Met officers under investigation after black teenager stopped and searched six times in five months
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating eight police officers after a black teenager was stopped and searched six times in five months in London.
The investigation will examine allegations of insufficient grounds for the stop and searches, possible racial profiling, unreasonable force, and failure to consider the boy's welfare.
In five of the six incidents, evidence has been found indicating potential breaches of police standards of professional behavior. [ more ]
Met officers investigated after black boy, 16, stopped six times in five months
Multiple Met police officers are under investigation after a black 16-year-old was stopped six times in five months, with no criminal findings each time.
The stops took place outside the boy's mother's house, his grandmother's house, a chicken shop, and by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [ more ]
Idris Elba tells police they must think deeper' to eradicate knife crime
Idris Elba believes that stop-and-search powers do not completely solve knife crime in the UK.
Elba launched the Don't Stop Your Future campaign, calling for a ban on machetes and zombie knives, and urging authorities to address the root causes of knife crime. [ more ]
Met officers under investigation after black teenager stopped and searched six times in five months
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating eight police officers after a black teenager was stopped and searched six times in five months in London.
The investigation will examine allegations of insufficient grounds for the stop and searches, possible racial profiling, unreasonable force, and failure to consider the boy's welfare.
In five of the six incidents, evidence has been found indicating potential breaches of police standards of professional behavior. [ more ]
Met officers investigated after black boy, 16, stopped six times in five months
Multiple Met police officers are under investigation after a black 16-year-old was stopped six times in five months, with no criminal findings each time.
The stops took place outside the boy's mother's house, his grandmother's house, a chicken shop, and by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [ more ]
Idris Elba tells police they must think deeper' to eradicate knife crime
Idris Elba believes that stop-and-search powers do not completely solve knife crime in the UK.
Elba launched the Don't Stop Your Future campaign, calling for a ban on machetes and zombie knives, and urging authorities to address the root causes of knife crime. [ more ]
Sadiq Khan accused of being 'asleep on the job' of reforming Met Police
The study on stop and search using body-worn cameras in London has been delayed due to data sharing issues and disagreements between City Hall and the Metropolitan Police.
The study was mentioned in Baroness Casey's review of the Met's culture, which found the force to be institutionally racist, misogynistic, and homophobic.
The project has been paused indefinitely since November 2022 after the Mayor's office found huge variation in coding and key information in the initial footage collection. [ more ]
Concern over three-year delay to Sadiq Khan's Met Police stop and search study
The completion of a study into the Met Police's use of stop and search, promised by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has been delayed for more than three years.
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate, Rob Blackie, criticized Khan for not ensuring the study's completion.
Disagreements between City Hall and the Met over the project's aims and data sharing have caused delays in the study. [ more ]
Sadiq Khan accused of being 'asleep on the job' of reforming Met Police
The study on stop and search using body-worn cameras in London has been delayed due to data sharing issues and disagreements between City Hall and the Metropolitan Police.
The study was mentioned in Baroness Casey's review of the Met's culture, which found the force to be institutionally racist, misogynistic, and homophobic.
The project has been paused indefinitely since November 2022 after the Mayor's office found huge variation in coding and key information in the initial footage collection. [ more ]
Concern over three-year delay to Sadiq Khan's Met Police stop and search study
The completion of a study into the Met Police's use of stop and search, promised by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has been delayed for more than three years.
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate, Rob Blackie, criticized Khan for not ensuring the study's completion.
Disagreements between City Hall and the Met over the project's aims and data sharing have caused delays in the study. [ more ]