Description
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the only force in the UK where the use of stop and search powers are on the rise, new data has revealed.
But the first ever study of the PSNI’s stop and search powers found that very few arrests result from the policy.
As constabularies in Britain discuss the efficacy of stop and search on the streets of England and Wales as a response to rising knife crime, researchers claim there has been a dramatic 74% increase in PSNI officers using these powers in Northern Ireland since 2005 – a figure the regional police force disputes.
| Period | 04 Sept 2019 |
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Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Stop and search on the rise in Northern Ireland to little effect, data shows Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Print Duration/Length/Size 600 words Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 04/09/2019 Producer/Author Henry McDonal URL https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/04/stop-and-search-northern-ireland-psni Persons John Topping
Conference
| Title | Patten 20 Years On: Young People, Policing and Stop and Search |
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| Location | Queen's University, Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Period | 04 Sept 2019 → 04 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- policing
- Police service of Northern Ireland
- stop and search
- police powers
- police practice
- children's rights
Related content
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Research output
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Police Stop and Search Powers: Understanding the Adversarial Nature of Contact Between PSNI and the Public
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Misuse of Stop and Search Powers in Northern Ireland?
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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The ‘usual suspects’? Young people’s experiences of police stop and search powers in Northern Ireland
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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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
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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PSNI Stop and Search – A Reflection
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Now you see it, now you don’t: On the (in)visibility of police stop and search in Northern Ireland
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CONTINUING A-PACE: Phase Two Report 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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Activities
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Police Service of Northern Ireland (External organisation)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
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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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Police Service of Northern Ireland
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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'Section 24 Schedule 3'
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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Summary / overview of Continuing a-PACE research for the PSNI
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Young People, Policing and Stop & Search in Northern Ireland
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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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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Press/Media
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PSNI chief: ‘Children not seen as a weapon in the fight against paramilitary crime’
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Police stop and search 35,000 Northern Ireland kids in eight years
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Stop and search powers 'used on thousands of NI children'
Press/Media: Research
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Young People, Policing, Stop and Search - Chief Constable's Speaking Note
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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PSNI Stop and Search
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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PSNI strip searching of under-18s is “deeply shocking”
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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PSNI has 'one of the highest rates of stop and search'
Press/Media: Expert Comment