EHRC Evaluated various *new policies Some police force areas, and interventions initiated by implemented by though not all, saw a ‘Stop think different police forces police forces reduction in race again’ (Thames Valley, *training needs disproportionality. (2013) Leicestershire, Dorset, *disproportionality London Met, West in number of Black Midlands) since the EHRC and Asian people and think again’ report subjected to stop ‘Stop (2010) and search The common among these interventions is the use of educational methods. None of the interventions were strongly evaluated, but each does show either a reduction in prejudiced attitudes/discriminatory behaviours, or a greater awareness of racial prejudice and cultural difference. As highlighted above, when people can be led to value diversity they are likely to feel less prejudice, therefore educational programmes that can increase awareness of the value of cultural diversity may be beneficial. Increased contact between groups can also foster positive attitudes, even when the contact is not direct (as in the VLE example above). Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is a large-scale campaign in the UK aimed at educating against racism and, more recently, homophobia. The campaign website highlights positive feedback from participants who have taken part in events run by SRtRC and gives examples of those that have been run across the UK. However, there was no evidence of any direct evaluation of the campaign or measurement of any changes in attitudes or behaviours, therefore it was not possible for us to judge the assessability of the campaign. The resources on the SRtRC website suggest the use of a multi-method educational approach, which is considered effective in other interventions highlighted within this report. 5.7 Intersectionalities In order to avoid duplication, intersectional evidence is only reviewed in one of the relevant chapters. To locate sections on other intersectionalities involving this protected characteristic, see Table A1.1 in the Appendix. Race and age
EHRC ‘Stop and think again’ (2013) Evaluated various interventions initiated by different police forces (Thames Valley, Leicestershire, Dorset, London Met, West Midlands) since the EHRC ‘Stop and think again’ report (2010) *new policies implemented by police forces *training needs *disproportionality in number of Black and Asian people subjected to stop and search Some police force areas, though not all, saw a reduction in race disproportionality. The common among these interventions is the use of educational methods. None of the interventions were strongly evaluated, but each does show either a reduction in prejudiced attitudes/discriminatory behaviours, or a greater awareness of racial prejudice and cultural difference. As highlighted above, when people can be led to value diversity they are likely to feel less prejudice, therefore educational programmes that can increase awareness of the value of cultural diversity may be beneficial. Increased contact between groups can also foster positive attitudes, even when the contact is not direct (as in the VLE example above). Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is a large-scale campaign in the UK aimed at educating against racism and, more recently, homophobia. The campaign website highlights positive feedback from participants who have taken part in events run by SRtRC and gives examples of those that have been run across the UK. However, there was no evidence of any direct evaluation of the campaign or measurement of any changes in attitudes or behaviours, therefore it was not possible for us to judge the assessability of the campaign. The resources on the SRtRC website suggest the use of a multi-method educational approach, which is considered effective in other interventions highlighted within this report. 5.7 Intersectionalities In order to avoid duplication, intersectional evidence is only reviewed in one of the relevant chapters. To locate sections on other intersectionalities involving this protected characteristic, see Table A1.1 in the Appendix. Race and age
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