stop and search
Police in Northamptonshire Who Abuse Powers Are to Be Banned from Stop and Searches
It's possibly the first step in a campaign to end the disproportionate amount of young people from ethnic minorities hauled up in Britain's streets.
A Reminder: the Police Are Responsible for Young Brits Not Trusting the Police
We went to Diane Abbott's meeting about stop and search laws in Parliament last night, where consensus was that the onus is on police—not young people—to start behaving like decent human beings.
Are You a Scottish Drug Dealer? This Is Why You Should Move to England
Almost twice as many people are prosecuted for drug possession in Scotland than throughout the rest of the UK. We tried to figure out why.
I Was Detained by Austrian Cops Because I'm Black
According to them, I was stopped because of my "lack of personal hygiene and dirty clothes."
Britain's Upper Classes Are Less Likely to Be Busted for Drugs
Thanks to a focus on statistics, London cops have taken to making easy arrests for marijuana possession, and a lack of real engagement with the communities they police has made officers disconnected from the poor people who get stopped and searched.
London's Under-Fire Police Swamped Brixton Yesterday
For one day only, south London turned into a playground for the Met.
I Went Stop and Searching in Soho with the London Met
Hanging out with sniffer dogs and nervous drunk people on Saturday night.