Posted on November 30, 2007
White people have ‘less faith in police’
Older people in particular believed crime was increasing
White people have less confidence in police and the courts to bring criminals to justice than ethnic minorities, according to research published yesterday.
People from white backgrounds, however, are more likely to believe the criminal justice system in England and Wales will look after the rights of suspects.
The Home Office study of perceptions of crime and justice was drawn from the British Crime Survey, which canvasses the public on their experiences of crime.
The findings showed that people from mixed ethnic backgrounds had a higher risk of becoming a victim of crime - at 36 per cent - than people from black (27 per cent), Asian (25 per cent), Chinese or “other” groups (25 per cent).
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Telegraph
