ethnicity & crime

Question 1

what ethnicity commit the most crime?

Answer 1

afro-carribean
for example, black people make up 3% of the population but 13.1% of the prison population

Question 4

new right - support that some ethnic groups more likely to offend

Answer 4

wilson - afro carribean more likely to be lone parent:
- lack male role models
- poor socialisation

however doesn’t relate to asians - extended?

Question 4

stop & search statistics

Answer 4

black people - 6x more likely
asian people - 3x more likely

Question 5

new left - support that some ethnic groups more likely to offend

Answer 5

lea and young
1. marginalisation - black people marginalised due to racism - ‘outcast’
2. relative deprivation - unable to access conventional routes
3. subcultures - high levels of utilitarian crime - means of coping with relative deprivation

Question 6

subcultural theories - support that some ethnic groups more likely to offend

Answer 6

• cohen - status frustration - AC underachieve at school - tempted to turn to street crime
• merton - strain theory

Question 7

labelling - support that some ethnic groups more likely to offend

Answer 7

becker - certain ethnic groups become labelled as deviant or criminal - lead to SFP

Question 8

neomarxist - support that some ethnic groups more likely to offend

Answer 8

gilroy - ethnic minorities become criminals as a result of needing to defend themselves against a society that discriminates against them - political resistance