Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that the unfair policing of African Americans is a ‘widespread phenomenon’ before rejecting calls to defund the police. Protests over the recent police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and other African Americans have ignited a national conversation about the role of law enforcement in society. … Read more
Burglary, theft and assault victims receive ‘limited service, if any service at all’ from police says senior watchdog Sir Tom Winsor Top policing inspector warns crimes victims were receiving ‘limited service’ Sir Tom Winsor said victims had ‘little more than a phone call’ with an officer Proportion of offences solved fell from 14 per cent … Read more
Donald Trump said Monday that he will present ‘solutions’ in a police reform executive order he will unveil on Tuesday, as reports reveal it will address systemic racism rooted in law enforcement. ‘The main thing important to us is to address the public’s concern about aggressive policing, but not tie the hands of officers in … Read more
Father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says UK policing is still ‘institutionally racist’ and black people are ‘treated as second-class citizens’ Neville Lawrence, 78, also praised the tearing down of statues of slave owners His son Stephen was stabbed to death in a racist attack in London in April 1993 Charges against the killers were … Read more