Police in the force whose officers handcuffed Henry Nowak as he lay dying felt ‘controlled and pressured to be certain ways’ during mandatory diversity training.
More than 6,000 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary officers and staff were taught about racism, unconscious bias and the ‘importance of being an ally’.
A survey following the course revealed one in seven participants (16 per cent) had felt ‘controlled and pressured’ to adopt certain ideas during the teaching.
A similar proportion of 14 per cent thought ‘mistakes would have been held against me’, while one in five (20 per cent) feared being ‘rejected for saying the
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