leftt relaists and Ethnicity on crime

Question 1

What do LR say about racism in society

Answer 1

RIS means Ethnic minority groups are more likely to be marginalised and see themselves suffer from relative deprivation and form subcultural response

Question 2

What do LR argue

Answer 2

1. Crime statistics are not social constructs

They are structural inequalities which explain the different levels of offences

Question 3

Give a criticism of LR

Answer 3

They downplay racism in the CJS

Question 4

What do labelling theorists say

Answer 4

• Ethnic minority groups are more likely to be labelled as a criminal because of systemic racism

Question 5

Who talked about a racist canteen culture

Answer 5

RCC - Shared values and prejudices that develop in a workplace
There is a RCC in the police which encourages racist stereotypes and mistrusts people of colour

Question 6

Define institutional racism

Answer 6

Patterns of discrimination based on race and ethnicity that become structured into social institutions