Ethnicity

Question 1

Lea and Young - left realism

Answer 1

• crime as a product of relative deprivation, subcultures and marginalisation
• media emphasis on consumerism promotes a sense of relative deprivation
• acknowledge police racism led to unjustified criminalisation

Question 2

Evaluation for Lea and Young

Answer 2

• demographic factors, over-represented in groups

Question 3

Ethnic differences are socially constructed ( labelling/neo-marxist/critical criminology)
- Gilroy

Answer 3

• Gilroy argues black criminality is a myth created by racist stereotypes
• stats a product of labelling
• anti-colonial struggles taught them how to resist oppression
• struggle criminalised

Question 4

Ethnic differences are socially constructed ( labelling/neo-marxist/critical criminology)
- Hall et al

Answer 4

• 1970s saw moral panic over black muggers that served the interest of capitalism
• in 70s = high unemployment and rising protest
• no evidence of increase in mugging
• black muggers served as a scapegoat to distract attention