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UK: Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study - Human rights watchdog warns of 'racial profiling' as data reveals under 3% of stop and searches leads to an arrest

12 June 2012

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"Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals."

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