... this every police force in England and Wales was being urged to set up special schemes to help new female and recruits of ethnic minorities and to also achieve the aim of increasing the number of officers from ethnic minorities. The targets were not met and as a result the moves made by the Government did not work. Not only did the targets fail to be met but also many black and Asian recruits left the police force only a couple of years after joining. Positive discrimination means choosing people solely on the grounds of their gender, racial origin, and sexuality etc, as long as they meet the certain minimum standards. Positive discrimination is, however, illegal in the UK. In 2004 the Government was considering using positive discrimination as "a way of boosting the fight against terrorism". It was also seen as one of the few ways to make links with the ethnic ...

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