left wing views

Question 1

left wing

Answer 1

issues of power and inequality
- system psuhed people to crime in an act of despriation

Question 2

left realism - young 1986

Answer 2

• accept that white collar and corporate crimes are significant
• accuse idealists of having a romantic view of the criminal

Question 3

matthews and young 1992 - the square of crime

Answer 3

understanding of roles of both offender and victim must be supplemented with the role of public opinion
- the state role in formal social control

Question 4

lea and young 1993 - crime in 3 concepts

Answer 4

relative deprivation - feelings that are experienced when comparing themselves to others in society
marginalisation - those on the edge of society
subculture - shared set of norms that are developed to respond to mainstream society

Question 5

young 1999 - the exclusive society

Answer 5

concepts focussing on the way that society economically excludes people
- economic exclusion increases, social exclusion follows and the breakdown of communities and families