All articles tagged
research

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

Report argues for scrapping the controversial search power on human rights grounds

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

StopWatch members' article published in Political Quarterly journal

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.

Enduring concerns regarding the social control of young people in Scotland

Six months on from the launch of the controversial SVROs, what have we learnt so far?

An update on our research project on Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs)

On Serious Violence Reduction Orders: what are they, what additional powers do they give police officers, and why might these new civil orders end up doing more harm than good

Sydney provides a moving testament of how the girls' research project process has affected her perceptions of policing

Sydney recounts the beginnings of an exciting new project

Black people are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs in England and Wales despite using fewer drugs than White people. Cannabis laws criminalise the Black community at disproportionate rates

New report documents the disproportionate impact that drug law enforcement continues to have on black and minority ethnic communities in England and Wales

StopWatch and Liberty produce report which raises concerns about racial profiling in driver-based police stops

Read our press release on the latest police recorded crime figures for 2016/17 that report an increase in violent crime

On the same day the Home Office published Police use of Tasers statistics in England and Wales, StopWatch publishes data obtained by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) around the use of Tasers in London. Contrary to the Home Office, our report highlights data about the disproportionate use of these weapons against the black community

Two weeks ago the Guardian reported our findings of a) increasing and discriminatory vehicle stops, and b) the facts (and lack thereof) concerning strip searches in the context of stop-and-searches. To accompany this report, and lay the groundwork for relevant, upcoming StopWatch briefings, we offer this discussion of some of the methodology and sources behind these findings.

​This independent, qualitative research examines the diverse experiences of Muslims on the street and in the community, at ports and airports, and in mosques, schools and universities, as a result of counter terrorism measures

​Following a Freedom of Information request by StopWatch partners The Federation Of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS), it has been revealed that ethnic minorities are vastly more likely to be stopped in airports and ports under controversial anti-terror legislation