Firstly, 17% of Stop & Search ends in arrest.
https://fullfact.org/crime/stop-and-search-england-and-wales/
That's not a significant enough number that it justifies the breakdown in trust between the police & local community.
On top of that black people are 9x as likely to be stopped & searched than white people:
https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures...e-and-the-law/policing/stop-and-search/latest
Have you been stopped & searched? It's not a pat down like when you go through security in the Airport - the police officers are often very aggressive, with no regard for your possession or personal space. My brother got stopped & searched and the police officers broke his phone, tore his clothes and gripped his wrists so tight that it re-aggravated an old sports injury, and he needed physio to fix it long term. Also it's just embarrassing as feck, and can induce trauma in people too. No compensation, no apology, and no guarantee it won't happen again. Do you think someone like my brother is 'encouraged' by police presence in the aftermath?
So not only have we found that stop & search is not effective, doesn't deter crime but does create distrust within the community & causes trauma for the innocent ones involved, also by heavily targeting 1 racial demographic it creates stereotypes - are you still 'encouraged' by these archaic tactics, because you are unlikely to be affected by them?