left realism solutions

Question 1

What solutions do Left Realists offer?

Answer 1

• Left Realist offer the solution of Social and Community Crime Prevention Strategies which focus on individual offenders and the social context which encourages crime

Question 2

What do ways do Left Realists suggest to tackle structural causes of crime?

Answer 2

1. Intervention
2. Improving Policing

Question 3

How will intervention reduce crime?

Answer 3

• Identify groups who are at risk of committing and attempt to limit offending

Question 4

What is an example of intervention?

Answer 4

Eg. Perry Pre School =
- Groups of children were offered intellectual enrichment programmers to help them which is received weekly, this showed significant differences in the groups with lower arrests

Question 5

What did Young and Matthews argue about intervention?

Answer 5

• Intervention focusses on community based strategies such as improving leisure facilities
• Young and Matthews argue that improving leisure facilities, improve housing estates, raising the living standard and reducing employment. These are immediate measures to be taken

Question 6

How will improving policing reduce crime?

Answer 6

• Improve policing will reduce crime
• Public confidence in the police has declined, if this relationship breaks down then victims are less likely to come forward.

Question 7

What is military policing?

Answer 7

• There is a movement towards military policing which means they can resort to using tactics such stop and search or surveillance, this then alienates people in the community making everyone feel like a criminal, this results in a decline of trust

Question 8

What approach must crime control take?

Answer 8

• Crime control cannot be left to the police alone and they must take a multi-agency approach involving others such as social services and schools
• Policing must be accountable and deal with local concerns, they must concentrate on improving relationships with the community and understanding what they feel is a concern.

Question 9

How has government policy influence Left Realism?

Answer 9

• They have been influenced by New Labor’s toughness on the cause of crime
• They had a firm approach to policing hate crimes, sexual assault and ASBO’s which Left Realist utilize when wanting to protect vulnerable groups from crime
• Young argues that they failed to recreate the golden age of the 1950’s as it did not create a sense of community, they focus too much on crime rather than the cause

Question 10

What is a contemporary example of distrust of the police?

Answer 10

Defund the Police