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37% Of Black Males DNA Retained
High
numbers reflect institutionalised racism.
The DNA profiles of nearly 37% of black males in the UK are
being held on the Police's National Database.
The figures were compiled using Home Office statistics and census data. They showed that 37% of black men have their DNA profile on the database compared with 13% of Asian men and 9% of white men.
Set up in 1995, the UK has the largest international
database, which has helped police close many crimes which at one time
would have remained unsolved.
Since April 2005 police have had the power to take the DNA of anyone
arrested on suspicion of a recordable offence. Institutionalised racism
within the police force is already reflected by the high numbers of black
males detained compared to those who are white.
Dominic Bascombe, of the Voice newspaper, said the revelation exposed
biases in the criminal justice system that began with ethnic minorities
being more likely to be arrested. 'It is simply presuming if you are
black you are going to be guilty - if not now but in the future.'
Sue Mayer, the director of the campaign group GeneWatch, called for a debate on whose DNA samples were kept. 'If you do have a skew towards certain ethnic minorities, there's a real danger that you could have another form of discrimination,' she said.
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