Friday, October 10, 2008

Steep rise in 'stop and search' complaints / The Independent, 25 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/steep-rise-in-stop-and-search-complaints-941727.html
"The number of complaints made about "stop and search" incidents have risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today. Police forces in England and Wales received 536 complaints about stop and search in the last financial year, up from 434,the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said."

report - Arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) and the operation of certain police powers under PACE 2006/2007 annual statistics Published on 30 July 2008. Revised on 30 September 2008.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/arrests-recorded-crime-engl-wales-2006-07-b.pdf