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Aug 10, 2024 · We saw support for the BLM movement across ethnicities and age groups, with widespread optimism and expectations for change that the protests would lead to lasting improvements for ethnic minorities in Britain, particularly among younger BAME Britons.
- Scope and Purpose
- Appendix 1: Trust and Its Impact on Crime
- Appendix 2: Desistance
- Appendix 4: Different Types of Offenders
In October 2020, we developed a scoping paper designed to assist the Race Disparity Unit (RDU) in focusing its research questions as these relate to the current Commission on racial disparities. On the basis of that paper, the RDU commissioned us to undertake a systematic rapid evidence review of a limited range of published governmental and academ...
It is important to note that while we did not identify trust as a risk (or protective) factor for the crimes of interest, it is clear that a lack of trust is pervasive in the UK’s criminal justice system. As noted in the Lammy Review: “[t]his lack of trust starts with policing, but has ripple effects throughout the system, from plea decisions to be...
It is understood that reoffending is a major problem, and this is reflected in governmental statistics. For example, the MoJ’s most recent ‘Proven reoffending statistics’ bulletin covering adult and juvenile offenders showed that of those who were either released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution betw...
The academic literature of risk factors refers to 3 broad types of offenders: Adolescent Limited (AL) Offenders: These are individuals who engage in minor offending or anti-social behaviour into their 20s.[footnote 85]The main causes for AL offenders are thought to be delinquent peers and a disjunction between maturations and responsibilities. Thes...
The vast majority of hate crimes were race hate crimes accounting for 76,070 (72% of all) offences – an increase of 6% on 2018/19. Religious hate crimes accounted for 6,822 offences, the first fall since 2012/13. Of the religious hate crimes 50% were against Muslims and 19% against Jews.
Mar 31, 2021 · When the death of George Floyd in the US inspired protests about racial injustice across the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set up the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities to examine...
The High Commissioner recommends that States address violence by: (a) Enacting hate crime laws that establish homophobia and transphobia as aggravating factors for purposes of sentencing; (b) Conducting prompt, thorough investigations of incidents of hate motivated violence against and torture of LGBT persons, holding perpetrators to account ...
Aug 25, 2023 · Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 states that race includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins. In our report, we also use the word ‘ethnicity’ in a broader sense to cover all...
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Jan 27, 2023 · A decade of austerity measures in the UK had exacerbated racism, racial discrimination and other intolerance people of African descent encounter, which had an adverse impact on their fundamental rights, the experts observed.
