keywords for ethnicity and crime Flashcards
what does BAME mean?
-black, asian and minority ethnic often said when reffering to stats
institiutional racism?
-policies, procedures which are embedded in an organistaion which unconsoculy discrimante againsit ethnic grps
racial profiling?
-using race/ ethnicity to suspect someone of having committed a crime
section 1
-stop and search someone if u believe they may have been involved in crime
section 60
-can stop and search anyone in specfied area e.g after serious crime has occured
adultification
-blck children viewed older than they actually are which forces black childreninto social , emotional physical adult roles
canteen culture
-attitudes and working practice of ppl in particular organisation e.g police canteen culture seen as racist
ethnic penalty
-refers to the additonal disadvantages faced by ethnic minorties e.g higher rate of unemployment
political resistance
-idea that crime is a deliberate attempt to reject the norms and values of society e.g gilroy
marginality
-when people are living on the edge of society due to poverty and low status can be a cause of crime
relative dep
-being poor comapred to rest of society
subculture
-forming a grp w diff norms and values due to relative dep and marginalisation
social exclusion
-feeling as if your not able to fully participate in society due to poverty or racism