ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS

The way drug laws are policed and enforced in England and Wales is one of the key areas of systemic racism in the criminal justice system.The Colour of Injustice: ‘Race,’ drugs and law enforcement in the UK is a report by Stopwatch, Release and LSE’s International Drug Policy Unit, which ‘documents the disproportionate impact that drug law enforcement continues to have on black and minority ethnic communities in England and Wales.’

You can read a summary of the report’s findings and download the full report here.

You can listen to a podcast lecture about the report here.

The podcast is about two hours long, but we would encourage you to listen right to the end so you don't miss any of what the speakers have to say.

Each person brings something different to the conversation and there are some very important personal accounts of stop and search given towards the end of the podcast, so don't give up part way through.