Abstract
Lord Macpherson's definition of institutional racism was central to his report about the police investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. It was also integral to his recommendations for the reform of the police in England and Wales. Lord Macpherson argued for changes to race relations within constabularies. His notion of institutional racism is scrutinized in this article, based on evidence from a two-year project about Black Police Associations in the United Kingdom. Different meanings of institutional racism and their consequences are discussed, the locus of racism is charted, and the importance of an institutional memory of racism within constabularies is emphasized.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-369 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Policing and Society: an International Journal of Research |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Race
- race relations
- Police
- Lawrence
- Macpherson
- institutional memory
- institutional racism
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