Islam, Crime and Criminal Justice

by Spalek; Basia

• ISBN13: 9781903240892
• ISBN10: 1903240891
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Willan

Summary

This book brings together research into key aspects of the interconnections between Islam, crime and the criminal justice system in Britain, a particularly timely collection in the light of both the recent disturbances in several northern English cities as well as the impact of the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath.Chapters in the book focus on young Muslim men and criminal activity, Muslim women and their experiences of victimisation, the experiences of Muslim police officers, of Muslims in prison, issues of human rights in relation to Muslims in Britain, and the criminal justice policy implications of religious diversity. Main aims pursued through the book include issues of victimisation as perceived by Muslim communities, Muslim perspectives on crime and criminal justice, and ways of addressing issues of marginalisation and exclusion within Muslim communities.Overall the book provides an important contribution to debates over the role of Muslims in British society generally as well as their experiences of and involvement in the criminal justice system and the policy implications that arise from this.Islam, Crime and Criminal Justice:is the first book to bring together research into the experiences of Muslims in Britain of crime and the criminal justice system;is especially timely in the light of the recent disturbances in northern English cities as well as the impact of the events of 11 September and their aftermath; andaddresses the key implications of religious diversity for criminal justice policy.

Table of Contents

List of tables	viii
Acknowledgements	ix
Notes on contributors	x
Religious diversity, British Muslims, crime and victimisation	1	(18)
Basia Spalek
Introduction	1	(1)
Criminology: a `modern' discipline that has often bypassed the issue of religion	2	(1)
Anti-racist movements and the neglect of religious diversity	3	(2)
The rationale for this book	5	(9)
A summary of the chapters	14	(1)
Conclusion	15	(4)
Interpreting Islam: young Muslim men's involvement in criminal activity in Bradford	19	(31)
Marie Macey
Introduction	19	(1)
Some conceptual and terminological difficulties	20	(2)
South Asian migration to Britain	22	(1)
South Asian in Bradford	23	(2)
Ethnicity, religion and crime in England and Wales	25	(1)
Muslim male criminal activity in Bradford	26	(6)
Responses to, and `explanations' of, the public disturbances	32	(7)
Islam, culture and crime	39	(3)
Conclusion	42	(8)
Muslim women's safety talk and their experiences of victimisation: a study exploring specificity and difference	50	(26)
Basia Spalek
Introduction	50	(1)
Fear of crime research	51	(2)
Research methods	53	(2)
Islam, veiling and self-identity	55	(2)
Veiling, the negotiation of difference and the management of male heterosexuality	57	(5)
Hate crimes against ethnic minority and religious groups	62	(3)
Victimisation and the issue of religion: in particular, Islam	65	(6)
Conclusion	71	(5)
Policing after Macpherson: some experiences of Muslim police officers	76	(20)
Douglas Sharp
Introduction	76	(1)
Policing and ethnic minority groups	77	(4)
The Present study	81	(2)
The importance of religion	83	(2)
Membership of the police community	85	(2)
Policing	87	(2)
Racism	89	(4)
Conclusion	93	(3)
Racism and religious discrimination in prison: the marginalisation of Imams in their work with prisoners	96	(17)
Basia Spalek
David Wilson
Introduction	96	(1)
Prison statistics	97	(1)
Prison legislation	98	(1)
The study	99	(1)
Religious hegemony	100	(2)
Direct and indirect racism	102	(3)
Improvement	105	(5)
Recent research	110	(1)
Conclusion	110	(3)
Working with Muslims in prison - the IQRA Trust	113	(5)
Salah el-Hassam
Introduction	113	(1)
Iqra	113	(1)
The IQRA Trust	114	(1)
IQRA database essays	114	(1)
Research reports	115	(1)
Teaching materials	115	(1)
Guidance booklets	115	(1)
Prisoners' welfare	116	(1)
Conclusion	116	(2)
Human rights and Muslims in Britain	118	(15)
Natassja Smiljanic
Introduction	118	(2)
The Human Rights Act 1998	120	(2)
Article 9 (freedom of religion) and Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)	122	(4)
Limitations of the Human Rights Act	126	(1)
Criminal attacks and the limitations of the Human Rights Act	127	(2)
Islamophobia as a human rights concern	129	(1)
Conclusion	129	(4)
Conclusion: religious diversity and criminal justice policy	133	(8)
Basia Spalek
Introduction	133	(1)
Modernity, postmodernity and knowledge claims	133	(2)
Victimisation and religion	135	(1)
Criminal justice responses to religious diversity	136	(1)
Religion, subcultures and crime	137	(2)
Conclusion	139	(2)
Index	141