According to a report published by the Race for Justice campaign, the Black and minority ethnic youth sector has a "potentially vital" role in tackling the over-representation of BME young people in the criminal justice system.

The report calls on the UK government and local authorities to commission third sector organisations from within the BME communities to carry out preventative work and asks the government to review community sentences to ensure they are sensitive to the needs to BME groups, particularly young people.

The report is available to download from the Clinks website.