Ethnicity

Question 1

Ministry of Justice

Answer 1

blacks are 5x more likely to be in prison

Question 2

Sharp and Budd

Answer 2

Use of class A drugs was higher in whites (6%) than blacks at 2%.

Question 3

Stop and search

Answer 3

Blacks 7x more likely to be stopped and searched

Question 4

Phillips and Bowling

Answer 4

Officers racist sterotypes of blacks as criminals leads to them being stopped more

Question 5

Arrests and Cautions

Answer 5

Blacks are 3x more likely to be arrested and not given a caution.

Because black people deny the offence and ask for legl advice as they dnt trust police, however they can only be given a caution if they admit to the crime like white people.

Question 6

Prosecution and Trial

Answer 6

CPS decides what cases get taken to court, EM cases less likely to be taken to court as they are based on sterotypes meaning evidence is shite

Question 7

Stats in offending

Perspectives

Answer 7

LR - True

Neo-Marx - False

Question 8

Lea and young

Ethnicity

Answer 8

Ethnic diff in offending are real.

Caused by the triangle, EN more likely to be in that situation

Question 9

Gilroy

Answer 9

all black crime is political against racism

Question 10

Hall

Answer 10

Moral panics cause diff in offending as crack down

Question 11

Fitzgerald et al

Answer 11

Crime is highest in poor areas and blacks are more likely to live there, that’s why crime is higher

Question 12

responses to victimisation

Answer 12

Communities are quick to react:

• Situational crime prevention (fire proof doors)
• Self defence classes for EM to defend from hate crime