I had one or two things to say about #stopandsearch and youth violence.
Increased stop and search is not, and never has been, the answer to youth violence, writes @meganoneill.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Increased stop and search is not, and never has been, the answer to youth violence
Increased stop and search is not, and never has been, the answer to youth violence
www.holyrood.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I had one or two things to say about #stopandsearch and youth violence.
🔴 BREAKING: Black people are up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in some of London’s wealthiest areas. #StopAndSearch #LondonNews #Justice
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jamradio.uk/news/black-p...
March 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Black people are up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in some of London’s wealthiest areas. #StopAndSearch #LondonNews #Justice
jamradio.uk/news/black-p...
jamradio.uk/news/black-p...
From #OBFA in Scotland to #StopAndSearch everywhere, and indeed current #ASBO regulations, we know how these powers will be selectively used by the #Police to terrorise marginalised people.
March 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
From #OBFA in Scotland to #StopAndSearch everywhere, and indeed current #ASBO regulations, we know how these powers will be selectively used by the #Police to terrorise marginalised people.
Just published 🎉
Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology.
Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology.
Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers - Winifred Agnew-Pauley, Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes, Alex Stevens, 2025
Proponents of police use of stop and search powers argue that they are essential to prevent crime and improve public safety. However, there is increasing eviden...
journals.sagepub.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just published 🎉
Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology.
Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology.
Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Dr Akintoye's paper analyses the historical and contemporary #policing experiences of #Black communities to gain insight into how policing drives racial disproportionalities in the CJS, particularly #stopandsearch.
March 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Dr Akintoye's paper analyses the historical and contemporary #policing experiences of #Black communities to gain insight into how policing drives racial disproportionalities in the CJS, particularly #stopandsearch.
Our new article in BJC explores how #police #discretion operates at all levels, not just the frontline. Constraints cascade from the top, but officers at each level push back to retain autonomy. Based on #drugdiversion & #stopandsearch research in England.
Link: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
Link: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
June 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Our new article in BJC explores how #police #discretion operates at all levels, not just the frontline. Constraints cascade from the top, but officers at each level push back to retain autonomy. Based on #drugdiversion & #stopandsearch research in England.
Link: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
Link: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
🚨New episode alert!
Is stop and search keeping us safe—or fuelling division? Andy, Neil, & activist Sayce Holmes-Lewis dive into the facts, tensions, and the future of one of policing’s most controversial powers
Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#stopandsearch #police #crime
Is stop and search keeping us safe—or fuelling division? Andy, Neil, & activist Sayce Holmes-Lewis dive into the facts, tensions, and the future of one of policing’s most controversial powers
Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#stopandsearch #police #crime
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨New episode alert!
Is stop and search keeping us safe—or fuelling division? Andy, Neil, & activist Sayce Holmes-Lewis dive into the facts, tensions, and the future of one of policing’s most controversial powers
Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#stopandsearch #police #crime
Is stop and search keeping us safe—or fuelling division? Andy, Neil, & activist Sayce Holmes-Lewis dive into the facts, tensions, and the future of one of policing’s most controversial powers
Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#stopandsearch #police #crime
#Huntingdon has brought out the panic in the white racists who now want to increase #stopandsearch which almost always targets young black men #GMB #BBCBreakfast #racism #LNER #trains #HeidiAlexander
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#Huntingdon has brought out the panic in the white racists who now want to increase #stopandsearch which almost always targets young black men #GMB #BBCBreakfast #racism #LNER #trains #HeidiAlexander
🔴 BREAKING: New research shows Black people are up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in some of London’s wealthiest areas. #StopAndSearch #LondonNews #Justice jamradio.uk/news/black-p...
Black People Up to 48 Times More Likely to Be Stopped and Searched in Some Wealthy London Areas
Black People Up to 48 Times More Likely to Be Stopped and Searched in Some Wealthy London Areas
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Dedicated to clear, reliable reporting — from national and...
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March 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
🔴 BREAKING: New research shows Black people are up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in some of London’s wealthiest areas. #StopAndSearch #LondonNews #Justice jamradio.uk/news/black-p...
March 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
A stop & search Happened on Goldhawk Road Sheperd's Bush a machete found. #London #stopandsearch
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youtube.com/shorts/irjkF...
A stop & search Happened on Goldhawk Road Sheperd's Bush a machete found. #london #shorts
YouTube video by london & uk street news
youtube.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:16 PM
A stop & search Happened on Goldhawk Road Sheperd's Bush a machete found. #London #stopandsearch
youtube.com/shorts/irjkF...
youtube.com/shorts/irjkF...
📄 Read the paper → link.springer.com/article/10.1...
💻 Get the package → github.com/JustKnowledg...
#OpenSource #PoliceAccountability #StopAndSearch #DataDemocracy #CriminalJustice #RStats
💻 Get the package → github.com/JustKnowledg...
#OpenSource #PoliceAccountability #StopAndSearch #DataDemocracy #CriminalJustice #RStats
policedatR: a comprehensive R package for stop and search data in England and Wales - Crime Science
Research on Stop and Search in England and Wales is constrained by substantial barriers to data access, inconsistent geographic coverage, and technical complexity. This paper presents policedatR, an R...
link.springer.com
April 24, 2026 at 7:10 AM
📄 Read the paper → link.springer.com/article/10.1...
