Amber Rudd Backs Use Of Controversial Stop And Search Powers To Tackle Acid Attacks

Amber Rudd has reignited debate over the use of stop and search powers after backing calls for officers to use them to “confront” a recent rise in acid attacks and knife crime. 
The controversial practice has been criticised in the past over claims of racial profiling, with official figures last year revealing that black people were more than six times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. 
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