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Left Realists on Crime and Deviance Flashcards

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Which Left Realists felt Right Realist approach to crime was too harsh?

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Lea and Young

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What did Lea and Young argue about Marxist solutions to crime?

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They were not realistic

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What do Lea and Young argued Marxist solutions to crime overlooked?

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The impacts that crime had on working class people

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Who conducted the Islington Crime Survey?

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Young

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What was the main social class of people living in Islington?

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Working Class

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How many times higher than the national average was the Islington burglary rate?

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5 times higher

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What fraction of households in the Islington Crime Survey had been involved in serious crime in the past year?

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1/3

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What 2 types of crimes do Marxists say Left Realists ignore the impact of on working class individuals?

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White collar crimes, corporate crimes

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Which Marxist said corporate crimes had more negative impact than street crimes?

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Snider

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Why do Marxists argue corporate crimes impact more people negatively than street crime?

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A larger amount of people could be affected by corporate crimes

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What happened in Bhopal?

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There was a pesticide gas leak

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What was the impact for villagers in Bhopal of the gas leak in terms of their health?

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They developed cancer

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What was the impact for children in Bhopal of the gas leak?

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They got brain damage

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What do Lea and Young argue would happen with crime if all working class people experienced material deprivation in the same way?

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All working class people would commit crimes

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Which Marxist argued the poorest in society were more likely to buy the cheapest and unsafe products?

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Box

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What form of deprivation do Left Realists argue causes Black youths to commit crime?

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Relative deprivation

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What is relative deprivation?

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When the way people see their deprivation differs for each person

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What did the social activist, Akala talk about in his song Absolute Power?

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The frustration of relative deprivation

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How might black youths experience relative deprivation?

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If they see middle class white people own things that they cannot afford

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Roughly quote a line from “Absolute Power”

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“Go to Glastonbury any year and you will see unlike Notting Hill Carnival it’s not a place where police will be”

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What does this line from “Absolute Power” mean?

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Police are more likely to be present at a festival with more black people attending than white people

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Who did Chambliss study?

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The Saints and the Roughnecks

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What would Interactionists say Left Realists ignore the impact of for working class people?

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The impact of labelling on working class people

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What did Chambliss find with the labelling of the Saints?

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They were not labelled negatively

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What was the social class of the Saints?
Upper class
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What did Chambliss find with the labelling of the Roughnecks?
They were labelled negatively
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Name 2 authority figures in Chambliss' study that labelled the 2 groups
Police, Teachers
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What was the social class of the Roughnecks?
Working class
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What do Left Realists argue is the result of marginalisation of Black Youths?
It causes them to commit crimes
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What will be the impact of black youths being marginalised in education according to Lea and Young?
They will get less qualifications
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What will happen with black youths' view on society if they are constantly negatively treated?
They will feel hostile towards society
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What does other sociological research argue about why Black youths may feel marginalised?
It is due to them being discriminated against by the police
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Which report found institutional racism in the police?
The MacPherson report
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What was the MacPherson report created after?
The killing of Stephen Lawrence by the police
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What did the MacPherson report find about why the police did not investigate the Stephen Lawrence murder further?
It was because he was black
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How many times more likely are Black people to be stopped and searched according to 2020 Home Office Data?
9 times more likely
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Why do Left Realists argue working class Black youths commit crime in relation to consuming?
There is a pressure in society for them to consume
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What does Young argue about the consumer culture of society?
People will only feel good if they continue to buy new products
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Name a new technological product that emphasises encouragement to consume in society
Iphone 16
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Name 2 agents of socialisation that force people in society to consume
Media, Peers
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What will middle class parents be more able to do in relation to purchasing consumer goods for children?
Be able to afford them
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What will working class Black parents be less able to do in relation to purchasing consumer goods for children?
Be unable to afford them
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If Black youths want to buy something but can't afford it, what will they be more likely to do?
Try and steal it
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What would Feminists argue Left Realists fail to explain?
Why men commit crimes against women
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Why do men commit domestic abuse according to Dobash and Dobash?
They feel they have the 'right to discipline' their wives
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What do Left Realists believe is the impact of relative deprivation, marginalisation and the value of consuming on black youths in terms of youth cultures?
They will join a deviant youth culture
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What did Harding study?
He studied county lines gangs
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What did Harding find the county lines gangs did with young people?
Exploited them to sell drugs
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Which Left Realists said working class youths will experience problems of living in a capitalist society if it is based on consumer culture?
Lea and Young
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Which analogy did Harding create?
Casino analogy
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What does Harding's analogy say?
Young people feel they are winning by getting money from being in gangs, when they are actually losing
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How would Functionalists agree with the argument that WC youths face the problems of living in a consumer culture?
That working class youths feel frustrated over their position
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Who created the concept of status frustration?
Cohen
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What did Cohen find in his study of status frustration?
Working class youths resorted to deviant behaviour when they felt unable to improve their status in the education system
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Name 2 forms of behaviour the boys in Cohen's study did they follow?
Vandalism, Violence
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What did the working class boys in Cohen's study fully do with middle class norms and values?
Deviated on them fully
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What do Left Realists say is the most effective solution to reduce crime?
Community Crime Prevention
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What does Community Crime Prevention mean?
Improving the lives of people in neighbourhoods to reduce crime
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Who argued Community Crime Prevention can be done through policing?
Lea and Young
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What percentage of crimes are cleared up by the police due to information from the public?
90%
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What could police find out from the public to reduce crime?
Find out what the most common crimes are
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What form of police officers would Left Realists argue would be best for hiring?
Police Community Support Officers
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What will Police Community Support Officers be able to do in terms of trust with local communities?
Build trust with local communities
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What do Left Realists argue the government need to implement to reduce crime in young people?
Schemes to keep them in education longer
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Name a government scheme that kept young people in school longer and the year it was introduced
Education Maintenance Allowance, 1999
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What did the Education Maintenance Allowance scheme do?
Gave 16-19 year olds £30 a week to put towards school equipment if they attended all of their lessons
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How did the EMA reduce crime in the short term?
Young people would be going to all of their lessons
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How did the EMA reduce crime in the long term?
They went on to get better qualifications in school and get good jobs
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What would Marxists argue about proposed Left Realists reforms?
They would not have a big enough impact
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Which Marxist argued crime is caused by the hegemonic values of capitalism?
Chambliss
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What are 2 hegemonic values of Capitalism according to Chambliss?
Greed, Competitiveness
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How will Greed under the EMA scheme mean young people are not benefitted by it?
They could use the money they were given to not buy education equipment

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