: A ‘vital police tool’?
Police stop and search powers have been widely criticized for the disproportionate manner in which members of black and ethnic minority communities are targeted. However, the use of such powers on ...
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Achieving cultural change through organizational justice: The case of stop and search in Scotland
In recent years, the scale, impact and legality of stop and search in Scotland has been subject to intense critical scrutiny, leading to major legal and policy reform in 2016. Based on these events...
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