Control And Prevention: Left Solutions

Question 1

Marxist cause of crime

Answer 1

Inequality, poverty, criminogenic culture

Question 2

Marxist solution

Answer 2

Politicians need to make structural adjustments to the organisation of capitalist society aimed at reducing poverty , quality of life in inner city areas, transforming capitalism to be more compassionate and community minded

Question 3

Left realist causes:

Answer 3

relative deprivation and marginalisation

Question 4

Left realist solution

Answer 4

The eradication of the institutional racism that exists in the criminal justice system and particularly the police’s use of racial profiling in stop and search
Government investment in inner city schools to increase the number of school leavers with qualifications and implement legislation to raise minimum pay to a living wage

Question 5

Labelling theory

Answer 5

Argues that the criminal justice system needs to stop the process of negatively labelling and alienating powerless groups. They tend to be asked on retributive justice - punishing the offender by publicly humiliating or labelling them which makes it more difficult for them to integrate back into society and increases the potential of reoffending

Question 6

Restorative justice

Answer 6

Brings victims and offenders together in mediation meetings to help repair harm done and to show offenders how their crimes have affected the victim.
Punishments also need to be applied in a respectful, forgiving way in order to maintain an offenders ‘normal’ status within the group.

Question 7

Evaluating

Answer 7

Shapland et al. Found that offenders who had been through the restorative justice process were less likely to offend.