Left Realists on a solution to reduce crime Flashcards
What do Left Realists say is the most effective solution to reduce crime?
Community Crime Prevention
What does Community Crime Prevention mean?
Improving the lives of people in neighbourhoods to reduce crime
Who argued Community Crime Prevention can be done through policing?
Lea and Young
What percentage of crimes are cleared up by the police due to information from the public?
90%
What could police find out from the public to reduce crime?
Find out what the most common crimes are
What form of police officers would Left Realists argue would be best for hiring?
Police Community Support Officers
What will Police Community Support Officers be able to do in terms of trust with local communities?
Build trust with local communities
What do Left Realists argue the government need to implement to reduce crime in young people?
Schemes to keep them in education longer
Name a government scheme that kept young people in school longer
Education Maintenance Allowance
What did the Education Maintenance Allowance scheme do?
Gave 16-19 year olds £30 a week to put towards school equipment if they attended all of their lessons
How did the EMA reduce crime in the short term?
Young people would be going to all of their lessons
How did the EMA reduce crime in the long term?
They went on to get better qualifications in school and get good jobs
What would Marxists argue about proposed Left Realists reforms?
They would not have a big enough impact
Which Marxist created the concept of the hegemonic values of capitalism?
Chambliss
What are 2 hegemonic values of Capitalism according to Chambliss?
Greed, Competitiveness
