Description
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) strip searched under-18s on 34 occasions last year with the overwhelming majority of these actions resulting in the force finding nothing.
Most of the young people who were strip searched in 2021 by the PSNI were aged from 15 to 17. However, two children aged from 12 to 14 were also strip searched by officers here.
Period | 20 May 2022 |
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Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title PSNI strip searching of under-18s is “deeply shocking Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Detail TV Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 20/05/2022 Description THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) strip searched under-18s on 34 occasions last year with the overwhelming majority of these actions resulting in the force finding nothing.
Most of the young people who were strip searched in 2021 by the PSNI were aged from 15 to 17. However, two children aged from 12 to 14 were also strip searched by officers here.Producer/Author Rory Winters URL https://www.thedetail.tv/articles/psni-strip-searching-of-under-18s-is-deeply-shocking Persons John Topping
Keywords
- policing
- police powers
- police practice
- stop and search
- strip search
- police
- Police Service of Northern Ireland
- police accountability
- PSNI
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Activities
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Mitchell Conversations Episode 8 Dr John Topping
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Continuing a-PACE
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ESRC Festival of Social Science 2017
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Patten 20 Years On: Young People, Policing and Stop and Search
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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PSNI at 20: Human Rights Reflections on Policing Reform North and South
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Northern Ireland Policing Board Performance Committee
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Research output
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BAME PSNI Stop and Search Profile - 1st April - 30th June 2020
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The ‘usual suspects’? Young people’s experiences of police stop and search powers in Northern Ireland
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Continuing a-PACE: Summary Report to the Northern Ireland Policing Board Performance Committee October 2020
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Now you see it, now you don’t: On the (in)visibility of police stop and search in Northern Ireland
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Continuing a-PACE: Phase Three Report of PSNI Police College
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The Use of 'Everyday' Stop and Search Powers
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Policing with the Community: Stop and Search
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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PSNI Stop and Search – A Reflection
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CONTINUING A-PACE: Phase One Report & Recommendations For PSNI Police College
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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LawPod: Policing in Northern Ireland
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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A roll-back of rights? PSNI, human rights and democratic policing
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Police Stop and Search Powers: Understanding the Adversarial Nature of Contact Between PSNI and the Public
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