New right view on crime

Question 1

What does Murray believe ?

Answer 1

• He blames overgenerous benefits allowing ‘feckless’ behaviour
• Girls without fathers are more emotionally damaged

Question 2

What is Murray and Herrisnstein study ?

Answer 2

• considers the correlation of low IQ and criminality
• Also linked low IQ with race but later went on to saw that white people with a low IQ are more likely to commit crime

Question 3

What are the evaluations against Murray ?

Answer 3

Gallie = Most unemployed have a strong work ethic, no evidence pf dependency culture
Chatlesworth = people in poverty still have string moral values and don’t commit crime
Young = Calls the new right view ‘sociology of vindictimess that seeks to punish, the bottom of society. They are the scapegoats