Ethics and values - Kent Police

Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDhttp://www.met.police.uk/history/brixton_riots.htmSome of the recommendations that came out of the Scarman report are:1. Make efforts to recruit more black police officers.2. Avoid racially prejudice people joining the police service.3. Improve training to allow prevention as well as control of disordercoupled with an understanding of cultural backgrounds and theattitudes to be found in a culturally diverse society.4. Training for new police officers in dealing with potential conflict areassuch as stop and search and to include a period of ‘inner city’ patrolor racially sensitive area.5. Compulsory training for all ranks up to Superintendent in the area ofgood community relations. Training provided for all ranks up toAssistant Chief Constable (ACC) in the handling of public ordersituations.6. And essentially, for the police to secure the consent and support ofthe public who they serve.Other recommendations were made in respect of the supervision andpossible discipline of officers who acted inappropriately.Subsequent publications such as ‘Winning the Race’, Policing PluralCommunities’ (1996/7), ‘Winning the Race Revisited’ (1998/99), ‘Winningthe Race: Embracing Diversity’ (2000) and ‘Diversity Matters’ (March 2003)have resulted in the Police service as a whole beginning to set standards inpolicing such as the National Occupational Standards drafted by Skills forJustice.It is anticipated that this focus on police standards will in the future reflectmore favourably on the police service, helping to promote a more positivepublic perception.More recently, following the death of a man during the G20 summit inLondon, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) has produced aIND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 40 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013