Ethnicity Flashcards
1
Q
Theorists
A
Bowling and Philipps
Hall
Gilroy
2
Q
Bowling and Philipps
A
Police racism results in higher suspicion
(link to macpherson report)
Ethnic minority’s more likely to be stopped and searched by police.
Court system favoured white m/c defendants. Few ethnic minority in legal system.
3
Q
Hall
A
Black youths used as scapegoats to distract society from social issues caused by capitalism.
4
Q
Gilroy
A
Black people victims of racists stereotypes - paint them as more criminal
Also use crime to fight back against inequalities (resistance to capitalism )
5
Q
Stats
A
Ethnic miniority households are at more risk of crime – area?
6
Q
Crime
A
Crime can be racially motivated (targeted because of race)
Or
Intra-ethnic ( crime within same ethnicity)
