Left Realist Explanations of Crime and Deviance Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 left realist explanations of crime and deviance?
A
- Crime is a real social problem
- Causes of crime:relative deprivation
- Causes of crime: marginalisation
- Causes of crime: consumerism and materialism
2
Q
Who argues that crime is a real social problem?
A
How does the findings of the Islington crime surgery support
3
Q
How does the findings of the Islington crime survey support the left realist argument that crime is a real social problem?
A
It focused on working class areas and found that a quarter of all people always avoided going out after dark because of a fear of crime
4
Q
Who argues that relative deprivation is a cause of crime?
A
Lea and Young
5
Q
Who argues that marginalisation is a cause of crime?
A
Lea and Young
6
Q
What could be used to support Lea and Young’s argument that marginalisation is a cause of crime?
A
Stop and search rates
7
Q
Who argues that consumerism and materialism is a cause of crime?
A
Young
