S1 Ep 5 - Race in Context: Stop & Search with Dr Patrick Murphy

Dr Sabrina Germain & Dr Adrienne Yong (Senior Lecturers at The City Law School) speak to Dr Patrick Murphy (Doctorate in Human Geography, Durham University) about Race in Context: Stop & Search. They talk about policing powers and laws around stop & search, the context of Stephen Lawrence, the MacPherson report, the Lammy Review, terrorism powers and much more.00:00 – Intro to episode and Dr Patrick Murphy 02:35 – Dr Patrick Murphy on defining the concept of law04:16 – Stop & Search laws in the UK 10:42 – Putting it in context: Stephen Lawrence 14:04 – Reasonable suspicion: why is it controversial? 18:40 – The stats: how effective really is it? 23:21 – The impact on the individual 26:48 – Has a fair balance been struck? 31:25 – Deterrence against crime: a false claim 39:35 – Removal of reasonable suspicion 44:41 – Justified use of stop and search: is there chance for reform? 48:50 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.