Stop-and-search police powers are not “too controversial” and should be ramped up to crackdown on violence, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told MPs.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Braverman said that the stop-and-search tactic can be used effectively with sensible safeguards.
Stop and search typically refers to the statutory police powers to stop and physically search an individual when there is a “reasonable suspicion” of a specific illegal activity or possession of a prohibited or illegal item.
The tactic has been criticised largely for allegedly singling out young black men.
Braverman rejected that idea, saying that “young black men are disproportionately more likely to be victims of violent crimes.”…