Ethnicity and Crime

Phillips + Bowling

 

White victims over-identify black offenders in surveys.

 

Hood

 

Studied 5 crown courts, found black men 5% more likely to receive custodial sentence. Asian men– 3x longer      average sentences than white.

 

Holdaway

 

Police ‘canteen culture’ of prejudice. Holding biases     against EM groups impacts arrest rates.

 

Hudson + Bramhall

 

Demonisation of Asian offenders, suggestion of less     remorse.

 

Lea + Young

 

Racism -> marginalisation + exclusion; resulting in       relative deprivation. This results in joining delinquent subcultures.

 

A Racist Public

 

92% crimes known to police brought to attention by public. EM’s more likely to have police called on them.

 

Hall et al

 

Bourgeoisie create moral panics on EM groups e.g. ’the black mugger’ and stereotypes against South Asians.

 

Fitzgerald et al

 

Intersectionality of class; EM more likely to live in         deprived areas where there is inevitably more crime.

 

Hall

 

Ruling class use racism to divide the proletariat to       prevent unity and revolution. Perpetuates inequalities

Gilroy

 

Over-representation in CJS= product of racism.