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Police 'still institutionally racist'

By John Hirst

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Police 'still institutionally racist'

The police force is still institutionally racist despite efforts to tackle the issue, a review by the Runnymede Trust has claimed.

The report by the influential Runnymede Trust criticised the failure to promote and retain black officers and the overuse of stop and search techniques against black and multi-ethnic groups.

And some police forces are still "dragging their feet" when it comes to recording and reporting racist crimes, it was claimed.

The findings come from the Runnymede Trust review, 'The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry 10 Years On'.

Black teenager Stephen Lawrence was killed in an unprovoked racist knife attack by a group of white youths in April 1993.

Ten years ago, the Macpherson Inquiry severely criticised the police for its handling of the subsequent murder investigation.

The Runnymede Trust singled out the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for praise for its work on recording and monitoring data related to racist incidents.

But the review found that in the intervening years since the inquiry, there were still significant problems.

Why am I not surprised by this report's findings?

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on February 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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