Policing in the UK + ‘Defund the Police'

This week, and in keeping with the conversations we’ve been
having about racial inequalities in the UK, we look into policing
and law enforcement. We do an overview of the history and
structure of police departments in England, Scotland and Wales,
and delve into inequalities in crime, in the police force, and
how these impact and are impacted by a host of other
socioeconomic factors. We also talked through Keir Starmer’s
response to the BLM ‘Defund the police’ campaign on BBC
Breakfast, and discuss how Labour should be approaching the
policing policies in the coming months and years. 





Speakers: 


Amarvir Singh - Economist and Vice Chair of the YF Economy and
Finance Network 


Milad Amini - https://twitter.com/miladamini123 Ex-Voluntary
Police Officer, Parliamentary Assistant and Secretary of the YF
Law Network 


James Potts - https://twitter.com/JamesPotts GLA Politico and
Chair of the YF Devolution and Local Government Network 


Carolina Saludes - https://twitter.com/CarolinaSaludes Podcast
Producer and YF Vice Chair 





Resources: 


Lammy review on the treatment of BAME individuals in the
Criminal Justice system: https://bit.ly/3ghaw1w

Report on Policing by the Policy Exchange Think Tank:
https://bit.ly/3ghdvqu

ONS Statistics on confidence in the police by ethnicity:
https://bit.ly/3ikQIfq



This event was recorded on Tuesday 30th June.





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