left realism Flashcards
intro
- wc mostly commit crime against other wc =intra class crime
- they focus on victims of crime
- crime(problematic) amongst wc and fear justifies this
- similar to marxist- society as capitalism cause crime
1- lea and young - causes of crime marginalisation
- growing unrest + criminality of wc sections youth located in wider structure associated with capitalism
- relative d=crime is rooted with being deprived
- marginalisation-lack clear order, originally powerless no goals frustrated so turn to crime.
- subculture-come up with collective solution to relative so commit c to close gap
young - bulimic society
- media saturated society to everyone in consumer culture through advertising to show us what life should be like
- bottom tier people excluded and cannot afford through designer goods ect
young evaluation
lewis et al- London riots
young relative deprivation intensified
- growing individualism- focus on self no community spirit
- weakening of informal social control- trafficking structures breaking , lack of support
- growing economic inequlity+change-globalisation led to gap between wealthy and poor
young evaluation
a03 criticism- Hirshi bonds of attachment- not all will commit crime
crime solutions
improve community cohesion- to grow and function+develop healthy rships
tackle deprivation measures- surestart for children 4- support child development
restorative justice-meeting between v and d to help with moving forward
democratic police control- building uo ships in community- multi agency approach needed.
left real evaluation
strength - suggests ways to reduce c and importance of community solutions
limitation- have t have long term for solutions+ ignore rich and powerful crime