This commentary will explore ways in which a person’s race and ethnic background have an effect on their involvement and experience within the criminal justice system. Media representations will be examined and this work will analysis how the media has portrayed such incidents and the public’s overview on different crimes that have taken place within Britain. Here Phillips and Bowling (2012) cites House of Commons (1972) ‘race and crime’ increased due to minority ethnic groups migrating over to Britain. Phillips and Bowling (2012) then goes onto to say the medias influence on ‘black criminality’ along with the public communicating, the images they painted to the public of the minority ethnic communities, their family, culture and values where
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Bowling (1999) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012) says ethnic minorities are immensely targeted and victimized by crimes of all varities. Bowling (1999) then goes onto say that actions taken by the police in response to these crimes are looked at as insubstantial. Problems like these are considered to be linked to the racial discrimination in the police force. (Holdaway 2009) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012).
Straw (1999) cited in Phillips (2005) shows that ‘institutional racism’ had taken place by greater Manchester police,the director of the crown prosecution service and the Home Secretary, during the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Newburn (2009) expands on this by saying the police refused to look upon this murder as racially motivated and abandoned the charges which were made against five white youths. In the year of 1999 after a public inquiry, racism taken place in the police force was rife in the political agenda after Metropolitan police failed to resolve the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation. Bowling (1999) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012). Following on from this Sir William Macpherson formed a report in 1999 which examined the death of Stephen Lawrence in an official inquiry which led to a history of race and Britain becoming a multicultural society Newburn
Bowling (1999) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012) says ethnic minorities are immensely targeted and victimized by crimes of all varities. Bowling (1999) then goes onto say that actions taken by the police in response to these crimes are looked at as insubstantial. Problems like these are considered to be linked to the racial discrimination in the police force. (Holdaway 2009) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012).
Straw (1999) cited in Phillips (2005) shows that ‘institutional racism’ had taken place by greater Manchester police,the director of the crown prosecution service and the Home Secretary, during the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Newburn (2009) expands on this by saying the police refused to look upon this murder as racially motivated and abandoned the charges which were made against five white youths. In the year of 1999 after a public inquiry, racism taken place in the police force was rife in the political agenda after Metropolitan police failed to resolve the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation. Bowling (1999) cited in Phillips and Bowling (2012). Following on from this Sir William Macpherson formed a report in 1999 which examined the death of Stephen Lawrence in an official inquiry which led to a history of race and Britain becoming a multicultural society Newburn