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On the latest report by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and why the culture inside the police force has enabled systematic failures to endure.

Josie Appleton of Manifesto Club on how the police are not held to the same child safeguarding and welfare standards in place in other institutional settings

For the first time in 14 years, both the Labour and Conservative manifestos do not mention stop and search. By the looks of the leading party’s election campaigns, the only stop to stop and search on the horizon is by name.

Four years following the inappropriate strip searching of Child Q and two years since the investigation, how have public authorities responded?

Enduring concerns regarding the social control of young people in Scotland

The Met commissioner’s response to the Hainault sword attack overlooks real safety concerns of young Black Londoners

StopWatch reviews Channel 4's new series To Catch a Copper

Montell Neufville explains the role of a community scrutiny panel which covers three police force areas

Abridged version posted on the Justice Gap website

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

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

Yvette Cooper’s proposal of a new 'Respect Order' hints at the future of policing under a Labour government. StopWatch member Ella Thomson examines what this might look like

Mainstream discourse on police numbers neglects to ask if the officers recruited are any good?

StopWatch volunteer Ella Ticktin-Smith considers the new stop and search powers conferred by the Public Order Act

StopWatch volunteer Corey Campbell reflects on the Supreme Court's ruling in the 'officer W80 case'

Independent scrutiny panel for Beds, Herts, and Cambs highlights successes

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?

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

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

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