Ethnicity and criminalisation

Question 1

Black people make up just _% of the population, but __% of the prison population?

Answer 1

3, 13

Question 2

Which ethnic group is under represented at all stages of the criminal justice system?

Answer 2

White

Question 3

How much more likely are black people to be stopped and searched than white people?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

How much more likely are black people to be arrested than whites?

Answer 4

3 and a half

Question 5

What do victim surveys show about crime?

Answer 5

A great deal of it is intra-racial, meaning it takes place within rather than between ethnic groups

Question 6

Indiviual racism

Answer 6

Pre-judgment, bias or discrimination by an individual based on race

Question 7

Institutional racism

Answer 7

Policies, practices and procedures that work better for white people than for people of colour often unintentionally or inadvertently

Question 8

Structural racism

Answer 8

A history and current reality of institutional racism across all institutions, combining to create a system that negatively impacts communities of colour

Question 9

Examples of racism in policing:

Answer 9

Mass stop and search operations, paramilitary tactics, excessive surveillance, armed raids, police violence and deaths