Ethnic Minority Disadvantage In Relation To Crime

Question 1

What did the Lammy report say?

Answer 1

• over 40% of young people in custody are from BAME backgrounds
• BAME men and women make up to 25% of prisoners

Question 2

What did Hood say?

Answer 2

• black men were more likely than white mean to receive custodial sentences for offences which have fines or community services as punishments
• shows evidence of institutionalised racism in the police forcem

Question 3

What did the social trends survey say?

Answer 3

• black people are almost seven times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people