Ethnicity Trends Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Ministry of Justice find in 2008 on stop and search statistics?
A
Black people 7x more likely than white people
Asian people over 3x more likely to be stopped and searched by other people under the Terrorism Act 2000
2
Q
What did the Ministry of Justice find in 2008 on prosecution statistics?
A
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
more likely to drop cases vs EMs than white people > maybe because evidence is weaker and based on police typifications
3
Q
However, what percentage of male prosecutions were white compared to black in 2020?
A
75% white
12% black
