Racial Discrimination in The London Metropolitan Police Service

1. Abstract It is practically impossible for police officers to do their jobs without biases or prejudices. Even when the office of the Police Constable does not allow it. The purpose of this paper is summed up in three headings: first, to highlight the extent of racism in the London Metropolitan Police for over three decades This is evidenced from several case studies of black police officer’s mistreatment in the London Police Service. Second, the effect of police culture as a breeding ground for racism in the police and third, providing an understanding of the trio concepts of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotype. The author relies on racial Postcolonial theories that have created and sustain a culture of racial superiority over the years. This is a qualitative study; the author relies on the reviewing of previous literature relating to the topic of police racism. Some of the findings are: it has proven very difficult to find a solution to racism so long as the racism in the wider British society has not been dealt with effectively enough to accommodate the constructed other. Police culture needs to be outlawed in the police service and racism needs to become a dismissible police unlawful act.


Introduction
In one study carried out by the Institute of Race

Methodology
This is a qualitative study that involves the uses fo secondary data to support the author's points.
Secondary data is a process of carrying out a systematic review of previous literature as it relates to the research topic. It relives the researcher the burden of participation with research participants, who to identify, access to, and limited time frame available to conduct the research. Secondary data in the context of this study is limited to the following: data collected from previous qualitative studies; data collected may be shaped by the researcher's socio-cultural, political norms, and biases. The researcher's main task was to ensure that the data analysed is not subject to any form of misinterpretation. In doing so, the author can rely on critical and reflective constant comparison of previous and present secondary data collected to arrive at an objective conclusion.

A. Prejudice
Giddens defines prejudice as 'opinions held by property and that this structural feature of policeethnic -minority relations bolsters any prior prejudice police officers have" [3,4].

B. Stereotypes
Clements and Spinks define stereotyping as a process 'where you believe that just because people are members of a particularly visible group, they must also share a particular trait which you think is are characteristics of that group.

C. Racial discrimination
According to the Race Relations Act 1976, it is unlawful "to treat any person less favourably on racial grounds than another person would or be treated in the same or similar circumstances." There are two types of racial discrimination identified under the Act:

Theoretical Framework
This article is informed by a postcolonial theory that explains some of the reasons why there seems to be is inherent racism amongst police officers in London. They thought, take the shepherd out the sheep will scatter-divide and rule." The Metropolitan Police Service reportedly paid Mr.
Logan over £100,000 in an out-of-court settlement for the suffering and humiliation he put up with during the investigation [13].

Police
In a recent book written by Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei [14], he shares some of his experiences. He states that the investigators tried to bully me into submission, I nearly cracked. Some days i would just lie in bed, depressed, suspended from the job I loved, frightened to death that I would be sent to prison, shunned by former friends who thought i was guilty.
It was a bitter, underhand war: my evidence was My only troubles were inside the job. My reporting sergeant said to me 'Look nigger, I will see to it that you will never pass your probation, I will make sure you are the first and last [8]. In a much earlier interview, Mr. Roberts gave to The Guardian newspaper, it was reported "As Mr. Roberts patrolled in Covent Garden one day, an officer leaned out of the

Stop and Search
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Conclusion
Racism is the treatment of others in a less favouarble manner because of their skin colour, race, nationality or ethnic origins. A racist society promotes inequality rooted sometimes in our belief system. A belief that one race is superior to the other. Black police officers facing the risk of double rejection. First, by their white colleagues and second, by their black communities who see black officers as "sell-out, Uncle Tom and Coconut" For a person to be subjected to two rejections found in their two socialization processes is a bitter pill to swallow. Some black officers have moved into a self-denial mode in pursuit of acceptance from colleagues. In looking at the way black police officers are treated in the police service, it will be very frightening for other black people wanting to join the police.