Ethnicity and Crime
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- Created on: 14-11-22 21:42
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- Ethnicity and crime
- Stats show that people from BAME backgrounds commit more crime.
- Social Construct (Don't trust stats)
- Maxist
- Chambliss - criminogenic capitalism
- WCC - VW, Grenfell Selective law enforcement
- Labelling theorist
- Becker - Master Status
- Cicourel typifications
- Stop and search rates higher for BAME
- Neo-Marxist
- Hall + Gilroy Moral Panics
- Maxist
- Social Causes (Trust stats)
- Subcultural
- Cohen Status Frustration
- Minority group members often can have low status from discrimination
- They seek out others with the similar situation in subculturesas an alternative status hierarchy
- Committing acts of deviance is seen as a way to gain status.
- They seek out others with the similar situation in subculturesas an alternative status hierarchy
- Minority group members often can have low status from discrimination
- Cloward + Ohlin
- 3 SCs
- Criminal, Conflict, Retreatist.
- 3 SCs
- Millar and Matza
- Focal concerns + drift
- Cohen Status Frustration
- Functionalist
- Merton Strain Theory
- People from minorities can face barriers to success in education and careers.
- Discrimination can leave them with no choice but to feel the strain to use illigitimate means to be successful
- People from minorities can face barriers to success in education and careers.
- Durkheim ANOMIE
- When someone feels like they are out of place with the norms and values of society, they can experience ANOMIE.
- Merton Strain Theory
- Realism
- LR: Marginalisation, Rel Dep
- RR: Bio differences, poor socialisation, rational choice.
- Subcultural
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