In 1999, a black person was six times more likely to be stopped and searched under Section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; in 2006/07 it was seven times. The national DNA database, which currently holds all DNA samples of anyone arrested, is also “extremely discriminatory.” The Equalities and Human Rights Commission estimates that more than 30% of all black men are in the database, compared to 10% of all white men. Clearly, these issues of disproportionality relate to the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, highlighting that there is indeed institutionalized racism present within the police force. During the Macpherson inquest, Mrs Lawrence raised her concerns about the treatment of her family by the police during the investigation into Stephen's murder. Although Family Liaison Officers have since been introduced to improve the relationship between the investigation team and the victims' families, in his opinion these officers "are there more to gather information and evidence rather than to communicate to the family how the investigation is taking place." " and to black families. they continue to feel they are treated differently than white families. He believed that at the root of this was officers' assumption that black victims of violence are often involved in criminal activity themselves. In 2008, 28% of people belonged to ethnic minorities