Some believe that there are some individuals in the police who are racist, and once these individuals have been rooted out, the police force will not show racism.
Canteen culture - Argues that police officers have developed culture that helps them deal with the pressures that they face from dealing with the public. Characteristics of this culture include a thirst for action, cynicism, conservatism, suspision, macho values and racism.
Holdaway found that police officers had racist views, for example, they had stereotypical views on the criminality of Afro-Caribbean youths which led to them stopping and searching Afro-Caribbean youths more than any other group.
Macpherson found that the police where characterised by institutionalised racism.
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