Ethnic Ineq Crime

Question 1

The lammy report

Answer 1

Over 40% of young people in custody are from BAME backgrounds. BAME men and women make up 25% of prisoners. The number of BAME young people reoffending increased from 11% in 2006 to 19% in 2016. The number of BAME prisoners also increased from 25% in 2006 to 41% in 2016.

Question 2

Harding

Answer 2

‘Street Casino’ study shows that black Afro-Caribbean boys in London are more likely to be dragged into gang culture – He states that this happens in areas of deprivation and that the government need to act on this. He used the analogy of a casino as they were seen to be gambling with their lives in relation to being involved with gang violence.

Question 3

Sivanandan

Answer 3

Institutional racism exists in the policies of public or private institutions - Reinforcing iprejudices and being reinforced by them in turn.”

Question 4

Hood

Answer 4

Black men were more likely than white men to receive custodial sentences for offences which have fines or community services as punishments. This shows evidence of ‘institutional racism’ in the police force.

Question 5

Who

Answer 5

Lammy report, Harding, sivanadan, hood