ABSTRACT
It is a British conceit that the British are a tolerant, motley crew. That British character, identity and institutions are the product, over centuries, of waves of immigration and assimilation and this has produced our peculiarly resilient and open-minded character. That, ironically, our self-proclaimed bulldog yet tolerant virtues have mongrel origins. The study of race and crime poses a particular challenge to such complacent self-assessments.
