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| Publication type: | Stop and search | Remove Publication type: Stop and search |
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Publication — Stop and search, Super-complaint —
Responses to the Criminal Justice Alliance super-complaint on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of stop and search.
Publication — Spotlight, Stop and search —
Stop and search legislation was introduced in 1984. However, 35 years on, forces still do not understand fully the impact of the use of the powers. When the police use their powers disproportionately, it causes suspicion among some communities that they are being unfairly targeted.
Publication — Stop and search —
Summary The summer riots of 2011 once again focused attention on the way police use stop and search powers. As a result of this renewed concern, in December 2011 the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to carry out an inspection into the use of stop and search legislation by police forces in England and Wales. In…