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1 results foundAuthor: London. Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime Title: Review of the Metropolitan Police Service Gangs Matrix Summary: This is the Review of an enforcement database operated by the Metropolitan Police Service known as the Gangs Matrix. The Review was a specific commitment in the Mayor's Police and Crime Plan and also in his 2016 election manifesto. The Review, the most comprehensive ever conducted into the MPS Gangs Matrix, combines analysis of those on the Matrix; interviews with practitioners and those in communities affected by the Matrix; and detailed discussions with a Reference Group of practitioners and subject matter experts. The Review also takes note of the recent investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on the Matrix. This Review is published at a time when tackling serious violence - which has been increasing across the country since 2014 - continues to be the priority issue in the city for the MPS and for the Mayor. Gangs are a driving force behind some of the most serious violence in London. While gang-flagged violence accounts for a relatively small proportion of overall levels of violent crime in London, it represents a significant percentage of the most serious and harmful offending and victimisation. 57% of gang related stabbings featured a serious or fatal injury, compared to 34% of non-gang-flagged stabbings. The harm of gangs extends further, beyond serious street violence and encompassing other serious issues including violence against women and girls, acquisitive crime and drug supply. Those preyed upon by gangs are amongst the most vulnerable children and young people in our city, often from deprived, crime-affected backgrounds and presenting multiple, complex needs such as mental illness and special educational needs. This Review recommends that there is a comprehensive overhaul of the Matrix Operating Model both to restore trust in the Matrix and also to bring it into line with data protection legislation. This overhaul must be completed by the 31st December 2019. The Review does recognise that a Gangs Matrix is a necessary law enforcement tool for reducing violent crime in London. However, the Review also identifies that the representation of young, black males on the Matrix is disproportionate to their likelihood of criminality and victimisation and recognises that communities in London have deep reservations about how the Matrix operates. The Review found significant issues around public understanding of the Matrix and a lack of transparency on the part of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in communicating the aims and purpose of the Matrix - not only to the public but also to practitioners. Furthermore, an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that, whilst there was a valid purpose for the MPS' use of the Gangs Matrix, inconsistency in the way it was used led to multiple and serious breaches of data protection laws, The Review also recommends that MOPAC and the MPS engage with the Equality and Human Rights Commission as we work to ensure that the Gangs Matrix operates- and is seen to operate - in a way which upholds the human rights of those included on it, and without any element of discrimination. There are further recommendations aimed at improving the operation of the Gangs Matrix as well as building trust in the Matrix among the public and practitioners. Details: London: The Author, 2018. 94p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 18, 2019 at: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gangs_matrix_review_-_final.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gangs_matrix_review_-_final.pdf Shelf Number: 154641 Keywords: Gang DatabaseGang Violence Gangs Violent Crime |