StopWatch complaints guide
StopWatch has created an easy-to-use guide for making complaints against the police
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StopWatch search card
StopWatch has created a pocket-sized card containing your most important rights during a stop and search
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StopWatch bystanders guide
StopWatch has created the first of its kind guide on how to safely be an active bystander during a stop and search
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Stop and search: A guide for parents and children, plus short film
Our guide focuses on keeping children as safe as possible during interactions with the police
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Section 1 PACE (suspicion-based search) factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind the original and most commonly used search power
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Section 60 CJPOA (suspicionless search) factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
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Stop and account factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind the power to stop and account
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Strip and intimate searches factsheet
On the law and the statistics behind strip and intimate searches.
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Use of force factsheet
On the law, the history, and the data behind police tactics such as handcuffing, baton strikes, taser use, and more
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Vehicle stops factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
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Terrorism powers factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind the search powers arguably reserved for the most extreme circumstances
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Protests stop and search factsheet
On the law, the history, and the statistics behind protest-related searches
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