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Gang matrix a human rights violation: New report
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Amnesty International has, this week, accused the Metropolitan Police of violating the human rights of predominantly black boys and men through continued use of the gang violence matrix.
The report references our research from 2016 with Becky Clarke and Patrick Williams, Dangerous Associations: Joint Enterprise, Gangs and Racism.
Amnesty's report has received coverage across major UK media outlets prompting calls to ban the matrix and similar police gang lists.
Read more on our work around gangs, racism, ethnic penalty and joint enterprise here.