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National Independent Advisory Group merges with Action for Race Equality
Action for Race Equality today announces that the National Independent Advisory Group (NIAG) will be wrapping up its criminal justice activities under the EQUAL banner/branding. The announcement comes after 5 years of EQUAL’s work influencing …
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Our foundations: the Young Review and EQUAL
In recent years much of our work addressing racial inequality in the criminal justice was through the EQUAL programme which had its roots in the Young Review, 2014. ANNOUNCEMENTAction for Race Equality provided independent Secretariat support for …
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ARE comment on use of Body Worn Cameras in Policing
This morning, the BBC published an investigation into the misuse of police body-worn cameras, finding that these cameras have been turned off whilst police force is being used. Over 150 incidents of misuse were uncovered by the investigation, …
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Alliance for Police Accountability
The Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) aims to transform policing and is promoting a new public health approach to addressing serious violence, and empowering Black communities across England and Wales. Internationally, the APA is working with …
Open Letter calls on urgent Government action to prevent crises in the children’s secure estate
Action for Race Equality today (July 12, 2023) joined 30 organisations in writing to the youth justice Minister about declining conditions in the children’s secure estate. Alongside other Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) members, we expressed …
ARE Comment on statement of Institutional Racism from Avon and Somerset police force
Last week, Chief Constable Sarah Crew acknowledged that her own force, Avon and Somerset Police, is institutionally racist. Action for Race Equality welcomes the comment made by the Chief Constable. We would welcome this acknowledgement from …
ARE comment on Baroness Casey’s Review
Today, on Tuesday 21st March, 2023, also UN anti-racism day, Baroness Dame Louise Casey's year long investigation into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service was published as the Casey Review. ARE attended …
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A close look at Ethnic Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: new research shows significant disparities
Six years on from the landmark Lammy Review (2017) into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) [1], new research reveals compelling evidence that race and ethnicity …
