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Anti-Racist Legislation In Britain |
Race Relations Act 1965 - defined racial discrimination as treating one person less favourably than another on grounds of color, race or ethnic or national origins. Unlawful to refuse access, on racial grounds, to public places. Race relations Act 1968 and 1976- these acts made the law broader in scope. it became unlawful to discriminate on racial grounds in new areas such as employment, providing goods , facilities or services, housing it also defined two forms of discrimination- direct and indirect. |
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Indirect Discrimination |
Discrimination can take complex and subtle forms, and can be both direct and indirect. indirect discrimination (can be unintentional) and can, in part result from unconscious assumptions about ethnic minorities that are shared across an institution. |
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The Scarman Report |
Criticized a color-blind approach... failure to adjust policies and methods to meet the needs of policing a multi-racial society. denied that police or wider society, were institutionally racist. |
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Indirect discrimination |
can result from unconscious assumptions about ethnic minorities that are shared across an institution. |
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The Macpherson Report 1999 |
The collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service. to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour which amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping, which may disadvantage minority ethnic people. |
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Race Relations (amendment) Act 2000 and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
it is a legal duty to promote race equality. This would involve publishing race equality scheme, to describe how the authority will make sure its policies promote equal opportunities and race relations. |
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Education and institutional racism |
Gilborn 2008 argues that the education gap is a permanent feature. educational practices e.g. coaching, allocation to lower sets and exams tiering cumulatively disadvantaged black pupils |
