‘Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement’ Roundtable Conference Report
CAJ and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) have produced a conference report of the Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement roundtable discussion that we held in the Guildhall, Derry, on 7 June 2023. This discussion was part of the Policing for Peace project.
The first half of the event focused on racial profiling and immigration enforcement, while the second half focused on racial profiling and law enforcement generally.
While there were distinct issues identified for each jurisdiction, common themes also emerged across both, including a lack of official ethnic monitoring data on the use of particular police powers (i.e., stop and search), how racial profiling intersects with policing and immigration functions on a cross-border basis (and how Brexit has exacerbated pre-existing issues), and how racial profiling by law enforcement damages trust between the police and community.
The report was launched at the ICCL-CAJ ‘Police Reform in a Changing Ireland: Next Steps after the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland’ conference in Maynooth University on 16 May 2024.
To view the report, click here.