Under-regulated and unaccountable? Explaining variation in stop and search rates in Scotland, England and Wales

From a position of near parity in 2005/2006, by 2012/2013 recorded search rates in Scotland exceeded those in England/Wales seven times over. This divergence is intriguing given the demands placed on the police, and the legal capacity to deal with these are broadly similar across the two jurisdictio...

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Authors: Lennon, Genevieve (Author) ; Murray, Kath (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Policing and society
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-174
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Stop and search
legal rules
Police Accountability
Police Discretion