Ethnicity and crime

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  • Ethnicity and crime
    • 2011 census suggested that 87% of the population were white in ethnicity
      • If all were proportionate, ethnic minorities would appear in the CJS as much as the do in the actual population.
        • Black people are over-represented in the CJS
          • Black people 6x more likely to be S/S than white people
    • Black people made up 3.7% of the population yet made u 9% of those in court in 2011
    • Much higher risk of BME going to prison after being in court, than white people
      • Institute of criminal policy research
    • BEM 44% more likely to be imprisoned for driving offences than white people
      • Content analysis by the Guardian Newspaper
    • Asians 47% more likely to be imprisoned for drug offences than white people
    • BEM more likely to be victims of personal crimes than white people
      • Mixed ethnic groups most likely to be victimised
    • CSEW recorded 82% of hate crime was done based on race and 21% on the basis of religion
      • People more likely to report after Lee Rigby killing in 2013

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