Ethnicity and crime

Question 1

Gilroy - ‘myth of black criminality’

Answer 1

Police stereotype ethnic minorities and are therefore more likely to be stopped and searched then white majority

Question 2

EVAL - stop and searches

Answer 2

Could be the result of moral panics in the 70s due to black muggers

Question 3

Institutional racism report

Answer 3

MacPherson report - result of Stephen Lawrence murder, highlighted which highlighted racist policies in the police force

Question 4

EVAL - instituitonal racism report

Answer 4

Since the report, police have been changing policies to deal with institutional racism

Question 5

Gillroy

Answer 5

Ethnic minorities, especially black men, feel alienated due to racism they experience. This leads them to use crime as a form of protest.

Question 6

EVAL - Gilroy

Answer 6

Doesn’t account for the fact that most crime is committed amongst ethnic minority communities. Therefore, ethnic minorities are victimised themselves

Question 7

Sewell

Answer 7

There are a large amount of single parent households amongst black families meaning boys look for role models in their communities - drug dealers

Question 8

EVAL - Sewell

Answer 8

There has been a rise in black role models e.g Barak Obama