Ethnicity and Crime (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Black people % of UK prison pop. (2014)
Black people % of UK prison pop. (2014)
10% (vs 2.8% of general population)
How much more likely are Black people stopped & searched?
How much more likely are Black people stopped & searched?
7 times more likely than White people
How much more likely are Asians stopped & searched?
How much more likely are Asians stopped & searched?
Twice as likely as White people
Phillips & Browning (2007) on ethnic minorities & policing
Phillips & Browning (2007) on ethnic minorities & policing
Feel 'over-policed and under-protected'
Holdaway (1983) - canteen culture
Holdaway (1983) - canteen culture
Racist/sexist attitudes in police influencing decisions
Macpherson Report (1999) main finding
Macpherson Report (1999) main finding
Institutional racism in Metropolitan Police
Institutional racism (Macpherson definition)
Institutional racism (Macpherson definition)
Org. failure to serve people due to colour, culture, ethnicity
Demographic explanation (Waddington et al. 2004)
Demographic explanation (Waddington et al. 2004)
Over-representation reflects age/location, not ethnic bias
Hood (1992) finding on sentencing
Hood (1992) finding on sentencing
Black males got custodial sentences more for same offences
Intra-ethnic crime
Intra-ethnic crime
Crime committed within rather than across ethnic groups
Merton on ethnic minorities & crime
Merton on ethnic minorities & crime
Anomie from blocked opportunities causes criminal responses
Hall (1978) moral panic theory
Hall (1978) moral panic theory
Black youth scapegoated to divert from capitalism's problems
Gilroy (1982) on Black youth criminality
Gilroy (1982) on Black youth criminality
Politically motivated resistance to racism, not real crime
Lea & Young (1993) left realist explanation
Lea & Young (1993) left realist explanation
Social exclusion causes marginalisation & relative deprivation
Muslim prison pop. change 2002-2015
Muslim prison pop. change 2002-2015
From 7.7% to 14.4%