Right Realism

Question 1

Why does crime and deviance happen?

Answer 1

Biological differences, inadequate socialisation and rational choice theory

Question 2

Biological differences

Answer 2

Wilson and Hernstein say crime and deviance occurs because of low IQ or high levels of aggression

Question 3

Inadequate socialisation

Answer 3

Murray says families are undermined by the welfare state, creating a dependency culture and a perverse incentive encouraging SPFs

Question 4

Rational choice theory

Answer 4

Clarke says that individuals will commit crime within rational choice, based on consequences and rewards

Question 5

Biological differences evaluation

Answer 5

This ignores wider structural factors causing crime

Question 6

Rational choice theory evaluation

Answer 6

This is contradictory, how can someone make a rational choice to commit crime?

Question 7

Right realist solutions to reducing crime and deviance

Answer 7

Zero tolerance policing, Broken windows

Question 8

Zero tolerance policing

Answer 8

Police should focus on controlling smaller crimes to show that the law is taken seriously

Question 9

Broken windows theory

Answer 9

Wilson and Kelling says we must keep a neighbourhood orderly to reduce crime

Question 10

Zero tolerance policing evaluation

Answer 10

Marxism says this focuses too much on the crimes of the street

Question 11

Broken windows theory evaluation

Answer 11

Labelling theory says that this can be used to target based on stereotypes