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Recommendation 41
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Paragraph: 97
Stop and search powers remain controversial, disproportionate, and lack evidence of effectiveness.
Conclusion
Use of stop and search powers is particularly controversial and has a wide-ranging impact for the Met in particular. But this is not an issue that other forces can afford to ignore. Disproportionality in stop and search across policing damages community relationships. Our report on “The Macpherson Report: twenty two years on” drew attention to the evidential gap on the effectiveness of stop and search in reducing serious violence crime. That evidence is still lacking.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