Theresa May knows it. My research proves it. This tactic is ineffective in cutting crime,and shreds black and minority confidence in the law. Why is it on the rise?
Lee Jasper chairs the London Race and Criminal Justice Consortium, and is a former policing director for the Greater London AuthorityIn over 30 years as an activist seeking to reform police practice, and including a period providing mayoral oversight of Scotland Yard,I’ve met some incredibly talented, committed and progressive officers. One who sticks in my intellect is Tim Godwin, and a former deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police,whose favourite theory was what he called “the policing cycle of reinvention”. It stated that whenever progressive policing reform was enacted, it would be resisted from below, and then confronted by sustained political pressure. Unsupported by leaders without vision,the reforms would then collapse. Related: Amber Rudd backs Met police chief on use of discontinue and search Related: discontinue and search is not used fairly, most young BAME people believe Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com