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1n 1989, the National Association of Probation Officers published a report entitled "Black People and the Criminal Justice System". The paper looked at the experiences of black people as employees and clients of the Criminal Justice System. It found that black people were over represented as defendants and prisoners and under represented as staff in all agencies. It also found that both groups reported experiences of racism from their white counterparts. During March 1996 NAPO, in partnership …

…and more likely to be subsequently breached and therefore risk a custodial sentence at an earlier stage in their life than their white counterparts." Probation statistics are now more systematically collated. THE PRISON POPULATION a) The Remand Population In NAPO's earlier study the latest statistics showed that 14%, or 7,050 prisoners, emanated from an ethnic minority. On the 31st October 1995, excluding the small number of unrecorded cases, 16.8% of all prisoners emanated from an ethnic minority ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**