§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police expect to complete their work, referred to by Lord Scarman in his report, to find scientific ways in which evidence of racial prejudice can be identified among candidates for the police service.
§ Mr. MayhewThe work carried out by the Metropolitan Police, to which Lord Scarman referred, has suggested that this problem can best be dealt with by a combination of careful initial screening of applicants, a continuous process of assessment during initial training, and training in behaviour. A more sophisticated
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Serious offences recorded by the police in the London borough of Newham by Commissioner's offence classification groups: 1979, 1980, January-September 1981 Offence classification 1979 1980* January-September 1981* Crimes of violence Assault etc. (including homicide) 634 635 455 Robbery and other violent theft 347 390 403 Robbery of personal property following sudden attack in the open, there being no previous association between assailant and victim 113 93 106 Burglary† 4,036 4,261 3,938 Autocrime 5,197 5,661 5,065 Theft of or from a motor vehicle‡ 4,613 5,267 Theft of a pedal cycle, etc. 584 394 Other theft and handling 3,220 3,294 2,653 Shoplifting 544 482 Theft by an employee from shops, banks etc. 73 47 Fraud and forgery 649 876 **620 Criminal damage and other offences 2,486 2,589 2,404 Total 17,706 15,538 assessment scheme has just been introduced; and in April it is proposed to restructure and augment initial recruit training by the inclusion of training in human awareness.