Police Superintendents' Association comment on the 10th anniversary of the Macpherson Report
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
12:00 AM
The Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales believes that significant progress has been made in relation to the Recruitment and Retention of black minority ethnic officers in the last ten years.
The number of recruits from BME backgrounds has doubled since 1999.
A huge challenge still remains to close the gap between the perception of some that the Police Service has become too politically correct and those who feel that the Police Service is still not inclusive enough to be a good career choice for minority groups.
Chief Superintendent Ian Johnston, President of the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, said: 'As Senior Police Leaders we are determined to play our part in achieving a Police Service that truly represents the communities that we serve. All minority groups should be encouraged to join what is considered to be the finest Police Service in the world.
'Senior Police Officers and role models within the Police Service have an incredibly important role to play in acknowledging and celebrating the significant progress that has been made, as opposed to over emphasising negative incidents in the media, which does little to assist us all in achieving our long term goal.'
Sarah Gibbons
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