Briefings

As the Bill reaches its second reading in the House of Commons, we note some crucial arguments for reforms from peers around police involvement in mental health

In this joint briefing, StopWatch and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies analyse the impact of Serious Violence Reduction Orders

Children should be able to live a police-free childhood as far as possible

Commissioned findings of the Home Office's pilot portray a fundamental dishonesty in the justification of the use of the stop and search power

The new orders proposed in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will be neither proportionate nor likely to be effective in combating violent crime

After a recent review conducted by the Home Office, the government has proposed legislative changes to schedule 7 stop, search and detention powers at UK's ports and airports