Left Realism:

Question 1

Young (1986)

Answer 1

Argues that left realism navigates between the hysteria about the underclass, moral panics and over policing in certain communities

Question 2

Left realists:

Answer 2

They except that white collar and corporate crime are significant

They believe that there has been a significant increase in levels of street crime and the fear surrounding it

Question 3

Islington crime survey

Answer 3

Found that 80.5% of people saw crime as a problem affecting their lives and women were found to be particularly affected by not going out after dark

Question 4

The Square of crime:

Matthews and Young

Answer 4

They suggest that crime arises at an intersection and stresses the role of public opinion and informal focus control and also the role of the state ie formal social control

The two clearly into set as public sentiment can drive government policy and practice

Question 5

Lea and Young:

Answer 5

They explain crime in three concepts:
Relative deprivation
Marginalisation
Subculture

Question 6

The exclusive society

Young

Answer 6

Focuses on the way that society economically excludes increasing numbers of people and yours a link between social exclusion and crime

As economic exclusion increases as does social exclusion

Question 7

Eval:

Answer 7

Left realists are challenged for the lack of evidence on the motives of offenders

Also it’s questionable as to how their ideas are

Although they do focus on the impact of society and inequalities individual behaviour