ETHNICITY Flashcards
ethnic minority groups make up ….% of the prison population in England and Wales?
27%
black people are over …. times as likely to be arrested compared to white people?
3 times.
black people are …… by the CJS?
criminalised.
what would right realist Murray say about black ppl being more likely to commit crime?
young black males are more likely to be involved in crime due to inadequate socialisation by single parent families.
what is an evaluation of Murrays view on ethnic crimes more likely to commit crime?
material deprivation/poverty are bigger factors - often commit crime to support their single mums.
left - higher crime rates among some ethnic groups are a result of ..?
marginalisation and relative deprivation.
statistic for racism leading to marginalisation in the workplace?
over half of black males aged 16-24 are unemployed in the UK.
which report researched the Stephen Lawrence report?
the macpherson report (1999).
what did they find in the investigation of stephen Lawrence?
that institutional racism is widespread in the police force.
what is institutional racism?
discrimination against particular ethnic groups at an organisational level - either unintentionally or intentionally.
what do left realists Lea and Young suggest about ethnic criminals?
they are more likely to be marginalised - Mae wore by discrimination.
what can also be applied to patterns of ethnicity and crime?
labelling theory.
