right realism

Question 1

right realists

Answer 1

reject society causes crime - blames individual
- high levels of social disorder low levels of social control

Question 2

they argue

Answer 2

• tougher on criminals to reduce crime
• harsher sentencing and more police presence
• tough on criminals = deterrence

Question 3

3 causes of crime

Answer 3

1. poor socialisation and development
2. personality differences or biological factors
3. weak punishments for criminals

Question 4

3 theories

Answer 4

• ration choice theory - risk vs reward
• routine activity theory - no opportunity means no crime
• target hardening - harder to commit crime

Question 5

routine activity theory

Answer 5

1. individual motivated to offend
2. availability of opportunity
3. lack of capable guardians and social control

Question 6

broken window theory

Answer 6

wilson and helling (1982)
- spiral of deviance - one crime spirals into several others
- magnet of deviance - area will attract more criminals or working class
- deterioration of social norms

Question 7

the underclass - Charles Murray

Answer 7

• changes to family structure contributes to crime
• benefits = relaxing the need of a father providing for the family
• single parent situation: mums can’t properly discipline young males
• become unruly and deviant - rise in criminal behaviour

Question 8

crime predisposition

Answer 8

wilson and herrnstein (1985)
- biosocial crime theory
- intelligence major factor in criminal behaviour
- lower IQ cannot assess risks of actions so they just commit them
- predispositions and biological roots
- low levels of MAOA gene causes aggression