Policing diversity Flashcards
1
Q
Newburn et al. (2016), Saunders et al. (2010)
A
The stats of stop and search leads to feelings of resentment towards police
2
Q
Home Office (2023)
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2022-23 minority ethnic officers made up 8.4% of the police workforce vs 18.3% of general population
3
Q
Stop + search stats
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Disproportionate No. of black people stopped + searched - 14% of Londoners while 35% stopped + searched - 5.5x more likely
4
Q
Parmar (2017)
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different aspects of a person’s identity (race, gender, class) are understood to be enmeshed
5
Q
Home Office (20230
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2023 - 34.7% of police workforce
6
Q
Silvestri (2011)
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Women began to join the police workforce from the 1840s as police matrons, warders + searchers. Involved in “moral rescue”
