Ethnic minority commiting crime

Question 1

What are the reasons ethnic minorities appear to commit more crime

Answer 1

1.Real ethnic differences in offending:
2.RR - black males poor socialisation
3.LR relative deprivation
4.Ethnic differences are socially constructed
5.neighbourhoods
6. more likely to be caught

Question 2

explain Real ethnic differences in offending

Answer 2

crime a product of relative deprivation, subcultures and marginalisation - LR

Police act in racist ways but this doesn’t account for differences in offending stats
or conviction rates

Question 3

explain RR explanation of high rates of black males committing crime

Answer 3

inadequate socialisation - lack of father figure so therefore tough love
more likely to be on benefits due to SPF
dependency culture
underclass - fail to socialise children

Question 4

Why are ethnic differences socially constructed

Answer 4

black criminality is a myth
stats are due to labelling
EM crime is form of political resistance
anti colonial struggles taught them how to resist oppression- criminalised by brit

Question 5

Explain the neighbourhood explanation

Answer 5

EMs more likely to live in poorer areas
relative deprivation - in contact with affluent groups

Question 6

getting caught explanation

Answer 6

EMs more likely to get caught
Sharp & Budd - black offenders more likely to be arrested than white
More likely to commit victim crimes