Stop and search, Cancer patients and welfare reform
Laurie Taylor examines the history and future of an often controversial police tactic. Plus a look at how the welfare reforms are impacting on cancer patients.
Stop & Search: Laurie Taylor explores a police practice which is seen as a vital tool against crime by law enforcers, but has been dogged by controversy. He's joined by Michael Shiner, Associate Professor of Social Policy at the LSE, and editor of a new collection of research which assesses the use & misuse of the tactic. How did it arise and what is its future?
Also, Suzanne Moffatt, Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University, discusses her study into a group of cancer patients experience of current welfare reforms.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
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- Wed 16 Sep 2015 16:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 21 Sep 2015 00:15BBC Radio 4
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