The police stop of the Labour MP Dawn Butler was rooted in systemic racism that is damaging the legitimacy of policing, the leader of black police officers has said.
This assignment will be marked out of 100%
Also, this assignment contributes to 100% of the total module marks.
The word limit is 6000 words.
Assessment Task:
Your Journal should contain 4 journal entries plus 4 workshop/discussion board reflections from the following topics;
Each Journal entry will be marked out of and contribute 20% to your overall module mark. So, 80% in total.
Your workshop reflections account for 20% of the module marks and will be based on your online [or physical in Term 2] attendance, engagement and participation.
In addition, you need to engage in classes and in the discussion board activity comprising reflections on the topic areas. More so, engagement in the workshops and discussion boards for your chosen topic areas is compulsory and you are requir ed to complete discussion board reflections.
20% in total.
HARD COPY by
5pm, 23.04.21 to TC117 [if no lockdown]
6. The Criminal Justice System: Race
Choose ONE of the following questions;
The police stop of the Labour MP Dawn Butler was rooted in systemic racism that is damaging the legitimacy of policing, the leader of black police officers has said.
Inspector Andrew George, the new interim president of the National Black Police Association, also called for urgent reform of “a biased system that views black people as criminals or drug dealers”.
Consider the use of stop and search powers within English law.
OR
The ideal victim is a person or group who, when they experience crime, ‘most readily are given the complete and legitimate status of being a victim’ (Christie, 1986:18). The police are significant actors within this process of conferring victim status and they are often the first point of contact for the victim following the crime; it is their response to the report of crime which determines whether the complainant becomes a victim or not. The decision to act upon the report of a crime is influenced by the nature of the crime but also influenced by the perceived worth of the victim. Worthiness is assess ed in relation to a number of factors such as socio-economic, age, gender and race.
Discuss the impact of race on victim status in the eyes of the police.
