Police Discretion And Discrimination

Question 1

What did Mcara and Mcvie find in their study?

Answer 1

Interrelationship between low socio-economic background and hanging around on the streets made young, poor males much more likely to have contact with the police than their affluent counterparts

Question 2

How can focusing on lower classes in policing be detrimental to society?

Answer 2

Incorrect prioritisation of crimes leads to the neglect of more serious ‘white collar crimes’ such as tax fraud and commercial bribery.

Question 3

How much is it estimated that the uk lose a year in tax fraud?

Answer 3

£85.3 billion

Question 4

What does police discretion violate when an officers judgement is developed from discriminatory bias?

Answer 4

s.13 of the equality act 2010