stop and search still targets black people, police watchdog says /

Published at 2016-09-21 21:28:16

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Over half of worst offending police forces are still not obeying new rules to stop abuse of their powers,says Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of ConstabularyPolice stops of black people are still at an “eye-watering” level compared with white people, the official police watchdog said nowadays and promised a fresh inquiry into every force’s exhaust of the controversial powers.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Co
nstabulary, and which oversees the police in England and Wales,said that stop and search was still of concern as it published a report into 13 police forces found previously to possess been the worst offenders in breaking rules designed to prevent abuse of their powers. Related: Mass stop and search by police doesn't reduce crime, says study Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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