left realism

Question 1

who are left realists

Answer 1

left wing
socialists

Question 2

what do they see as the root cause of crime

Answer 2

inequality in capitalist society

Question 3

who are the main victims

Answer 3

disadvantaged groups
(w/c, women, ethnic minorities)

Question 4

where are crime rates highest

Answer 4

w/c areas

Question 5

how do left realists propose to reduce crime

Answer 5

make society fairer and more equal

Question 6

what do Lea and Young identify as 3 related causes of crime

Answer 6

relative deprivation
subcultures
marginalisation

Question 7

what is relative deprivation

Answer 7

how deprived someone is in relation to others

Question 8

what are 2 factors increasing peoples sense of relative deprivation

Answer 8

media pumping out messages to urge people to get material possessions

society unequal due to cuts in benefits, unemployment, job insecurity and low pay

Question 9

what is relative deprivation downwards (Young)

Answer 9

people who are better off feel resentment against those who are worse off

Question 10

what is subcultures

Answer 10

groups way to solve relative deprivation

some turn to crime to solve problem

criminal subcultures share materialistic goals but resort to crime due to blocked legitimate opportunities

Question 11

what is marginalisation

Answer 11

ones that lack organisations to represent their interests and lack clearly defined goals
e.g unemployed youth highly marginalised