Ethnicity and crime

What percentage of the prison population is comprised of black people?

• 0.03
• 0.077
• 0.131

True or False: Ethnic minorities are more likely to be stopped and searched by the police.

• True
• False

True or False: Ethnic minorities are more likely to receive a custodial sentence in court.

• True
• False

According to Phillips and Browning, why are ethnic minorities "over policed and under protected"?

• Stereotyping and targeting by the police
• Concentration of ethnic minorities in high-crime areas
• Lack of social controls in young people's lives

According to Waddington et al., why do certain areas have higher stop and search statistics for ethnic minorities?

• Institutional racism within the police force
• Lack of social cohesion in zones of transition
• Strict controls on young people in Asian families

What is institutional racism according to Holdaway?

• Stereotyping by individual police officers
• Racist policies within the police force
• Lack of social controls in young people's lives

According to Hirschi, why do young people, regardless of ethnicity, commit crime?

• Lack of social controls and attachments
• Marginalization and relative deprivation
• Alienation and protest against racism

What risk factors identified by Sewell explain higher levels of crime among black boys?

• Lack of a father figure
• Negative experiences of white culture
• Media influence of hip hop and rap stars

According to demographic explanations, why is there higher ethnic minority criminality?

• Disproportionate number of young people in BAME groups
• Ethnic minorities being over-policed
• Strict controls on young people in Asian families

True or False: Black crime tends to victimize black people.

• True
• False