💻 Get the package → github.com/JustKnowledg...
#OpenSource #PoliceAccountability #StopAndSearch #DataDemocracy #CriminalJustice #RStats
💻 Get the package → github.com/JustKnowledg...
#OpenSource #PoliceAccountability #StopAndSearch #DataDemocracy #CriminalJustice #RStats
Stunning exhibition of Barbara Walker’s extraordinary work @whitworth.bsky.social ‘Vanishing Points’, ‘Louder than Words’ , ‘Burden of Proof’. Huge testaments to #Windrush #StopAndSearch #Invisibility injustice , reclaiming #BlackHistory & community in the UK & power of #Art #EduSky #ArtSky
October 20, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Stunning exhibition of Barbara Walker’s extraordinary work @whitworth.bsky.social ‘Vanishing Points’, ‘Louder than Words’ , ‘Burden of Proof’. Huge testaments to #Windrush #StopAndSearch #Invisibility injustice , reclaiming #BlackHistory & community in the UK & power of #Art #EduSky #ArtSky
This week's top posts: Police dispersal notice in clampdown on crime-ridden... Purley insidecroydon.com/2026/07/29/p... #Croydon #Purley #StopandSearch
Police dispersal notice in clampdown on crime-ridden… Purley
Tory councillor ‘delighted’ by Met’s work, where just four arrests were made following nearly 30 stop and searches conducted over the weekend, as special powers have been introduc…
insidecroydon.com
August 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
This week's top posts: Police dispersal notice in clampdown on crime-ridden... Purley insidecroydon.com/2026/07/29/p... #Croydon #Purley #StopandSearch
Your friendly neighbourhood #Criminologist here:
Dont know who needs to hear this, but ... No, your position on #StopAndSearch right now is not based on 'legitimate concerns', its based on #xenophobic, #racist, fuckery!
Using tragedy to push such an agenda is red flag #racism!
#Criminology
Dont know who needs to hear this, but ... No, your position on #StopAndSearch right now is not based on 'legitimate concerns', its based on #xenophobic, #racist, fuckery!
Using tragedy to push such an agenda is red flag #racism!
#Criminology
a man in a suit and tie says " don 't do that " in front of a city skyline
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " don 't do that " in front of a city skyline
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Your friendly neighbourhood #Criminologist here:
Dont know who needs to hear this, but ... No, your position on #StopAndSearch right now is not based on 'legitimate concerns', its based on #xenophobic, #racist, fuckery!
Using tragedy to push such an agenda is red flag #racism!
#Criminology
Dont know who needs to hear this, but ... No, your position on #StopAndSearch right now is not based on 'legitimate concerns', its based on #xenophobic, #racist, fuckery!
Using tragedy to push such an agenda is red flag #racism!
#Criminology
KNIFE CRIME COVER UP: Starmer & Elba's Empty Promises are Letting our Kids Die
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #KnifeCrime #StopKnifeCrime
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #KnifeCrime #StopKnifeCrime
KNIFE CRIME COVER UP: Starmer & Elba's Empty Promises are Letting our Kids Die
www.vpnews.co.uk
April 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
KNIFE CRIME COVER UP: Starmer & Elba's Empty Promises are Letting our Kids Die
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #KnifeCrime #StopKnifeCrime
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #KnifeCrime #StopKnifeCrime
Next year, will we see Farage and Co patrolling London with batons and pepper spray?
Not so much #StopAndSearch as #StopAndBeat?
Where did Farage's family come from; surely it's safe enough for the whole family to #goback?
Not so much #StopAndSearch as #StopAndBeat?
Where did Farage's family come from; surely it's safe enough for the whole family to #goback?
February 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Next year, will we see Farage and Co patrolling London with batons and pepper spray?
Not so much #StopAndSearch as #StopAndBeat?
Where did Farage's family come from; surely it's safe enough for the whole family to #goback?
Not so much #StopAndSearch as #StopAndBeat?
Where did Farage's family come from; surely it's safe enough for the whole family to #goback?
In 2024, 19% of children stopped and searched were Black or Black British – disproportionate to their share of the total child population.
🔎 Read @abhinaymuthoo on youth violence in England and Wales buff.ly/3EA20w4 👈
#ChartOfTheDay #StopandSearch #Policing
🔎 Read @abhinaymuthoo on youth violence in England and Wales buff.ly/3EA20w4 👈
#ChartOfTheDay #StopandSearch #Policing
February 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In 2024, 19% of children stopped and searched were Black or Black British – disproportionate to their share of the total child population.
