Ethnicity and crime

Question 1

Waddington S+S

Answer 1

police s+s e.m.g

Question 2

unfair treatment and racism

Answer 2

reiner 2000
institutional racism
canteen culture amongst police, e.g suspicion, macho values and stereotypes
encourages stereotypes and mistrust from non white backgrounds

Question 3

criminality of afro carribean

Answer 3

Lea and Young 
black people are more eliekly to be involved in street crime due to:
-marginalisation
-relative deprivation
-subcultures 

criticises theory that police/justice system are racist and prejudice towards them

Question 4

other reasons for street crime

Answer 4

educational success
2006--> 26% bb got 5 A*-C
mass media
glamourises crime, rap artists 
family structure 
90% lone matrifocal

Question 5

ethnicity and victimisation

Answer 5

e.m.g likely to be victims of crime, disportionally to their number especially women

e.m.g more likely to live in w.c areas, for example higher crime rates, hate crimes, e.m.g are labelled
reasons for criminality:
structuralism views, how society is structured
social constructionist view: justice system unfair

Question 6

AO3

Answer 6

functionalist agree
Becker argees due to labeling
not due to policing- poor socialisation, matrifocal family

Question 7

statistics from ministry of justice 2013

Answer 7

3.1% population

14% of them are stop and searched and 8% convicted

Question 8

statistics self report 2005

Answer 8

10,000 respondents

42% white offenders in their life
black more likely to be arrested, convicted