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TOPIC TWO : SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC TWO : SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION
Ethnicity & Crime
Ministry of Justice [13]
Black p over 2x more likely to be cautioned by police
Black p 3x more likely to be arrested
Black p more than 5x likely to be prison
Asian p more likely to be charged and face court proceedings than receive a caution
Asian more likely to receive a custodial sentence if found guilty and for longer term
NEO-MARXIST
Gilroy
Crime by black p [70s] was a form of political action against culture of resistance to inequality, police racism and harassment [oppression]
Media and police negatively stereotyped ethnic minority groups - "untrustworthy"
resulting in appearance of higher criminality among black p than white
African-Caribbean youth labelled as "muggers"
Asian youths labelled as "illegal immigrants"
Entitled to commit crime due to unfair treatment/ exploitation from bourgeoisie
:red_cross: Gilroy seems to impose own interpretation of meaning of black crime - but its often not form of resistance to oppression as offences usually against black p or poor p
Hall
70s Britain faced economic and political crisises - threatened dominance of ruling class ideology
Conflict grew between police and African-Caribbean community- fuelled by selective publication of crime stats showing hi black youth involvement in street robbery
Media promoted the idea that black p more prone to criminality than white
= "black mugger"
=Moral panic
Reassert dominance of ruling class ideas and re-establish hegemony in society - diverting attention away from capitalist exploitation
No real inc in street robbery but moral panic justified that repressive and aggressive policing against black p
Justifies anti-colonialism against British imperialism
:red_cross: Lea & Young most crimes are reported by public not police --> no expln by police racism
LEFT REALISM
Accepts black crime is higher than white
Marginality -
Relative Deprivation
Subculture
Bowling and Phillips
higher levels of robbery by black p linked to poverty & social exclusion - black communities more likely to suffer from
Social exclusion can lead to strengthened black identity