As the Met is found to be institutionally misogynistic – can women ever trust the police again? ➡️
Female officers and staff routinely face sexism and misogyny. The Met has not protected its female employees or members of the public from police perpetrators of domestic abuse, nor those who abuse their position for sexual purposes."“The Met has become less effective and is less trusted. Public confidence has dipped below 50%. Fewer Londoners agree that the Met treats everyone fairly, and the proportion of people believing that the Met does a good job for London has also fallen.
Other case studies include a female officer who said she was sexually assaulted in the workplace, multiple times, by a more senior male officer, and was labelled a troublemaker for reporting it. She was told “It's your word against his,” and that her alleged abuser had a “long, unblemished career in the Met.”
“Dangerous men are attracted to the power of policing, and the current culture has allowed them to not only remain, but flourish, within the ranks of the Met. I'd also like the arrogant 'us and them' and 'we know best' attitude of many senior leaders to be challenged. We were taught at a [Met training school] from day one – never apologise. It's exactly this attitude that needs to be eradicated.
Alice believes that the Met needs to be more open to criticism, to move forward, “they must be willing to listen to women, the black community and the LGBTQ+ community more readily, drop the defensive attitude and work with everyday Londoners to rebuild trust.”
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