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Murray, K. (2018). The Modern Making of Stop and Search. The British Journal of Criminology, 58(3), 588-605.
crime prevention, parliament, Police Powers, stop and search
This article investigates the development of modern stop and search powers in post-war Britain—namely, the legal rules that allow police…
Read moreNamba, M. (2011). ‘War on Illegal Immigrants’, national narratives, and globalisation: Japanese policy and practice of police stop and question in global perspective. Policing and Society, 21(4), 432-443.
ethnicity, globalisation, immigration, Japan, national narrative, penal populism, stop and search
Polundericing, even stop and account, despite being tied to the local, has been confronted with the current pervasiveness of global…
Read moreLennon, G. (2016). Stop and search powers in UK terrorism investigations: A limited judicial oversight? †. The International Journal of Human Rights, 20(5), 634-648.
counter-terrorism, Human rights, policing powers, precaution, stop and search
At the pre-trial stage of counter-terrorist investigations, an ‘Anglo-Saxon’ indulgence towards street-level policing powers has been brought to task by…
Read moreLennon, G., & Murray, K. (2018). Under-regulated and unaccountable? Explaining variation in stop and search rates in Scotland, England and Wales. Policing and Society, 28(2), 157-174.
legal rules, police accountability, police discretion, stop and search
ABSTRACT From a position of near parity in 2005/2006, by 2012/2013 recorded search rates in Scotland exceeded those in England/Wales…
Read moreHer Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary. (2013). Stop and search powers: Are the police using them effectively and fairly?
effectivity, Justice, stop and search, Survey
Survey of 19,078 people across England and Wales about their opinions of the use of stop and search powers. Survey…
Read moreIp, J. (2017). The Legality of ‘suspicionless’ Stop and Search Powers under the European Convention on Human Rights. Human Rights Law Review, 17(3), 523-544.
‘suspicionless’ powers, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, Schedule 7 Terrorism Act 2000 (UK), section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (UK), stop and search, terrorism, United Kingdom
Legal analysis of UK terrorism Acts that permit suspicionless stop and search.
Read moreFinstad, L. (2018). Hva er politi? [What is police?]. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
police, racialized profiling, stop and search
Chapter 4: Discussing "Guilty until proven innocent? On stop and search on potential suspects". This is a particularly useful reference…
Read moreFlacks, S. (2017). The stop and search of minors: A ‘vital police tool’? Criminology & Criminal Justice, 1748895817720485. doi:10.1177/1748895817720485
policing, public space, race, stop and search, youth
Police stop and search powers have been widely criticized for the disproportionate manner in which members of black and ethnic…
Read moreFlacks, S. (2018). The stop and search of minors: A ‘vital police tool’? Criminology & Criminal Justice, 18(3), 364-384.
policing, public space, race, stop and search, youth
Police stop and search powers have been widely criticized for the disproportionate manner in which members of black and ethnic…
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