1. Ethnic minorities (black)
Victims of Crime
L.O. To analyse the government’s attempts to tackle racially motivated crime
Commit crime
Victims of crime
Class?
Gender?
Age?
Ethnicity?
Working class
Working class
Male
Male
Youths
Youths
Ethnic minorities (black)
Ethnic minorities

2. Is this figure high or low?
Phillips and Bowling (2007) indicate that there have been more than 150 racist murders over the last 35 years in Britain.
Are crimes against ethnic minorities always/usually racially motivated?
Phillips and Bowling (2007) argue that most crime (85%) committed against ethnic communities is not racially motivated

3. If you were the government, how would you tackle the problem of racially motivated crime?

4. Legislation = Laws Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Created new offences for
Racially aggravated assault
Racially aggravated criminal damage
Racially aggravated harassment
How do we know if something is racially motivated?
Can we get inside someone’s head?

5. Evidence – What percentage of crime is racially aggravated?
2002/03 British Crime Survey
4% mixed race
3% Asian
2% black
2% Chinese/other origin
Less than 1% white
Jannson (2006)
20% of black vandalism victims thought the crime was racially motivated
Less than 1% of white vandalism victims though the crime was racially motivated
11% of police reported harassment was racially or religious motivated in 2007/08
Walklate (2007) argues that statistics are likely to underestimate the extent to which routine harassment is part of the everyday lives of people from minority ethnic groups.
British Crime Survey
1999/2000 – 10,758 racially or religiously aggravated harassment
2006/07 – 28,485
2007/08 – 26,495

6. The extent of crime
L.O.
Consider the impact of crime on people and society
Analyse the government’s attempts to tackle racially aggravated offences
Evaluate the reliability of statistical data

7. Citizenship compulsory in England since 2002
How far would Sociologists agree that the government is doing enough to tackle racially motivated offences?
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Created new offences for
Racially aggravated assault
Racially aggravated criminal damage
Racially aggravated harassment
If racially motivated offence = harsher sentence
Jannson (2006)
20% of black vandalism victims thought the crime was racially motivated
Less than 1% of white vandalism victims though the crime was racially motivated
Citizenship compulsory in England since 2002
Walklate (2007) argues that statistics are likely to underestimate the extent to which routine harassment is part of the everyday lives of people from minority ethnic groups.
British Crime Survey
1999/2000 – 10,758 racially or religiously aggravated harassment
2006/07 – 28,485
2007/08 – 26,495
11% of police reported harassment was racially or religious motivated in 2007/08

8. What is the difference between Measurement research, studies of the impact of crime and studies of the role of victims?
How does white collar crime impact victims and society?
Why does youth crime generate debate?
What has the government done to try to tackle youth crime?
What are the main official sources of crime statistics?
Why might victim surveys not be a reliable source?
Why might self report studies not be a reliable source?
Why might official crime statistics from the Home Office not be a reliable source?