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The Gangs Violence Matrix

Should the police be allowed to keep a database of suspected gang members?

The Metropolitan Police has a database of people it believes are gang members – it’s called the gangs violence matrix, and most of the people on it are black. We speak to lawyer Lana Adamou and musician Awate Suleiman who are taking the police to court, arguing the system is discriminatory.

Also, we hear from Taylor Epps, a reporter in Buffalo, New York, where 10 people have been killed and three more injured in a mass shooting. The suspect, an 18-year-old white man, targeted a predominantly black neighbourhood.

Presenter: De-Graft Mensah
Producer: Kamilah McInnis
Researcher: Michele Theil
Sound: Dave O’Neill
Editor: Alison Gee

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Fri 27 May 2022 04:00
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    6AM in Dubai

    • One Of A Kind/Dream Life Records/Since '93.

  • Frisco

    Bad & Clean (feat. INFAMOUSIZAK)

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    Came In The Scene

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    Backseat

    • One of A Kind Music.

  • Nemzzz

    2MS

    • Nemzzz.

  • IQ

    Bun Fi Bun (feat. Stefflon Don)

  • Laa Lee

    Bong Bing (feat. Cristale)

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  • Fri 27 May 2022 04:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1Xtra

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  • If You Don't Know

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