Police say tensions are running extremely high in many London boroughs, following recent high-profile stop and search incidents.
who died when a police officer knelt on his neck in the US, and the subsequent global protests by the Black Lives Matter movement.
"I think, given the current climate, it is very difficult to just do your job and not have a crowd form. It's just what we're seeing. "You physically can't have these exhausting conversations with 20 people all at once. It's really tough."Chris Preddie grew up in north London and now helps divert young people away from violence.
He claimed:"Police don't engage with the community, so the community only feel like they come in here when it's an emergency - you throw around your authority, you brutalise our young people.
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