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STOP AND SEARCH WORKSHOP

THE POLICE

MEDIA PERCEPTION

• Police officers have the power to stop, detain and

search you without arresting you.

• An officer must also have reasonable grounds for

their suspicion that you have a prohibited item on

• you. For example, your behaviour could be taken as

a sign that you are in possession of a prohibited item.

THE LAW

A police officer has powers to stop and search you if they have ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect your carrying any of the following:

• Illegal drugs
• A Weapon
• Stolen item
• Something that can be used to commit a crime

e.g. crowbar

When can police stop and search?

Stop and Account is when an officer stops you and asks you:

• What you are doing;
• Why you are in an area or where

you are going;

• What you are carrying-if anything.

STOP AND ACCOUNT

This information is not required by law to be recorded and an individual is under no

• bligation to answer to the above however cooperating with officers is also good

practice.

Where can police stop and search an individual?

DRUGS JEWELLERY DEVICES INCLUDING LAPTOPS AND MOBILE PHONES FIREARM S EQUIPMENT USED TO COMMIT A CRIME ILLEGAL CASH

What is recovered?

• Response cops have been equipped with the

metal detecting devices which will be used to support their stop and search powers and to take weapons off the streets.

• It’s a move that’s been taken as part of our

wider work to tackle knife crime and to make it more difficult for people to conceal weapons.

• The wands are effective stop and search tools

and less intrusive for suspects. But it’s a type

• f search we still need reasonable grounds to

use − they can’t be used indiscriminately − and must record after each deployment.

• They are not a replacement for a thorough

personal search of suspects as they will only detect metallic weapons.

Knife Wands

G-GROUNDS OF SEARCH O-OBJECT OF SEARCH W-WARRANT CARD I-IDENTITY OF OFFICER S-STATION OF THE OFFICER E-ENTITLEMENT L-LEGAL POWER USED Y-YOU ARE BEING DETAINED

GO-WISELY

Are you legally allowed to record the police during a Stop and Search?

Recording the Police

Videos

S E A R C H

TAY CALM YE CONTACT SK QUESTIONS ECEIPT/ REFERENCE NUMBER ONFIDENCE OLD TO ACCOUNT

Remember ‘SEARCH’

Immediately after the search is completed you should be given a reference number and told where you can obtain a copy of the full record or access an electronic copy.

You do not need to give your name or address when being stopped and searched- Being stopped and searched does not mean you now hold a criminal record.

Reference No. & Receipt

Body Worn Cameras (BWC)

Case study

Knife crimes

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has supported the installation of weapon surrender bins across the region. http://westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/key-issues/weapon-surrender-bins

Knife Bins

David Jamieson

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

Questions

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