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    Review of a Criminal Justice Research Article - Ethnic Culture and the Occurrence of Criminal Offices

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    This 6 page paper reviews an article looking at the way in which criminal offenses may be linked with the fragmentation of ethnic cultural identity. The article undertook research in New Zealand, assessing offense rates in the Maori and non Maori population. The purpose of the study, methodology, and findings are all examined. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

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    interactions taking place in the criminal justice system, it has often been noted that certain ethnic minorities tend to be over represented. The research by Marie (et al, 2009) looks  at the Maori culture in New Zealand in order to assess the linkages between self identity in terms of culture and criminal offending. The researchers note that informer research it  has been shown that thin New Zealand the Maori have a greater potential of coming to the attention of the police, they also have a greater chance of being arrested  and convicted as well as a greater potential to be incarcerated and a greater potential to re-offend when compared with other ethnic groups (Marie et al, 2009). This is a  pattern that has been observed since the 1970s. There has been a high level of research undertaken in order to assess why this pattern has seen, a great deal looks  towards the constructionism approaches with a view that the Maori collective well being has been disrupted and diminished leading to the increased level of offending. It is this relationship  between crime and cultural identity that Marie et al (2009) are researching which may be seen as a valid area of study as the concept of the constructionism explanation has  formed the basis for many social polices and programs that are in place to try and reduce the offending and re-offending rate, but as seen with the pattern this has  been ongoing for decades, and as such is in need of review. The research has three main research aims, the first is to assess the linkages between the personal  self identity of the individual and the level of offending, using official figures and self reporting figures for violent and property crimes. The second objective is to assess the potential 

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