Racial Discrimination

Question 1

What did post 9/11 review find?

Answer 1

Evidence of racial discrimination in police force - once anti-terrorism laws were instated, 42% of the arrested population were Asian despite only accounting for 7.2% of the population

Question 2

How many times more likely are black people to get stopped and searched in comparison to white people?

Answer 2

6 times more likely according to Ministry of Justice

Question 3

What sparked a resentment between police and black people?

Answer 3

Discriminatory stop and searches

Question 4

What caused Tottenham riots?

Answer 4

Shooting of Mark Duggan, a black youth

Question 5

What do events such as Tottenham riots highlight?

Answer 5

The danger of police discretion and discrimination - can lead to a breakdown of police-public relationship

Question 6

How ineffective is stop and search?

Answer 6

Only 9% hit rate - contributes little to prevention and detection of crime

Question 7

How is stop and search a not useful type of discretion?

Answer 7

Confers unconstrained discretion on a police force with tendency for stereotyping black people - greatest source of conflict between black people and police