Police county lines strategy ‘cruelly targets’ black youth in UK

Research found policing strategy stigmatises Black youngsters in similar way to Met's discredited gang violence matrix database.

IRR says there is a dearth o Black youngsters pport the contention of an in Metropolitan e use and supply of Class A drugs as a result of county lines.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for county line the Institute of Race Relations t IRR Observer: “County lines drug dealing destroys lives and we are committed to tackling the supply of illegal drugs, and the exploitation and violence that is frequently associated with it.

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