Right Realism/ Solutions To Reducing Crime

Question 1

Name three solutions to reducing crime according to right realist

Answer 1

Target hardening
Zero tolerance policing
Broken windows

Question 2

Ao1 Target hardening

Answer 2

These are barriers so people do not commit crime. This reduces the rewards and increases the punishment for committing crime

Question 3

Ao1 and Ao3 zero tolerance policing

Answer 3

AO1-
Police should focus on controlling the streets citizens who follow law feel safe.
This means being harsh on minor crimes such as begging and prostitution to create an environment where law and order are taken seriously.

AO3- marxist argue that the zero tolerance policing focuses more on low-level petty street crimes and ignores the crimes of the wealthy. This causes the police to selectively enforce law and the working-class are punished severely for their crime as it’s much more easier to observe than the cooperate crimes of the ruling class.

Question 4

Ao1 and Ao3 broken windows

Answer 4

AO1-
Wilson and Kelling’s argue we must keep neighbourhoods orderly to prevent crime taking place. This means any sign of deterioration for example, graffiti must be dealt with immediately to show that deviance is not tolerated. Furthermore, the police and the local government must ensure that any sign of these criminals or deviant behaviours are removed from local communities so that the neighbourhood is a Crime free zone. This causes individuals to reduce their criminal activity.

AO3- labelling theorists argue that the local communities and individuals are targeted based on typifications that the police have. This is seen from official police statistics which tell us that young black males are 7 times more likely to be stopped and searched compared to white males.