The government has allocated millions of pounds to youth services over the summer holidays in a bid to deter young people from taking part in antisocial behaviour.
Unconscious racial bias has contributed to an over-representation of black and mixed heritage young men in the criminal justice system with black young adults twice as likely to receive a caution, 8.4 times to receive a conviction and 1.5 times to be incarcerated.
‘The new policing bill will deepen racial inequality,’ claim groups in open letter to prime minister Boris Johnson The government has produced the Bill without consulting Black, Asian and minority ethnic people or the organisations representing them, says the Criminal Justice Alliance
JUSTIFIED? : Police arrest someone who attended a vigil for Sarah Everard. Everard s remains were found after she went missing and has sparked conversations about violence against women and girls (Image via Getty Images)
DEAR PRIME Minister,
We are a group of individuals and organisations deeply concerned that the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will further entrench racial inequality in the criminal justice system.