A3 - Ethnicity and crime Flashcards
what is the pattern in statistics in ethnicity and crime ?
Statistical data and records show that BAME individuals are more likely to commit crime and they make up a higher percentage of the prison population.
what are the statistics in ethnicity and crime ?
Official statistics show that BAME groups are more likely to commit a crime than a white person. BAME men and women make up 25% of prisoners.
Based on self - report offender studies , it was found that people from certain ethnic backgrounds like black ( 43%) and white (44%) had similar crime rates compared to people of colour such as Asians : Bangladeshis (13% ) , Pakistanis (28%) and Indians (30%) had lower crime rates.
what theories are linked to Ethnicity and crime ?
The subculture theory
The police targeting theory
The political protest theory
Bowling and Philips theory
Sharp and bud theory.
how does the subculture theory link to Ethnicity and crime ?
Subcultures would argue that ethnic minority groups are disadvantaged in society.
Crime amoung the BAME community is down to experincing high levels of relative deprivation , marginalisation and status frustration in mainstream society.
Many individuals deal with this subculture theory by joining deviant and criminal subcultures
what is the police - targeting theory in Ethnicity and crime ?
The BAME community is targeted by police practices, meaning they are over policed.
Stop and search in a police practice can result in a higher percentage of BAME criminals being convicted and imprisoned than white criminals.
what is the political protest theory in ethnicity and crime ?
Most crimes by black individuals are essentially retaliation and resistance and have politically driven motives against dominance.
what is the Bowling and Philips theory in ethnicity and crime ?
The police had ingrained negative stereotypes about ethnic minorities known as canteen culture , which is still present in society.
what is Sharp and Budd theory in Ethnicity and crime ?
They suggested that a possible reason for the high BAME prison poulation is that BAME defendants are more likely than white defendants not plead guilty in court.
what can admitting guilt result in ethnicity and crime ?
It can result in community punishment rather than custody or custodial sentences can be reduced by up to a third.
