Explaining stop and search Patterns

Question 1

What are the 3 reasons for the disproportionate use of stop and searches against minority ethnic groups?

Answer 1

• Police racism
• Ethnic differences in offending
• Demographic factors

Question 2

What report was used for Police racism?

Answer 2

Macpherson Report

Question 3

What was the Macpherson Report?

Answer 3

On the police investigation of the racist murder of the Black teenager

Question 4

Who was the black teenager killed?

Answer 4

Stephen Lawrence

Question 5

What are among individual officers?

Answer 5

Deeply ingrained racist attitudes

Question 6

What do Phillips and Bowling argue about police racism?

Answer 6

Many officers hold negative stereotypes to ethnic minorities

Question 7

What do some racist officers view ethnic minorities as?

Answer 7

Criminals

Question 8

What does the officer’s racist typification’s lead to?

Answer 8

Deliberate targeting for stop and search

Question 9

How are ethnic minority stereotypes endorsed?

Answer 9

Through the ‘canteen culture’ of rank and file officers

Question 10

What are ethnic differences in offending?

Answer 10

Disproportionality in stop and searches reflects the ethnic diff in offences

Question 11

What are 2 key terms for ethnic differences in offending?

Answer 11

High and low discretion stops

Question 12

What happens in low discretion stops?

Answer 12

Police act on relevant info about a specific offence

Question 13

What is an example of a low discretion stop?

Answer 13

A victim’s description of the offender

Question 14

What happens in high discretion stops?

Answer 14

Police act w/o specific intelligence

Question 15

Where can officers use their stereotypes?

Answer 15

In high discretion stops

Question 16

What is typical in high discretion stops?

Answer 16

Disproportionality and discrimination