Tag: police
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Are the Police Racist?
This post is an update of some of the evidence that might suggest the police in England and Wales are Racist. This is a key topic within the sociology of Crime and Deviance. You can view a summary of the latest statistics on ethnicity and crime here. This 2018 Video from News Night is worth…
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Why are Black People Stopped and Searched more Often by the Police?
The latest figures on Police Stop and Search show that black people are now nine times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by the police. This is a key statistics relevant to the A-level Sociology crime and deviance module. And I must say this is a thoroughly depressing trend, as the…
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Are police officers really 100 times less criminal than the general population?
189 police officers have been convicted across 12 police forces in England in Wales in five years since 2013 , according to a recent FOI request (source: The Telegraph). This equates to just 37.8 police officer convictions each year. According to Full Fact, there were 126, 300 total police officers in England and Wales in…
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Is Violent Crime Increasing?
According to the latest police recorded crime figures there has been a significant increase in crime in the last year: Gun crime has increased by 27% Knife crime has increased by 26% Robberies have increased by 25% Stalking and Harassment have increased by 36% At first site, what’s interesting about these figures is that they…
