ots . ▁ ▁Lam my ▁has ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁take ▁responsibility ▁over ▁fatal ▁st abb ings ▁in ▁London ; ▁he ▁also ▁bl ames ▁inequality , ▁high ▁youth ▁un emp loyment ▁among ▁black ▁males , ▁and ▁local ▁authorities ▁cutting ▁youth ▁services ▁and ▁out re ach ▁program mes . ▁ ▁Lam my ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁de als ▁with ▁" dis pro port ion ate ▁numbers " ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁black ▁and ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁communities : ▁despite ▁saying ▁that ▁although ▁dec isions ▁to ▁charge ▁were ▁" bro ad ly ▁proportion ate ", ▁he ▁has ▁assert ed ▁that ▁black ▁and ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁people ▁still ▁face ▁and ▁perce ive ▁bias . ▁ ▁Lam my ▁said ▁that ▁young ▁black ▁people ▁are ▁nine ▁times ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁in car cer ated ▁than ▁" com par able " ▁white ▁people , ▁and ▁proposed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁measures ▁including ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁" de ferred ▁pro sec ution " ▁for ▁young ▁first ▁time ▁off enders ▁to ▁reduce ▁in car cer ations . ▁Lam my ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁black ▁and ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁people ▁off end ▁" at ▁the ▁same ▁rates " ▁as ▁compar able ▁white ▁people ▁" when ▁taking ▁age ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁status ▁into ▁account "; ▁they ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁stopped ▁and ▁searched , ▁if ▁charged ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁conv icted , ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁and ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁get ▁support ▁in