The project
In 2017, StopWatch and Liberty published 'Driving While Black', a report calling calling for an end to discriminatory policing on our roads (link at the bottom of the page).
The report raised concerns that drivers were being targeted because they are Black, and that a new offence and search powers (tying road traffic policing to immigration enforcement) were likely to increase the incentive for racial profiling.
Following further controversial, high-profile stops in recent years, we have embarked on the process of updating our findings to better understand vehicle users' attitudes to traffic policing today.
Stay tuned for the results of our investigations.
Get in touch
For more information about the project, contact our director Habib Kadiri. If you have been affected by this issue and wish either to share your experience or seek help, feel free to get in touch at support@stop-watch.org.
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Driving While Black
2017 joint report with Liberty on racial profiling over vehicle searches
Driving While Black