Eastwood, Niamh

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“The disproportionate use of stop and search is not only born out of, but also perpetuates, a paranoid … suspicion toward an entire community. The ingrained image … feeds into the collective illusion that black men everywhere need to be policed more than others."

“This report demonstrates that the drug laws weigh particularly heavily on black and minority ethnic communities, doing more harm than good at a great cost to the public purse…Black people are also shown to be charged at a higher rate than white people for possession."