This is the voice over script for our documentary.

this has
helped us structure the format of the documentary and
allowed us to alter and change any visible mistakes. We found
this useful once editing the footage and putting it together.

Voice over

Against the wall – whose side are you really on

Non-diegetic music begins

There is a controversial view on whether stop and search

laws are an invasion of public privacy. Some views are based
purely on the fact that their personal space is being invaded
when being asked to take time out of their busy schedule to
be searched by a police officer. (This will be used over
pictures being shown on the screen)

Voice over ends start of 1st interview

The police claim their reasons are based purely on suspicion,

though many are still offended by the procedure, as there are
no factual grounds to stop and search them under.

Cutaway of youth in handcuffs

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But on the other hand, members of the public disagree with

this view and say that these laws provide us with more safety
on the streets and these laws and procedures help to keep the
streets safer and crime down.

The police claim that stop and search procedures work well in
most cases, as many occasions an offensive weapon or drugs
is found and that’s one less weapon on the street.

Voice over ends 3rd interview Doorman

On the other hand, if the suspect has nothing illegal on them

and are free to carry on their day. Research has found
targeted stop-and-search programme’s successfully led to a
fall in both the illegal carrying of weapons and in crime in
London.

Cut away of members of the public

In some areas, it led to a 30 per cent fall in crime. Since the

operation began there have been 175,998 searches, 6,270
arrests and 3,804 knives seized. Police say they have lowered
knife crime by 27 per cent in nine out of 10 main knife crime
areas such as Hackney and Brixton. – times newspaper

Voice over ends 4th interview with Dave

So is it likely that the procedure will get altered or changed in

the future? Well, it already has been altered and changed
drastically since it first came about, and now figures have
gone down in huge numbers. But knife crime and gun crime is
still an issue within society, so more changes are likely to
happen. But there are no facts or evidence to support this as
of now.

Voice over ends 5th interview of libertarian

It is not a case of ethnicity or race as to why people are

stopped and searched. Rather, it’s a case of whether there
are suspicious grounds under which to stop and search that
person.

Voice over ends 6th interview with doorman

Home Office statistics point out that black people are several
times more likely to be stopped and searched than whites,
while Asians are also more likely to be stopped. On the other
hand, Met figures for 2006 showed that more than half of all
street robberies in London were carried out by black people -
much greater than the proportion of black population - and
others argue that the alleged "disproportional" use of stop
and search is largely explained by the relatively high numbers
of young black men on the streets and in boroughs where
crime rates are highest.

7th interview of libertarian

The latest police figures show that 117,278 people were
stopped under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act in 2007-08, of
whom 73,967 were white, 20,768 were Asian and 15,218 black.