British Asian Crime
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Studies of British Asian crime
Researchers Ben bowling and Coretta Philips (2002) note that by the late 1990s ethnographic studies had begun to studies had begun to examine crime among British Asian. They reviewed a number of studies, including those by Desai (1999) and Mawby and Batta (1980) .bowling and Phillips note earlier ethnographic studies had generally portrayed Asian communities as “inward looking”, “tightly knit”, self regulating, passive and ordered by tradition with strong family ties. These characteristics were assumed to explain low rates of criminality among British Asians.
For example a study by Mawby and Batta (1980) examined criminality among British Asians in Bradford. Mawby and Batta pointed out that …show more content…
However, these figures should be treated with caution. It may be simply that more members of minority groups live in urban areas where such stops are likely to take place. Phillips and bowling quote home office research which used CCTV cameras in five urban areas and compared the number of black, white and Asian people on the streets with the numbers stopped and searched. It found that Asians were less likely to be stopped and searched than others. Furthermore, research based on the British crime survey of 2000 found that the incidence of stops and searches of African Caribbean people could be explained in terms of factors other than race, such as age, income and area of …show more content…
There is evidence once arrested minority groups are more likely to deny the offence, use their right to silence and choose to have legal advice. Phillips and bowling suggests that all these responses to arrest reflect ethnic minority’s opinions of the police. The suspicions with which minority ethnic groups tend to view the police are well documenntated in the number of surveys. If defendants do not admit an offence they cannot escape with a caution because of this, whites who are arrested are more likely to be cautioned and they avoid the possibility of a
Studies of British Asian crime
Researchers Ben bowling and Coretta Philips (2002) note that by the late 1990s ethnographic studies had begun to studies had begun to examine crime among British Asian. They reviewed a number of studies, including those by Desai (1999) and Mawby and Batta (1980) .bowling and Phillips note earlier ethnographic studies had generally portrayed Asian communities as “inward looking”, “tightly knit”, self regulating, passive and ordered by tradition with strong family ties. These characteristics were assumed to explain low rates of criminality among British Asians.
For example a study by Mawby and Batta (1980) examined criminality among British Asians in Bradford. Mawby and Batta pointed out that …show more content…
However, these figures should be treated with caution. It may be simply that more members of minority groups live in urban areas where such stops are likely to take place. Phillips and bowling quote home office research which used CCTV cameras in five urban areas and compared the number of black, white and Asian people on the streets with the numbers stopped and searched. It found that Asians were less likely to be stopped and searched than others. Furthermore, research based on the British crime survey of 2000 found that the incidence of stops and searches of African Caribbean people could be explained in terms of factors other than race, such as age, income and area of …show more content…
There is evidence once arrested minority groups are more likely to deny the offence, use their right to silence and choose to have legal advice. Phillips and bowling suggests that all these responses to arrest reflect ethnic minority’s opinions of the police. The suspicions with which minority ethnic groups tend to view the police are well documenntated in the number of surveys. If defendants do not admit an offence they cannot escape with a caution because of this, whites who are arrested are more likely to be cautioned and they avoid the possibility of a