#3 Fighting Racial Injustice Rap & drill

This guide is the third in a three-part series designed to equip practitioners with knowledge and strategies for identifying and challenging racism facing Black, Brown and Racialised children and young adults in the criminal justice system. Part 1 of this series introduces the overarching principles. Part 2 looks at how to apply the principles in a criminal practice. Part 3 looks specifically at cases involving evidence of gang affiliation in rap and drill music. This work has been developed in consultation with Black, Brown and Racialised children and young adults, as well as an Advisory Board constituted of predominantly Black, Brown and Racialised expert practitioners.

Content Summary

  • The criminalisation of Black Art in the UK and USA
  • The Problem in the UK
  • Joint enterprise, gang affiliation and insignia and rap and drill
  • Resisting the criminalisation of rap and drill in and outside the courtroom
  • Annexes

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