UK drug laws used as tool of systemic racism, says ex-No 10 adviser
[29.09.2021]
Britain’s drug laws are racist and cause “high levels of mental health harm” among black people, a former No 10 race adviser has said. Simon Woolley ...
Met may change stop and search tactics on cannabis possession
[18.03.2021]
The Metropolitan police could change how it deals with cannabis possession amid concerns stop and search powers damage community relations, and yield ...
Police routinely use drug powers to 'bully people', says former Chief Inspector
[04.09.2020]
A former chief inspector has said he believes that over a third of drug stop-and-searches by UK police are used “as an excuse to harass people”, afte ...
Campaigners demand reform as official figures show one in five found guilty of cannabis possession is black
[03.08.2020]
One in five of those found guilty of cannabis possession in England and Wales last year was black, official figures show, prompting accusations of ra ...
Racial bias in police stop and search getting worse, report reveals
[13.10.2018]
Black Britons are increasingly likely to be stopped and searched by police compared with white people, according to shocking new figures that challen ...
Stop and search still targets black people, police watchdog says
[20.09.2016]
Police stops of black people are still at an “eye-watering” level compared with white people, the official police watchdog said and promised a fresh ...
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