🔎 Read @abhinaymuthoo on youth violence in England and Wales buff.ly/3EA20w4 👈
#ChartOfTheDay #StopandSearch #Policing
🔎 Read @abhinaymuthoo on youth violence in England and Wales buff.ly/3EA20w4 👈
#ChartOfTheDay #StopandSearch #Policing
Our next event is at the #ECC on November 6th! We are joined by #KenHinds, #StopWatch, and #LibertyInvestigates to shine a light on #PredictivePolicing, #StopAndSearch, and how communities can take action! #SaveTheDate and as always, we see you because #WeCopWatch
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our next event is at the #ECC on November 6th! We are joined by #KenHinds, #StopWatch, and #LibertyInvestigates to shine a light on #PredictivePolicing, #StopAndSearch, and how communities can take action! #SaveTheDate and as always, we see you because #WeCopWatch
Virtual prisons: The cure for UK knife crime sentencing?
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #CourtSentencing #KnifeCrimeAwareness
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #CourtSentencing #KnifeCrimeAwareness
Virtual prisons: The cure for UK knife crime sentencing?
🔴 EDITOR’S NOTE (FEBRUARY 2026): We are republishing this 2025 Op-Ed as a parliamentary petition gains traction. With prison capacity at a breaking point and public patience at zero, the "Virtual Pris
www.vpnews.co.uk
April 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Virtual prisons: The cure for UK knife crime sentencing?
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #CourtSentencing #KnifeCrimeAwareness
#UKCourts #VPNews #StopandSearch #CourtSentencing #KnifeCrimeAwareness
www.police.uk/pu/your-area...
Here's an overview of #StopAndSearch in Avon and Somerset. The disparity is alarming, especially with unrecorded outcomes. We want copwatchers to be allies, not just bystanders to those on the sharp end of stop and search. #WeCopWatch
Here's an overview of #StopAndSearch in Avon and Somerset. The disparity is alarming, especially with unrecorded outcomes. We want copwatchers to be allies, not just bystanders to those on the sharp end of stop and search. #WeCopWatch
Stop and search
Number of stop and searches by outcome per month.
www.police.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
www.police.uk/pu/your-area...
Here's an overview of #StopAndSearch in Avon and Somerset. The disparity is alarming, especially with unrecorded outcomes. We want copwatchers to be allies, not just bystanders to those on the sharp end of stop and search. #WeCopWatch
Here's an overview of #StopAndSearch in Avon and Somerset. The disparity is alarming, especially with unrecorded outcomes. We want copwatchers to be allies, not just bystanders to those on the sharp end of stop and search. #WeCopWatch
Watch the powerful new film tackling the trauma of stop-and-search...
A documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu.
national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...
#Documentary #ShortFilm #StopandSearch #UK #Sociology
A documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu.
national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...
#Documentary #ShortFilm #StopandSearch #UK #Sociology
Exclusive: Watch the powerful new film tackling the trauma of stop-and-search
The Lead is proud to launch the documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu. Watch it first here.
national.thelead.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Watch the powerful new film tackling the trauma of stop-and-search...
A documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu.
national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...
#Documentary #ShortFilm #StopandSearch #UK #Sociology
A documentary short from Olivier Award nominated director Lanre Malaolu.
national.thelead.uk/p/exclusive-...
#Documentary #ShortFilm #StopandSearch #UK #Sociology
StopWatch said the evidence of racial disproportionality is “very much actual as opposed to merely perceived” and described the disparities as “clear-cut"...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #StopAndSearch #Policing
#Bedford #BedfordNews #StopAndSearch #Policing
Bedfordshire PCC's Stop and Search Charter does little to tackle racial disproportionality say campaigners - Bedford Independent
Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner’s (PCC) new Stop and Search Charter has drawn criticism from campaigners who say...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
StopWatch said the evidence of racial disproportionality is “very much actual as opposed to merely perceived” and described the disparities as “clear-cut"...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #StopAndSearch #Policing
#Bedford #BedfordNews #StopAndSearch #Policing
Unlawful Stop and Search: Know Your Rights
Being stopped and searched by the police can be a stressful experience, but it's important to know your rights.
Read the full article here: gtstewart.co.uk/unlawful-sto...
#stopandsearch #knowyourrights #newartcile
Being stopped and searched by the police can be a stressful experience, but it's important to know your rights.
Read the full article here: gtstewart.co.uk/unlawful-sto...
#stopandsearch #knowyourrights #newartcile
September 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Unlawful Stop and Search: Know Your Rights
Being stopped and searched by the police can be a stressful experience, but it's important to know your rights.
Read the full article here: gtstewart.co.uk/unlawful-sto...
#stopandsearch #knowyourrights #newartcile
Being stopped and searched by the police can be a stressful experience, but it's important to know your rights.
Read the full article here: gtstewart.co.uk/unlawful-sto...
#stopandsearch #knowyourrights #newartcile
Hundreds of children under 10 subject to #stopandsearch in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/law/article/...
Based on #opendata from data.police.uk/data/
Home Office's official statistics www.gov.uk/government/s...
#ddj #crimestats
Based on #opendata from data.police.uk/data/
Home Office's official statistics www.gov.uk/government/s...
#ddj #crimestats
May 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Hundreds of children under 10 subject to #stopandsearch in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/law/article/...
Based on #opendata from data.police.uk/data/
Home Office's official statistics www.gov.uk/government/s...
#ddj #crimestats
Based on #opendata from data.police.uk/data/
Home Office's official statistics www.gov.uk/government/s...
#ddj #crimestats