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Councillor criticises proposal for more 'stop and search'.

October 29, 2007 12:00 AM

Claire at Police StationA local Welsh Liberal Democrat councillor has criticised a senior police officer's suggestion that stop-and-search tactics should be extended in a bid to reduce gun crime. Outgoing President of the National Black Police Association, Keith Jarrett, has suggested there should be increased use of the controversial strategy across all communities. Councillor Claire Waller, who is a member of the South Wales Police Authority, said:

"Excessive stop-and-search tactics will only increase community tensions and distrust in the police. Effective policing depends on good intelligence and smart ways of fostering community co-operation. This suggestion points us in exactly the opposite direction and risks repeating all the worst mistakes of the past."

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