Lea and Young Flashcards
1
Q
Why do they criticise Gilroy and Hall’s work?
A
They believe that it is not a myth that some crimes are committed more by ethnic minority groups
Official statistics have not been fabricated
Police are not racist only 8% of crimes are discovered directly by the police
2
Q
in 2004 which crime was more likely to be committed by white people?
A
Robbery
3
Q
They feel that the idea that African Caribbean’s are facing a political struggle is a weak argument as
A
Most African Caribbean’s are second generation immigrants - born into the UK
They are law abiding
They would attack more white people than there own race if this was the case
4
Q
African Caribbean people are more likely to commit crime due to
A
Oppression and relative deprivation
