@POLSTOPEU

This is the official account of COST Action CA17102 'Police Stops': expect updates on all issues related to police stop and search practices across Europe

polstops.eu/
Joined February 2019
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Our interest will be in practice and experience across Europe. But also want to explore accountability and the politics in these different national contexts. #policestops #StopandSearch
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Unbelievable that an Ace of Spades was used to cover the face of a Black person stopped by police in @MPSEnfield
Enfield MPS@MPSEnfield12 Jul 2024
We apologise for several posts which appeared on this account last night. An inappropriate emoji was used and we know this has caused offence. We are speaking to the officer involved and professional standards colleagues.
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In 2020, @livmpa & I recommended that routine traffic stops be recorded, to identify possible racial disproportionality & help us understand disproportionality in other areas of policing. This recommendation was taken up by @policeconduct & then @CollegeofPolice & @PoliceChiefs.
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Plan to combat police racism needs full support of home secretary, report says theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…

Plan to combat police racism needs full support of home secretary, report says

Lack of action on plan to tackle prejudice towards officers and public partly blamed on last government’s uninterest

theguardian.com
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A what and why? (Of course I know what a s60 is, but what about the average resident of Wandsworth?)
Wandsworth Police
@MPSWandsworth13 Jul 2024
A Section 60 has been authorised for the area of Wandsworth shown. This will be in effect from 1900hrs tonight to 0700hrs on Sunday 14 July. Please support officers as they work to keep people safe.
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theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…

Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan

Exclusive: NBPA, which represents thousands of police across UK, accuses leaders of breaking promises

theguardian.com
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Notre tradition et l’organisation de notre police la rendent particulièrement vulnérable à des pratiques illibérales, prévient le politiste, coauteur de « la Police contre la rue ». nouvelobs.com/idees/20240617…
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Police try to stop an escaped cow by ramming it with their car in Feltham, West London
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bbc.com/news/articles/c722x3… #policestops #stopandsearch

Greater Manchester Police: Stop-and-search up by 25 times national average

Greater Manchester Police stopped and searched more than 100 people a day in 2023.

bbc.com
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In light of today's findings over the racial disparity of strip searches ahead of the Home Office's consultation deadline (xitter.cf/guardian/status/180006…) we have published our response. Follow the link to read in full stop-watch.org/what-we-do/re…
The Guardian
@guardian10 Jun 2024
Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…

Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children

Exclusive: New study also shows forces in England and Wales 10 times more likely to search black people

theguardian.com
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Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children | Police | The Guardian #policestops #stopandsearch theguardian.com/uk-news/arti…

Police more than six times more likely to strip-search black children

Exclusive: New study also shows forces in England and Wales 10 times more likely to search black people

theguardian.com
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‘Police stop me because I look like a stereotypical lad’: The Piano’s unlikely new virtuoso star theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

‘Police stop me because I look like a stereotypical lad’: The Piano’s unlikely new virtuoso star

Brad Kella had never had a piano lesson when he auditioned for the TV talent show at the age of 22. Now he’s in the final having wowed programme makers and audiences alike

theguardian.com
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‘The intractability of stop and search in policing is demonstrated by its propensity to shapeshift when scrutinised’. Stop and engage in Scotland is one such stop and search ‘adjacent’ tactic, says @eclayto3 stop-watch.org/news-opinion/…

From stop and search to ‘stop and engage’

Enduring concerns regarding the social control of young people in Scotland

stop-watch.org
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🔴 Five Years After Medical Cannabis Was Legalised, Almost a Third of Police Officers Still Don't Know and Patients Get 'Penalised For Our Prescriptions' Patients are being ‘discriminated’ against and even arrested and charged, reports Sarah Sinclair bylinetimes.com/2024/05/25/f…

Five Years After Medical Cannabis Was Legalised, Almost a Third of Police Officers Still Don't Know...

Medical cannabis has been legal on prescription in the UK since November 2018, and an estimated 30,000 people use it, yet patients are being 'discriminated' against and even arrested and charged

bylinetimes.com
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Judge Tan Ikram: “The officer made an error of judgment and overreacted.” I imagine this case will fuel debates within policing about whether errors of judgement should be dealt with through the courts. Will there be operational implications? standard.co.uk/news/crime/me…

Officer guilty of assault over Croydon bus fare 'huge setback' for Met

The verdict ‘is a huge setback’ for the Met’s ‘ability to rebuild trust with Londoners’, the assistant commissioner said

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theguardian.com/law/article/… #stopandsearch #policestops

Policing minister calls for officers to conduct more stop and searches

Chris Philp says police should not ‘tiptoe around using these powers in an aim to appease’ despite concerns over racial bias

theguardian.com
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#policestops #stopandsearch youtu.be/eNyan8LBWBw?si=oPCM…
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A stop and search dashboard that gives people the ability to explore in-depth figures and key information is now live. You can visit the dashboard and understand more about stop and search here: orlo.uk/xmLpC
Generic image showing a close up of Police Scotland white letters printed on a black police uniform sleeve and an out of focus female police officer wearing a high visibility vest and hat

ALT Generic image showing a close up of Police Scotland white letters printed on a black police uniform sleeve and an out of focus female police officer wearing a high visibility vest and hat

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I've posted two #stopsearch-related threads today. The first looks at recent volumes in the longer-term context, as well as sitting S&S alongside knife crime with injury. xitter.cf/gmhales/status/1785972…
Gavin Hales@gmhales2 May 2024
🚨Refreshing my analysis with the latest Met Police data, monthly stop and search volumes in December 2023 were the *lowest they have been for at least 15 years*. #stopsearch 🧵
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Met publishes response to @CarolineRussell stop and search concerns, in which they mention ‘precision stop and search’ pilot, currently at the evaluation stage... looking forward to seeing the full results london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

Letter from Caroline Russell about Concerns about stop and search charter survey

Caroline Russell AM writes to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) about her concerns about the stop and search charter survey

london.gov.uk
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Fantastic article by @eclayto3 on post-reform #stopandsearch in @PoliceScotland. Using #ethnographic research, she demonstrates how antagonistic policing of young people continued despite wide-ranging policy changes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and...

Since the implementation of stop and search reform in Scotland, the volume of this tactic has decreased and proportionality has increased. However, little has b...

journals.sagepub.com
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