Ethnicity & Crime
- Created by: Ash-Ketchum
- Created on: 07-12-15 21:18
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2. What do victimisation studies tell us about ethnicity and crime?
- Ask ethnicity of offender, majority of crime is intra-racial (same race), only 20% of crime is personal -where you see offender
- Ask ethnicity of victim, majority of crime is intra-racial (same race), only 20% of crime is personal -where you see offender
- Ask ethnicity of offender, majority of crime is intra-racial (same race), only 70% of crime is personal -where you see offender
3. What do self-report studies tell us about ethnicity and crime?
- Use anonymous interviews asking what offences you commited, Graham & Bowling - studied 14-15 yr olds, self-reporting offending rates basically the same for white, black and Asians
- Use anonymous questionaire asking what offences you commited, Graham & Bowling - studied 14-15 yr olds, self-reporting offending rates basically the same for white, black and Asians
- Use anonymous questionaire asking what offences you commited, Graham & Bowling - studied 14-15 yr olds, self-reporting offending rates drastically different for white, black and Asians
4. How does ethnicity affectprisons?
- There are over 2X the amount of African-Carribean prisoners than there should be porportionate to pop, 0.77 higher for Asians, ethnic minorities over-represented in prisons
- There are over 7X the amount of African-Carribean prisoners than there should be porportionate to pop, 0.77 higher for Asians, ethnic minorities over-represented in prisons
- There are over 7X the amount of African-Carribean prisoners than there should be porportionate to pop, 0.77 higher for whites, ethnic minorities over-represented in prisons
5. How does ethnicity affect sentencing?
- African-Carribeans slightly more likely to be hled in custody & be charged with serious offences than whites, 17% higher chance of imprisonment, Asians more likely to be found guilty but 18% less prison, Bowling - Seems prejudice, limited knowledge
- African-Carribeans slightly more likely to be hled in custody & be charged with serious offences than whites, 17% higher chance of imprisonment, Asians more likely to be found guilty but 18% less prison, Philips - Seems prejudice, limited knowledge
- African-Carribeans slightly more likely to be hled in custody & be charged with serious offences than whites, 17% higher chance of imprisonment, White more likely to be found guilty but 18% less prison, Bowling - Seems prejudice, limited knowledge
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