Studied areas where deprived youths came in contact with affluent groups
More Black youth but white youth were more likely to commit crime
Ethnicity isn't a cause of crime
What did Fitzgerald et al say about neighbourhoods?
Ethnicity isn't a cause of crime
How did Downes & Rock criticise the idea of a moral panic?
Don't show how the capitalist crisis lead to a moral panic
What did they think were the origins of this moral panic?
-Linked to the crisis of capitalism
-Served as a scapegoat to distract from true problems (the crisis)
What moral panic did the media create? (Hall et al)
A panic about 'Black muggings'
What did Lea & Young say to criticise the myth of Black criminality?
First generation immigrants were very law-abiding, it's unlikely they passed this on to their children
Myth of Black criminality (Gilroy)
Ethnicminority crime is a form of politicalresistance against a racist society with roots in the response to British colonisation where oppression was met with riots and demonstrations
Neo-marxist view
Statistics are a socialconstruct resulting from racist labelling and discrimination in the criminal justice system
What do Lea & Young say about the link between police racism & criminalisation of MEGs?
They acknowledge that police can act in racist ways but argue that this does not fully explain differences in statistics
Left Realist view (Lea & Young)
Racism has led to the marginalisation and exclusion of ethnic minorities, and turn to crime to achieve goals that they cannot complete legitimately