British stop-and-search disproportionately targets black and Asian people.

Evidence

In Britain, for example, according to data from 2008, blacks were 7.4 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than whites, while Asians were 2.3 times more likely than whites to undergo these procedures. Both Asian and black Muslims have complained that the practice is discriminatory and symptomatic of legalized Islamophobia. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 581

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: British antiracism’s black-white frame erased the West Indian-Asian divide and hindered Asian mobilization.

Broader Connections

• British antiracism’s black-white frame erased the West Indian-Asian divide and hindered Asian mobilization. #complicates (0.50)