Blog
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Changing How You Measure, But Not What You Do
Niamh Eastwood, Daniel Bear, and Rebekah Delsol examine reported reductions in stop and search usage as a response to last year's riots. Read more »
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UN Human Rights Review highlights Britain’s stop and search problem
In late May 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Council reviewed the UK record on human rights. Ten reviewing States concluded that the United Kingdom was falling short—on the issue of ethnic profiling in British police stop and search practices. All recommended that the UK takes action to end ethnic profiling in stop and search practices in ordinary policing and counter-terrorism. Read more »
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Choice without information is dangerous
Kam Gill discusses the need for greater availability of data on policing in the lead up to the Police and Crime Commissioners elections in November. Read more »
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“The problem with you is you’ll always be a n****r…”
Fahim Alam is a member of the StopWatch youth group. He has a Law Degree from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies from the London School of Economics. He is currently working on a film about the London riots. Read more »
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Stopping the searches: the need to confront police racism
Recent events on both sides of the Atlantic have opened up a space for a meaningful, honest discussion about police racism. Rebekah Delsol and Michael Shiner kick it off. Read more »
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Should it be illegal to swear at a police officer?
StopWatch Youth Group member Chris Baugh explore the issues of youth-police interactions. Read more »
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Police stop and search: what about young people’s voices?
StopWatch Youth Group member Monique Lane explains in this article first published on the 99% blog how young people feel about stop and search, and why she joined StopWatch. Read more »
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Out of touch - a youth perspective
Sam Waterton and Kanja Sesay look at how policing of young people underpinned the August 2011 riots. Read more »
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London’s police rethinks stop and search tactics
Stop and search is counterproductive - alienating communities and in particular young people. Stop and search has been identified as playing a motivating role in August’s riots. Time for a rethink? Read more »
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Stop and search reform must look at efficacy
Sarah McSherry discusses the need for a focus on efficacy of stop and search practice. Read more »