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Being stopped and searched can be an unpleasant experience, no matter the approach of the police officers involved. But if it’s felt that there has been unnecessary force or an inappropriate attitude, then we'd like to hear about it and, where necessary, act upon it. Likewise, we welcome any suggestions or positive comments you’d like to share.
If you feel you’ve had an unpleasant or unsatisfactory experience, you may wish to make a formal complaint. You can do so if you think a police officer has behaved incorrectly or unfairly. For example, if you think an officer has:
All complaints are investigated and this can take time.
To make a formal complaint and for more information about how complaints are investigated, read our complaints pages. If you've had a positive experience, you can offer us feedback.
You can also tell us about your stop and search experience by completing this quick online survey.
To raise an issue about something that has caused you concern, or was done well, it may be worth giving feedback. This might be particularly useful if you've witnessed something where, because you were not directly affected, you feel reluctant to make a formal contact, but you still feel unhappy, or pleased, about the way you've seen police officers behave.
Ask a question or make a suggestion by emailing us.
The Ride Along scheme offers members of the public the opportunity to accompany our officers on patrol and experience first hand how stop and search may be used. The scheme enables two-way learning and helps create greater understanding and closeness between the police and the public.
To take part in the scheme you must:
To apply, please fill in our online application form.
The Reasonable Grounds Panel allows you to influence the way we use stop and search.
If you're a member of a community group that wants to get involved in this process, please email us and tell us:
We'll get back to you with further details.
You can get involved with the police and community working group that monitors the use of stop and search powers in Northamptonshire.
The group meets every four to six weeks and members of the community can share their views and provide feedback about their experience of stop and search or those of the people they represent.
We would particularly like to involve more young people and those from minority communities.
To find out more, please email us.