Autism and Stop & Search: the need to educate on both sides

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Autism and Stop & Search: the need to educate on both sides

Police Oracle spoke with the Met Detective Superintendent who co-authored recent Autism and Stop and Search guidance.

Anna and Sean Kennedy, DAC Jane Connors, Det Supt Dion Brown on the launch of the Autism and Stop and Search guidance

Date - 29th March 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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“Stop and Search is contentious, and it can so easily go wrong,” according to Met Detective Superintendent Dion Brown. Recently the debate has been heavily focussed on those from ethnic minority backgrounds but how is stop and search...

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