Police satisfied with stop and search reform despite racial inequality

Number of stops fell 28% in 2015-16, but black people were six times more likely to be stopped than white peoplePolice believe they have done enough to avert the government’s threat to pass new laws outlawing the abuse of stop and search powers, despite new figures showing that black people are six times more likely to be targeted by officers than white people.The official figures show a big fall in police use of stop and search for all ethnic groups. While more than eight in 10 incidents