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Winning the Race (Revisted): HMIC Thematic Report

This report is intended to assist forces in rising to the challenge of providing a fair, equitable and quality service to all citizens. It reports not only on good (and poor) practice but explores the view and the wishes of the community at large - in particular those of black and Asian citizens - as the basis for its recommendations.

Date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1999

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 1. Introductory Background, 2. The Revisit (PDF file - 201kb)

    In October 1997, Her Majesty�s Inspectorateof Constabulary published the ThematicInspection Report �Winning the Race�. At the timeof publication the intention was made clear toreview the progress made on the recommendationsof that report. In December 1997, theOperational Policing Policy Unit (OPPU) of theHome Office carried out a self-reportbenchmarking exercise to establish the position offorces with regard to the main recommendations.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 3. Service Delivery (PDF file - 178kb)

    The key driver of policing since themid/late 1990s has been the adoption of aperformance culture. The achievement of thisculture change should not be underestimated.For example, the swelling tide of domesticburglary has been turned around and wouldhave confounded the expectations ofcommentators a decade ago. The emphasis nowplaced by the Service on crime reduction ratherthan detection is symbolic of the maturity ofpolice service thinking. That same maturityshould be applied to reconcile the apparentconflict between the quantitative aspects ofperformance and the qualitative indicators ofappropriate service delivery.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 4.Racial and Homophobic Incidents and Attacks (PDF file - 199kb)

    The police service has earned areputation for being particularly sensitive to thesections of society it sees as especiallyvulnerable. The professional response to amissing or abused child, the elderly or disabledvictim of a burglary or street crime is often thesubject of deserved praise.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 5. Organisational Culture (PDF file - 147kb)

    It is difficult to detect and isolate changewithin one year in the culture of an institutionthe size of the police service of England andWales. Such change takes place over time and ithas long been recognised that prejudice, whereit exists, is only eradicated by education,persuasion and correction. The outwardmanifestation of prejudice is capable ofcorrection in any organisation by internal rulesand discipline that regulates conduct. Thechange is virtually imperceptible to observationin a short time frame.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 6. Recruitment and Retention, 7. Progress on ""Winning the Race (PDF file - 307kb)

    It is crucial that the police servicesecures more ethnic minority officers in itsranks. There is widespread acknowledgement,throughout the Service from chief officers toconstables, that policing needs to be morerepresentative of the plural population it servesif ethnic minorities are to have confidence thatthey share parity in service delivery. Thenumber of ethnic minority officers needs toincrease irrespective of other necessaryoperational initiatives being undertaken toimprove service delivery. The Service needs tobe in a position that the sight of a black officeron the streets of our towns and cities is nomore unusual than the sight of a black doctoror nurse in the local hospital. Some forces have,over time, invested sizeable resources to attractethnic minority recruits into the Service andfeel frustrated that there has not been a notablereturn on this significant investment.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - 8. Conclusions, 9. Recommendations (PDF file - 171kb)

    HM Inspector did not expect to findsignificant developments in policing outcomesassociated with CRR during this follow-up. Itwas, however, anticipated that all forces wouldhave initiated a co-ordinated and focusedcorporate approach to implement therecommendations contained in �Winning theRace�. Disappointingly this has not been thecase, with too many forces failing to addressadequately the key recommendations. Such lackof progress has been all the more surprisinggiven that good practice models, frameworksand examples were provided in the originalreport to facilitate implementation and that anintention to revisit the inspection had beensignalled. This, coupled with the current mediaattention and public concern regarding policeinteraction with ethnic minority communities,should have spurred forces into action

  • Winning the Race Revisited - Appendices (PDF file - 311kb)

    Comparison of OPPU Benchmark and HMIC QuestionnairesAll Police Forces, England and Wales

  • Winning the Race Revisited - Contents, Preface, Acknowledgements and Executive Summary (PDF file - 284kb)

    In October 1997, the Inspectorate published the inspection report �Winning the Race�. The reportcarried 20 recommendations and included examples of good practice, frameworks, guides andchecklists to inform and assist forces in meeting the challenge of providing a fair and equitable qualityof service to our plural society. This report seeks to identify the current position of the Service and the extent of progress in relationto community and race relations during the last twelve months since the publication of the report�Winning the Race�. The evidence stemming from this revisit shows that, whilst a number of forcesare at the cutting edge of progress in this field, the approach by a large section of the police service isless than satisfactory.

  • Winning the Race Revisited - Cover (PDF file - 87kb)

    Report Cover

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