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.

Period20 May 2022

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitlePSNI strip searching of under-18s is “deeply shocking
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Detail TV
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/05/2022
    DescriptionTHE 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/AuthorRory Winters
    URLhttps://www.thedetail.tv/articles/psni-strip-searching-of-under-18s-is-deeply-shocking
    PersonsJohn Topping

Keywords

  • policing
  • police powers
  • police practice
  • stop and search
  • strip search
  • police
  • Police Service of Northern Ireland
  • police accountability
  • PSNI