> police encounters

That's a euphemism if I've ever heard one ;)

That one's right up there with "no active warrants" and "officer-involved".

> "The lack of transparency around new policing tools such as mobile phone extraction is a serious cause for concern. There are no records, no statistics, no safeguards, no oversight and no clear statement of the rights that citizens have".

There may be places where this is routine, but it really shouldn't be - anywhere.

If you'd like to educate yourself on some of the transgressions of UK police in the past, and the extent to which subsequent cover ups have gone, I'd suggest reading some recent Irish history.

Or this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_undercover_policing_relatio...