left realism Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

intro

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

1- lea and young - causes of crime marginalisation

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

young - bulimic society

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

young evaluation

A

lewis et al- London riots

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

young relative deprivation intensified

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

young evaluation

A

a03 criticism- Hirshi bonds of attachment- not all will commit crime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

crime solutions

A

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.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

left real evaluation

A

strength - suggests ways to reduce c and importance of community solutions

limitation- have t have long term for solutions+ ignore rich and powerful crime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly