Article 3V2PM Young black men more like to be prosecuted over dispersal orders

Young black men more like to be prosecuted over dispersal orders

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Hilary Osborne
from World news | The Guardian on (#3V2PM)

Disproportionate numbers in court over new antisocial behaviour powers, study finds

Young black men in London are disproportionately more likely to be prosecuted for breaking public dispersal orders available to police as part of a range of measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour.

Research produced by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies looked at a range of powers given to councils and police in 2014 and found that they had resulted in almost 1,000 young adults being prosecuted in two years.

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