Realism Flashcards
(23 cards)
What do left realist favour?
State
What do right realist favour?
Individuals
What does it mean for a society to become individualistic?
Strong communities can deter crime
What do left realist believe is the cause of crime?
Youth
Bulmic society
Relative derived
Why do left realist believe that the youth commit crime?
As they have low expectations
What is the bulmic society?
Someone who has been deprived of modern life success goals and often involved re offending
What is relative deprivation?
How deprived someone feels in relation of a member in the same society, leads to crime as they get jealous if others have more than them
What do right realist believe is the cause of crime?
Routine activity theory
People who make the choice to offend
Inadequate society
Biological differences
What is the routine activity theory?
crime occurs when three elements converge: a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian
What do left realist believe the solution to crime is?
Restorative justice
Reduce income inequality
Raise living standards of poor families
Improvement of leaisure facilities for the young
What do right realist believe the solution to crime is?
Harsher punishment
Reduce welfare
Zero tolerance policing
Reduce opportunity to commit crime
Environmental strategy
What are the positives and negative of community crime prevention? (Left)
P - gives people control and accountability over their local place
N - needs consent from the public to work
What are the positives and negatives of reducing inequality? (Left)
P - sense of fairness and opportunities
N - not all those relatively deprived commit crime
What are the positives and negatives of the multi agency cooperation? (Left)
P - more effective between police and public
N - ignore real causes of crime
What are the positives and negatives of reintegrative shaming? (Left)
P - helps relieve pressure in prisons
N - types of punishment seen as soft
What are the positives and negatives of zero tolerance policing? (Right)
P - stop more serious crime
N - breeds antagonism, riots and racial profiling
What are the positives and negatives of situational crime prevention? (Right)
P - deters offenders from committing crime
N - crime is just displaces - moved somewhere else
What are the positives and negatives of the rational choice theory? (Right)
P - encourages people to law avoiding citizens
N - irrational crime
What are the positives and negatives of the broken window? (Right)
P - makes an area look desirable
N - only short term
What are the positives and negatives of the under class? (Right)
P - shine light on those who commit crime N - just victims of capitalism
What is primary crime prevention?
Targeted at the general public with an aim of stopping crime before it happens
What is secondary crime prevention?
Targeted at a particular group of individuals who are at risk of becoming a victim
What is tertiary crime prevention?
Targeted at known offenders in order to reduce re-offending
