You’re 6x more likely to be stopped & searched if you’re black. Of those stopped & searched for drugs, a higher proportion of white people had drugs on them than black. That’s disproportionate. Better still, don’t search any adult for small amounts of drugs for personal use.
Accurately targeted stop & search based on intelligence, suspicious behaviour, someone accurately fitting the description of suspect who just committed a crime, can have a positive impact. Blanket stop & search based on skin colour is unlawful, damaging and counter-productive
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That sounds very idealistic. I don’t hold the figures but would be interesting to know if the majority of people doing the stabbing are previously known to police or not. Otherwise this sounds wishful. ie ‘just committed the crime’ it’s reactive, not preventative.
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Sounds like based on 30 years experience as a police officer.
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Knife crime can only be tackled with the support and coooperation of the communities affected. Community intelligence can make stop & search far more effective. Damaging police-community relations is counter-productive.
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