Critically assess racism within the Uk police force

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Introduction

As a group of five we will draw up a management briefing report which will critically evaluate the BBC television programme The Secret Policeman Returns on reviewing the policy on ethnic diversity and the potential impact of promotions within the police force of Great Britain. We will work on the three following areas firstly we will look at the key aspects of the causes and extent of racial discrimination in the employment market and evaluate its contribution to business effectiveness. Secondly we will examine the ethnic diversity process/institutional discrimination, looking at the practicalities and weaknesses and inconsistencies in the underlying theory. And finally we will formulate a broad perspective and more proactive approach to promotions within the labour market.

The ethnic diversity process within the institute of the police force is still near enough the same as it was five years ago the first signs of the problem were highlighted in the panorama programme in a episode named the secret policeman which aired the BBC five years ago and the problem five years later seems to be the same but is more hidden since it was discovered five years ago the problem is once again highlighted on the panorama programme in the episode named the secret policeman returns which aired the BBC in 2008. The problems around discrimination within the police force targets the BME officers it is unfair upon them as they have to put in twice the work to be recognised amongst their white peers. Racism is not only a problem in the police force but is described to be a ‘national problem’.

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So this makes the ethnic diversity process within the institute of the police force in Great Britain disadvantages ethnic workers. The problem is known as institutionalized racism the definition of this term is ‘it is a term encompassing the often unintentional barriers and selection/promotion procedures which serve to disadvantage members of ethnic minority groups’. This means that ethnic groups within the police force within Great Britain are disadvantaged at getting promoted compared to their white peers and also makes it hard to spot the issue of racism as the whole institution is working together to make the problem unnoticeable. ...

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