The Met hopes efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce will help 'change the force from within'.
Sayce Holmes-Lewis, the founder and CEO of youth mentoring organisation Mentivity, said: "You can't recruit people from the same demographic you are oppressing on a daily basis.""They need to take positive steps in terms of engaging with the community before they can even think about recruitment," he added.
Several young people who attended the event felt positive about the scheme, including Mohamed Mohamoud, who said he's considering applying to join."I don't think I could make a difference on my own. It would take the community to come together.""You hear about all the time" he explained, adding he thinks the force needs to engage more with young people because they need to hear "police are not your enemy".
The Casey review also highlights black officers are leaving the force at higher rate than their white colleagues, are nearly four times more likely to raise a grievance, and are disproportionately represented in the misconduct system.
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