{"id":370905,"date":"2026-08-17T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/stop-and-search-is-the-controversial-police-tactic-working-in-london\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:00:06","slug":"stop-and-search-is-the-controversial-police-tactic-working-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/stop-and-search-is-the-controversial-police-tactic-working-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop and search: is the controversial police tactic working in London?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CiSKVywS_MI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Stop and search: is the controversial police tactic working in London?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiSKVywS_MI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s Metropolitan Police has carried out 20% more stop and searches over the last year and said it has helped them to recover thousands of weapons and illegal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The force said it was also keen to tackle concerns in the community that Black people are far more likely to be searched than their white counterparts and promised greater scrutiny, transparency and accountability. <\/p>\n<p>We joined the Met on the operations and witnessed an arrest that led to the seizure of an axe. <\/p>\n<p>While the police say stop and search is working, can they reassure Black communities that they&#8217;re not being singled out?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s Metropolitan Police has carried out 20% more stop and searches over the last year and said it has helped them to recover thousands of weapons and illegal drugs. 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