Policing’s woes and EDI: Causation or correlation?

2nd April 2024Martin Gallagher, former Police Scotland Superintendent 15 Comments

Policing’s growing focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, and fears that officers will be increasingly dragged into adjudicating “abusive spats” online under Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act, are the latest example of a wider debate that needs to be had, argues former Police Scotland Superintendent Martin Gallagher – one which considers what the police are really for, and the danger that policing’s key purpose is being sidelined in favour of diversity.

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Policing’s woes and EDI: Causation or correlation?

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