Ethnicity and Crime Flashcards
How much more likely are black men to be remanded in custody?
26%
What percent of the prison population is from an EMG compared to the actual population?
26% whilst only 14% of the UKs population is from an EMG.
In 2019 what percentage of judges were from an EMG?
6%
How many more times were emg people more likely to be stopped then white?
4.1
What can the Stephen Lawrence case be used to demonstrate?
That emg are facing discrimination from police
What did Reiner come up with?
Canteen culture
What is canteen culture?
This is the idea that can be linked to institutional racism, new police are expected to hold and express certain sexist and racist view points. Those who don’t conform are treated as out casts and these attitudes spilled over into police work and makes them target black youths more frequently
What did Gliroy come up with?
The myth of black criminality
What is the myth of black criminality?
Gilroys idea that black crime was a political act fighting back against oppression the figures were also inflated by police stereotypes and attitudes. They were selected because they were seen as powerless
What do Bowling and Philips argue about black crime?
It is not ethnicity but poverty and exclusion that leads too the high number of EMG convicted of crime. They also found that Asians commited less crime then any other ethnic group
What did Mawby and Batta find about British Asian crime?
Most Asians in Bradford were relatively poor and living in inner city areas. However they commited less crime because of the emphasis on family honour which encourages conformism as they are afraid of dishonouring the family name.
What did Desai find about British Asian crime?
Young Asian men were taking a more aggressive stance in combating racist attacks this was because they were making a self conscious attempt to counteract the image of them as weak and passive.
What did Alexander find about British Asian crime?
The Media image of a growing problem of Asian gangs is something of a myth. Although there was some violence in the area of South London covered by her study, it was greatly exaggerated by the media.
What events could have lead to increased criminality in Asian communities?
Extremism as Asian community’s may be reacting to the discrimination they face because of this label.
