NI 044a - Ethnic composition of offenders on Youth Justice System disposals - White

This measures percentage point differences in the proportions of each Black Minority and Ethnic (BME) group of young people on youth justice disposals against the proportions of each BME group in the equivalent local population. BME main groups are classified as those main groups in the 2001 census. The ONS latest mid-year estimated figures used for the local youth population by BME group. It is important to do the analysis by each of the ethnic groups and not the overall BME group, otherwise the under-represented groups counter-balance the over-represented groups – giving the false impression there is no over-representation of particular BME groups. Areas would only need to submit values for the number of offenders in each ethnic group, as the local population data would be sourced from ONS to do the required calculations. Young people are those aged 10-17 years.本数据集旨在测算各少数族裔与黑人（Black Minority and Ethnic, BME）青年群体在青少年司法处置措施中的占比，与对应辖区地方人口中各BME群体的占比之间的百分点差异。BME主要群体按照2001年人口普查的分类标准进行划分。地方青年人口按BME群体划分的数据，采用英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics, ONS）最新发布的年中人口估算值。需针对各具体族群开展分析，而非仅统计整体BME群体，否则代表性不足的族群会与代表性过高的族群相互抵消，进而造成特定BME群体不存在代表性过高问题的误导性结论。各辖区仅需上报各族群的涉案青少年人数，所需的地方人口数据将由ONS提供以完成必要测算。本次统计覆盖的青年群体为年龄介于10至17岁的人群。