Ethnicity, Crime and Justice

• What do victim surveys ask individuals about?

  Crimes they have been victims of
• What do victim surveys reveal about crime?

  A lot of crime is intra-ethnic
• What is a limitation of victim surveys regarding crime types?

  They cover only personal crime
• What do victim surveys exclude that limits their findings?

  Crimes by and against organizations
• What fraction of all crime do personal crimes represent?

  1/5 of all crime
• What do victim surveys fail to represent?

  The ethnicity of white-collar crime
• What percentage of the prison population do Black people represent?

  13.1%
• How are Black people represented in the Criminal Justice System (CJS)?

  They are overrepresented
• What percentage of the population do Asians represent?

  7.9%
• What is the prison population percentage for Asians?

  8%
• How are White people represented in the CJS?

  They are underrepresented at all stages- stop and search, arrests, prosecution, sentencing and convictions.
• What is the purpose of self-report studies?

  To disclose dishonest and violent behavior
• What did Graham and Bowling's study find about offending rates?

  Blacks 43%; Whites 44%; Indians 30%
• What percentage of drug users did the Home Office study find among mixed-race males?

  27%
• What percentage of Black males reported drug use in the last 12 months?

  16%
• What percentage of White males reported drug use in the last 12 months?

  16%
• What percentage of Asian males reported drug use in the last 12 months?

  5%
• How does the use of Class A drugs compare among ethnic groups?

  Higher in Whites than Blacks and Asians
• What percentage of Whites reported using Class A drugs?

  6%
• What percentage of Asians reported using Class A drugs?

  1%
• What are the limitations of victim surveys?

  • Rely on victims' memory of events
  • Cover only personal crime
  • Exclude crimes by and against organizations
  • Do not represent the full scope of crime
• What percentage of Blacks reported using Class A drugs?

  2%
• What are the implications of self-report studies on ethnic crime rates?

  • Provide insight into personal offending rates
  • Highlight discrepancies in reported crime
  • Show variations in drug use among ethnic groups