Ethnic Differences In Crime

Question 1

There are real ethnic differences in offending

Answer 1

Kea and young argue that ethnic differences in statistics refect real ethnic differences in offending. Crime is the product of relative deprivation, subcultures, and marginalisation something ethic minority’s are most likely to be effected by. The police are also more likely to discriminate ems and treat them harsher

Question 2

Evaluation of there are real ethic differences in offending

Answer 2

Lea and youngs view of police racism as arrest rates for Asians may be lower than blacks, not becuase they are less likely to offend, but because police stereotypes the groups very differently

Question 3

Ethnic differences are socially constructed

Answer 3

Black criminality is a myth created by racist stereotypes. Black groups are no more criminal but are victims of labelling. EM crime is a form of political resistance against racist society which has roots in their cultures earlier struggles. Anti-colonial struggles taught them how to resist oppression through riots. When this resistance was psracticed in England it was criminalised by the British state

Question 4

Evaluation of ethnic differences are socially constructed

Answer 4

The first generation of immigrants were law abiding so it is unluckily that this anti-colonial struggle was passed on though generations

Question 5

More recent approaches

Answer 5

Ethnic minorities are more likely to live in poorer neighbourhoods where crime rates are overall very high. The young people come into contact with more affluent people and become relatively deprived causing them to commit crime

Question 6

Evaluation of more recent approaches

Answer 6

White people are effected by these factors we’re more likely to commit crime so ethnicity cannot be the cause