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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