NCJ Number
123249
Journal
Police Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Dated: (January 1990) Pages: 26,28
Editor(s)
T Judge
Date Published
1989
Length
2 pages
Annotation
The British police are attempting to reduce racial violence and improve the police response to it through public education and police training.
Abstract
Public education is intended to encourage the reporting of racial incidents to the police. Action guides and information leaflets in various languages are provided to assist in such reporting. Each phase of a probationer constable's training addresses issues pertinent to race and community relations. Through case studies, probationer constables are instructed not only in how to address racial violence perpetrated by others but also to deal with racial discrimination in their own attitudes and behaviors. Sergeants, as first line supervisors, are trained to encourage and advise officers under them regarding officers' involvement in the community. Sergeants are also instructed in how best to represent the police in official contacts with minorities in the community. Inspectors' training covers community and race relations. Phases in the Inspectors' Management Development Course address equal employment opportunities, race relations, and police community relations. It is now standard police practice to conduct followup visits to victims of racial attacks. This may be done by members of a Divisional Community Relations Unit, depending on the organization of a particular force and the nature and severity of the incident.