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Police Scotland launch ‘national conversation’ on the use of live facial recognition tech – despite existing failures of transparency and accountability

The supreme court decided two important test cases in the interests of best police practice – in one rapid review, the government risks overturning them

Whether it represents an attempt to engage with London's communities or as a tick-box exercise, it probably won't hold the Met to account, argues Holly Bird

Are we throwing good money after bad apples?

On the police treatment of Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence the night he was murdered, and whether new police accountability proposals would work in Brooks's favour

An analysis of the white racial ideology of the British police.

Why and how should the government and local authorities focus more on addressing the structural causes of anti-social behaviour?

On the latest report by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and why the culture inside the police force has enabled systematic failures to endure.

Josie Appleton of Manifesto Club on how the police are not held to the same child safeguarding and welfare standards in place in other institutional settings

For the first time in 14 years, both the Labour and Conservative manifestos do not mention stop and search. By the looks of the leading party’s election campaigns, the only stop to stop and search on the horizon is by name.

Four years following the inappropriate strip searching of Child Q and two years since the investigation, how have public authorities responded?

Enduring concerns regarding the social control of young people in Scotland

The Met commissioner’s response to the Hainault sword attack overlooks real safety concerns of young Black Londoners

StopWatch reviews Channel 4's new series To Catch a Copper

Montell Neufville explains the role of a community scrutiny panel which covers three police force areas

Abridged version posted on the Justice Gap website

Police ethics advisor Montell Neufville who has received 18 policing awards for influencing policing for good gives his views on the HMIC, IOPC, and College of policing response to the super complaint

In this post, Montell Neufville looks at police community scrutiny panels and outlines 'PLANTER', an acronym used to help panels evaluate use of force incidents

Yvette Cooper’s proposal of a new 'Respect Order' hints at the future of policing under a Labour government. StopWatch member Ella Thomson examines what this might look like

Mainstream discourse on police numbers neglects to ask if the officers recruited are any good?