Left realism on crime

Question 1

What do they believe is the root cause of crime?

Answer 1

• Relative deprivation.
• Marginalisation.
• Subcultures.

Question 2

What do they believe is the solution for crime?

Answer 2

Informal control such as better housing, more job opportunities and more democratic policing.

Question 3

Wha does Lea and Young argue?

Answer 3

The working class are more likely to experiance relative deprivation (judging your status by that of others) and individualism (being self-interested).

Question 4

What is marginalisation?

Answer 4

Those who lack clear goals/representation. Young w/c are powerless and unrepresented which leads to violence and rioting to express anger.

Question 5

Who argues we live in a ‘bulimic society’?

Answer 5

Young.

Question 6

What does Young argue about subcultures?

Answer 6

• A lack of jobs for the w/c has left many socially excluded.
• We live in a ‘bulimic society’ where we are exposed to a variety of consumer products which the w/c cannot purchase.
• W/c deviant subcultures emerge as group solutions to the problem of relative deprivation and marginality arising from social inequality.
• These act as motivators for crime and some w/c subcultures see offending as acceptable behaviour.