Ethnicity and crime

Question 1

What do victim trends show about black minorities?

Answer 1

Black people are more likely to experience crime due to area or hate crimes

Question 2

What do self report studies show about black minorities?

Answer 2

Black people do not commit more crime than others. Shows the dark figure of crime

Question 3

What do neo-Marxists think of black crime/

Answer 3

It is a protest against society but is exaggerated by the media e.g. stuart hall black muggers

Question 4

What shows our society has institutionalised racism?

Answer 4

black people are 5 to 8 times more likely to get a stop and search which lead to higher imprisonment rates

Question 5

What case study showed institutionalised racism?

Answer 5

Reiner and the Macpherson report.

He found a ‘cantine culture’ in policemen of being racist and those who don’t take part are treated as outcasts. This is then internalised and affects the job so they target people more frequently.

Stephen Lawrence