LEFT WING Flashcards
What do left-wing tend to focus on?
Issues of power and inequality in society.
The State.
They believe the state should intervene to share out the wealth and ensure everyone has equal chances.
What is deviance seen as a result of?
Desperation, a reaction to labelling or unequal treatment.
Which perspectives are the most closely linked to left-wing?
Marxism, Neo-Marxism and Interactionism.
Give two ways in which the left-wing suggest crime can be prevented.
- Raising living standards and quality of life for poorer people.
- Improving education.
What do the left-wing focus on when punishing crime?
Rehabilitation.
What is RJ?
Restorative justice - looks at the impact of offending.
What do the left-wing tend to look at when accessing control?
Relationships between police, CJS and community.
What did Lea and Young state about policing?
Argue that the public lacks confidence in the police. Military-style policing leads to less co-operation.
What is multi-agency working?
The police, social services, media, religion and schools all play a part in improving a person’s ‘moral context’.
How does Murray criticise the left wing approach?
Points out that America tried to implement these policies in the 60s/70s and failed.
What is the issue with RJ?
Can be a problem as it relies on the co-operation of all parties.
What does Marshall point out in defence of left wing approaches?
States the majority of individuals do co-operate and failures to not take part are much lower than failures to pay court fines.
Young & Matthews - solutions.
Improving leisure facilities for the young, reducing income inequalities, reducing unemployment and creating jobs with prospects, will all help to cut crime.
What does Young argue from a LR perspective about crime?
That we are now living in a late modern society characterised by instability, insecurity and exclusion, which make the problem of crime worse.
