LEFT REALISM PERSPECTIVE Flashcards
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Left realists look for…
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Solutions to crime and outlines crime as a w/c issue
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This perspective argues crime is a result of relative deprivation which is…
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The view that someone or a group is culturally and materially deprived, mostly the w/c
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Critisms of Left Realists
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- it highlights the fact that marginalised groups commit more crime, but that would mean in theory women commit crime more often
- it is too idealistic, based of principles of a revolution which isn’t realistic
4
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Lea and Young argued of
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Marginalisation - young w/c boys are turned to collective violence due to capitalist systems
5
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Young also argues of a bulimic society which is….
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When w/c people can’t afford material possessions, they turn to crime to obtain them
6
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What are the 3 key concepts of left realism
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- Marginalisation
- relative deprivation
- subcultures
7
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Young argues of growing individualism which
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Weakens informal social control and breaks down communities
8
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What are left realist solutions?
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- improved community cohesion
- measures to stop deprivation: SureStart
- Restorative justice
- democratic control of policing
