July 2026: Differential treatment, again
Excessive force used on another Black boy in London, Norfolk police caught on camera making racist (plus transphobic and other offensive) remarks, but ethnic disproportionality remains a mystery
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June 2026: Differential treatment
The commentariat and political classes lay the blame for police response to fatal stabbing in the wrong places, overlooking the disturbing phenomenon of routine handcuffing in the process
May 2026: Independent of scrutiny
New criminal justice legislation gives law enforcement ever greater discretion to do whatever they want to combat crime. Or can, it depends on your point of view
April 2026: The elephant in the (court)room
As the watchful eye of facial recognition cameras extends its reach across England and Wales, racialised communities are at heightened risk of suffering from its flaws
March 2026: From vigils to Project Vigilant
Every policy response to the all-too common tragedy risks making a mockery of the safety of women and girls, 5 years on from the murder of Sarah Everard
February 2026: Just as much carrot as stick
Government takes measured stance on youth violence prevention; police chiefs admit racial bias in AI-enabled surveillance tech... press on with adoption anyway
January 2026: New year, new reforms?
Will the proposed shakeup of the current policing model raise standards of accountability and transparency within the institution? Will it make the police less racist or sexist? Will it ever happen?
December 2025: The struggle for greater scrutiny
Executive director Habib Kadiri reflects on developments in policing over the past year
November 2025: Abolition is possible... for PCCs
Role introduced to bring greater democratic accountability to policing ditched, while a tragic violent incident brings yet more talk of ramping up stop and search
October 2025: Haunted by the ghosts of racists past
Police ramp up racism for Black History Month, also get the green light to change the record on leniency granted for killing civilians