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While policing is typically analysed in terms of criminalisation and control, far less attention has been paid to what happens when Black Britons seek help or protection from the police. The national picture shows that just under half of victims would not report a crime to the police again due to negative experiences (Victims Commissioners Report, 2021). However, negative experiences are exacerbated for victims from ethnic minority backgrounds, with only 33% feeling that the police had treated them fairly and with respect, compared to 44% of white people (ibid.). This is significant, as Black people are at greater risk of victimisation than other groups (Race Disparity Audit, 2018). Despite efforts to improve police services, decades after the finding Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (1999, p. 29) Black communities remain not just ‘overpoliced’, but ‘under-protected’.

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Policing the Victimised ‘Other’: Experiences of Black Victims of Crime

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    2026年

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  • Bisi Akintoye

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While policing is typically analysed in terms of criminalisation and control, far less attention has been paid to what happens when Black Britons seek help or protection from the police. The national picture shows that just under half of victims would not report a crime to the police again due to negative experiences (Victims Commissioners Report, 2021). However, negative experiences are exacerbated for victims from ethnic minority backgrounds, with only 33% feeling that the police had treated them fairly and with respect, compared to 44% of white people (ibid.). This is significant, as Black people are at greater risk of victimisation than other groups (Race Disparity Audit, 2018). Despite efforts to improve police services, decades after the finding Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (1999, p. 29) Black communities remain not just ‘overpoliced’, but ‘under-protected’.