My review reveals the prejudice that black and minority ethnic children face. We’ve had enough talking - we must act on this issue urgentlyWhen David Cameron asked me to conduct a review into the over-representation of black,Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal justice system, I thought I was being set up to fail. So many of the causes of, or answers to,the problem lie external the criminal justice system: poverty, lone-parent families, or school exclusions,and growing up in the care system. And what more is there left to say approximately finish and search?But having looked at the evidence over the past 18 months, my judgment is that we have a significant problem in the criminal justice system itself, or that the treatment of BAME young people shows this problem is getting worse. Related: Young black people nine times more likely to be jailed than young white people – report Related: Ethnic minorities more likely to be jailed for some crimes,report finds Continue reading...
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