Blog
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All lives matter but only blue lives count
Where is the monument to our fallen at the hands of police brutality? Read more »
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Stop and search on social media – dealing with the trauma
Psychotherapist and Director of London Counsellors, Sabrina Williams, talks about the trauma of recent events, and how constant viewing of violent images and videos can impact us Read more »
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Another way to make structural racism opaque: systems of concealment
By Samar Khan, member of StopWatch's research and policy group Read more »
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The police precept – what are we paying for?
Given the level of service some of us get from them these days, I’d like my money back Read more »
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‘I was accused of drug dealing as I waited at the post office’
The story of Dwayne Francis's distressing and unnecessary police stop, told in full Read more »
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On ‘microbeat’ policing – a thread
Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper dissects the racist assumptions and language of a recent article on community policing Read more »
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Coronavirus: a reasonable excuse for overpolicing?
Arbitrary enforcement behaviour during the lockdown risks eroding our faith in the force Read more »
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I see right through you, facial recognition
We saw it coming, but how far will facial recognition affect stop and search? Read more »
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Walking the line between being a critic and a friend
How a fair and effective scrutiny of stop and searches leads to more equitable outcomes Read more »
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Ramping up stop and search works… for no one
Between Home Office stats and Equality Impact Assessments, the effectiveness of stop and search is waning Read more »