"The attack has spurred a vigorous debate in the United Kingdom about whether police should reveal the racial identity and immigration status of suspects who have been arrested in high-profile cases. The race and nationality of both men were publicly divulged after their arrests. UK police recently amended their guidelines to permit police to reveal the race and nationality of suspects in high-profile cases."
"The reason was to combat misinformation spread by far-right groups, who have blamed immigrants for crimes allegedly committed by white British nationals. In one high-profile case, riots broke out last year in England and Northern Ireland after misinformation spread on social media that an illegal migrant was responsible for the murders of three girls. What are some of the issues to consider when revealing the race and nationality of people who have been arrested?"
"The danger of implicit bias There is a right-wing media environment in both the UK and Australia that thrives on spreading anti-immigration and anti-First Nations rhetoric, particularly in relation to crime. As a consequence of these widely circulating stereotypes, many people will make an instinctive assumption when a criminal act is committed that the perpetrator comes from a particular racial, ethnic or immigrant background. This is called implicit bias."
A 32-year-old British national has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a train from Doncaster to London; another man was arrested and released. Police publicly divulged the race and nationality of both men, following revised UK guidelines that permit revealing such details in high-profile cases. The policy change aimed to counter misinformation spread by far-right groups that attribute crimes to immigrants. Past misinformation led to riots after false claims about an illegal migrant. Revealing racial or immigration status risks triggering implicit bias, reinforcing stereotypes and increasing hate-based attacks against racialised communities.
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