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Discrimination and the poor: using incentives and privileges as a framework for anti-discriminatory practice

Green, Simon

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Professor Simon Green S.T.Green@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Criminology & Victimology / Senior Researcher in Modern Slavery, Wilberforce Institute



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Elizabeth Lancaster
Editor

Simon Feasey
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Abstract

Poor people make up the overwhelming majority of offenders in the criminal jusitce system (Prison Reform Trust 2007; Social Exclusion Unit 2002).  This is troubling.  Either poor poeple commit more crime or poor people are more likely to be convicted.  Either of these perspectives can be understood in terms of discrimination.  There is a wealth of material which has attempted to demonstrate that poor people commit more crime, poor people are more likely to have their behaviour criminalised and poor people are more likely to be convicted for their crimes.  Why then are poor people the forgotten people of anti-discriminatory practice? What, if anything, should be done to address this?

Citation

Green, S. (2008). Discrimination and the poor: using incentives and privileges as a framework for anti-discriminatory practice. In S. Green, E. Lancaster, & S. Feasey (Eds.), Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (426-444). Cullompton: Willan. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781843925705

Acceptance Date Oct 1, 2008
Online Publication Date Oct 24, 2008
Publication Date Oct 24, 2008
Publisher Willan
Pages 426-444
Book Title Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values
Chapter Number 23
ISBN 978-1-84392-243-8
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781843925705
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/423684