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Stop and Search

Stop and Search

Written by: Jason Reed
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We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs!Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a mix of live panel discussions, celebrity guests, policy experts, rolling news content, and general inquisitiveness, we'll try to get to the bottom of our relationship with drugs.Stop and Search is in association with LEAP UK and proudly part of Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network.

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Jason Reed
Hygiene & Healthy Living Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
    Dec 18 2025

    We're joined by prominent human rights activist and barrister, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, someone who barely needs an introduction owing to the many high profile roles and cases that she's undertaken in her career - a true world-leading figure in human rights and law.


    We discuss the creation and inception of the highly controversial Covert Human Intelligence Sources Act (CHIS Act), a law which gives immunity to agents of the state, as well as the growth of 'child spies'. There's a great deal to unpick in this discussion and we're lucky that Baroness Shami is able to walk us through it. Shami and a collection of UK politicians went above and beyond in attempts to water this bill down, and it is now an act, making it an official law. It's been described a 'dystopian'. So what's the story?


    We're also joined by Neil Woods, many regular podcast listeners will know Neil, he's a former undercover operative who now advocates for a raft of reforms in efforts to make our communities fairer and safer. Neil also took part in the CHIS Act discussions and briefings, so we get to hear from both Shami and Neil about the backstory and ultimately what this now all means.


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    51 mins
  • Jaret Reddick: Punk Rock Saves Lives
    Nov 20 2025

    Please welcome to the show... Bowling for Soup's maestro, Jaret Reddick!


    In this episode we're privileged to hear from Jaret on some very personal topics such as his own journey with mental health and anxiety. As someone who lives on the road for a significant portion of his life, we find out about Jaret's coping mechanisms, and we also hear about the low parts of his life which have enabled him to reach new perspectives.


    We also delve into Jaret's work with the incredible organization Punk Rock Saves Lives - an initiate which marries up live music and harm reduction. Jaret is a serving board member and is passionate about their work which saves lives in a variety of ways, so please find out more about this unique organization via: PunkRockSavesLives.org


    And as always, you can find the work of Law Enforcement Action Partnership across the globe via LawEnforcementAction.org and @PoliceForReform

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    49 mins
  • Overdose Awareness: The Police Perspective
    Aug 30 2025
    To mark Overdose Awareness we hear from Wayne Harris, a retired Deputy Police Chief and now Board Chair of Law Enforcement Action Partnership - LEAP. In his career on the frontlines of policing, Wayne has seen addiction and overdose from a very personal perspective. What are his thoughts and conclusions? How can we do better? And what can law enforcement do better in saving lives?

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    34 mins
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