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Diverse panel gives a masterclass in scrutiny
Montell Neufville explains the role of a community scrutiny panel which covers three police force areas
opinion
14.03.2024
On suspicionless searches, the Human Rights Act, and police accountability
Abridged version posted on the Justice Gap website
opinion
16.02.2024
Why the HMICFRS report into the section 60 super-complaint will lead to better outcomes for everyone
Police ethics advisor Montell Neufville who has received 18 policing awards for influencing policing for good gives his views on the HMIC, IOPC, and College of policing response to the super complaint
opinion
21.12.2023
StopWatch's response to the investigation into the super-complaint over section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act
The Criminal Justice Alliance were right the first time; section 60 does more harm than good
news
15.12.2023
Half of all use of force incidents involve handcuffs
Statisticians put increases in incidents down to improved recording practices; racial disparities persist
news
30.11.2023
SVROs: The pilot scheme, 6 months in
Six months on from the launch of the controversial SVROs, what have we learnt so far?
SVROs
01.11.2023
Stopwatch forces ‘disingenuous’ Home Office to release stop and search documents
Home Office forced to release Equality Impact Assessment for section 60 stops by StopWatch and Liberty. Tribunal calls Home Office ‘disingenuous’ for refusing to disclose the assessment in the first place
policy
27.10.2023
StopWatch responds to outcome of Ricardo dos Santos and Bianca Williams case
A disciplinary tribunal has found two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct over their treatment of Black athletes Ricardo dos Santos and Bianca Williams during a stop and search in 2020.
news
25.10.2023
Bringing fairness and impartiality to community scrutiny panels
In this post, Montell Neufville looks at police community scrutiny panels and outlines 'PLANTER', an acronym used to help panels evaluate use of force incidents
opinion
23.10.2023
SVROs: What is the Home Office trying to hide?
An update on our research project on Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs).
SVROs
20.10.2023
Labour party shadow home secretary urges young people to show a little respect
Yvette Cooper’s proposal of a new 'Respect Order' hints at the future of policing under a Labour government. StopWatch volunteer Ella Thomson takes a closer look at these new civil orders.
civil orders
13.10.2023
Police powers procedures 2022/23: Section 60 signals lost in the noise
Little change in stop search data trends; importance of ethnic disparities downplayed
news
27.09.2023
Making up the numbers
Mainstream discourse on police numbers neglects to ask if the officers recruited are any good?
opinion
04.08.2023
StopWatch signs open letter in response to the Met's 'turnaround plan'
StopWatch, in coalition with Runnymede Trust and 24 other racial justice organisations, calls out Met commissioner Mark Rowley's 'A New Met for London' plan.
news
02.08.2023
What does the Public Order Act mean for stop and search?
StopWatch volunteer Ella Ticktin-Smith considers the new stop and search powers conferred by the Public Order Act
opinion
10.07.2023
Honest and reasonable: holding police accountable
StopWatch volunteer Corey Campbell reflects on the Supreme Court's ruling in the 'officer W80 case'
opinion
06.07.2023
Supreme court rule on police conduct law and dismiss appeal of officer who shot Jermaine Baker
Judges also call for clarity over police code of ethics
news
05.07.2023
Pockets of good practice
Independent scrutiny panel for Beds, Herts, and Cambs highlights successes
opinion
19.06.2023
New dashboard puts stop and search back on the map
Interactive tracker displays data for every police force in England and Wales
news
05.06.2023
Tips on how to cover police news properly
Police force lies about its involvement in the deaths of two teenage boys, gets found out. All in a day’s work. But why do the media have to be complicit?
opinion
26.05.2023
Facial recognition policing: It’s not just about improving algorithmic inaccuracies
With a focus on the use of private technology companies and operational procedures, PhD researcher Tyler Dadge highlights several key questions that are yet to be answered concerning the police's use of facial recognition, and argues that algorithmic accuracy is just one issue amongst many when it comes to police use of this tech
opinion
03.05.2023
The Met: an institutional problem
The backlash to the Casey Review's central finding indicates a denial of the realities and experiences of the people impacted by police discrimination going back decades
opinion
27.04.2023
Human rights groups raise alarm over new police powers
A coalition of human rights groups has raised concerns about the piloting of Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) which give new stop-and-search powers to police forces
news
19.04.2023
The gangs matrix, where are we now?
In autumn 2022, following a landmark court case, the Met agreed to a 'wholesale change' of their database. Shaquille Scott-Davis wonders what this means and whether this is happening at all
opinion
04.04.2023
Council tax rises, but do police standards?
Police forces across the country are about to receive yet another income boost to their coffers, but with the mushrooming of scandals and institutional rot, many taxpayers must be wondering 'what for'?
opinion
14.03.2023