realism Flashcards
(12 cards)
who do right realists views on crime link with?
new right views.
- Margaret Thatcher
- Ronald Reagan
who does research into the biological cause of crime? (rr)
Wilson and Herrnstein = biosocial theory of crime.
Herrnstein and Murray = low IQ is biological and a cause of crime.
who does research into socialisation and the underclass as a cause of crime? (rr)
Murray = young people are the new rabble.
who does some research into rational choice as a cause of crime? (rr)
Ron Clarke.
who does some research into crime prevention? (rr)
1) Felson = the routine activity theory.
2) Wilson and Kelling = broken windows theory.
or zero tolerance policing.
how do left realists differ from right realists?
left realists see the causes of crime in the economic structure of society and problems like poverty and inequality.
lr don’t victim blame like rr.
who does some research into relative deprivation as a cause of crime? (lr)
Runciman = how deprived someone feels in relation to others.
Young says this is worsened in a modern society as people value individualism.
who does some research into subcultures as a cause of crime? (lr)
Merton = strain theory.
Cloward and Ohlin = illegitimate opportunity structure.
A.K Cohen = status frustration.
who does some research into marginalisation as a cause of crime? (lr)
Young = marginalised groups riot as a form of political action.
Brixton riots.
what is an example of consensus policing as a crime prevention strategy? (lr)
left realists say consensus policing will work to reduce crime.
this opposes military policing e.g Brixton riots.
what do left realists say about tackling the structural cause of crime as a prevention strategy?
we should take a multi agency approach.
e.g
job centres = financial assistance
education = leaving age higher
social services = counselling
what did left realists and modern Britain think was an appropriate prevention of crime?
new labour and government should be tough on crime and the cause of it.
For example asbo’s.
