Ethnic Differences in Crime
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- Created on: 06-05-15 14:50
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- Ethnic Differences in Crime
- Afro caribbean citizens over represent crime statistics
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- According to OCS most crime committed by young and ethnic minority members
- If this was the case young Asians would also be over represented
- Interpretivists argue statistics aren't representative
- Reflects levels of discrimination within the authorities
- MacPherson Report showed police were guilty of institutional racism in the killing of Stephen Lawrence
- Black community subjected to military style policing (Bowling)
- Black and ethnic minorities are 7 times more likely to be stopped and searched
- Reflects levels of discrimination within the authorities
- The judicial process is also seen as bias
- Black youths are more likely to be arrested on the street and taken to court
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