Inclusion of Gypsies and Travellers in ethnic monitoring systems of Police forces in the UK

01 Feb 2016

The aim of this report is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how inclusive UK Police forces are of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities, primarily through assessing how many forces include Gypsies and Travellers in their ethnic monitoring systems. Previous research by Bucks New University has revealed that the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities are under-represented as victims in the criminal justice system and over-represented as offenders.  In many cases this has resulted in these communities being treated as a risk factor by the Police, which in turn has had a detrimental impact on their access to Police services and their wider relationship with the forces across the country.