Is the youth justice system fair/racist?

'Committee chairman John Denham said there was no evidence young black people committed more crime than other groups.

But they were more involved in certain types of crime, including robbery, drug and gun offences. They were also more likely to be the victims of violent crime.

This was a "serious crisis" for "sections of black communities and for some young people of a mixed ethnic background," the committee's report says.

The report said there was "evidence to support allegations of direct or indirect discrimination in policing and the youth justice system".'

source :BBC

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