Realist approach Flashcards
wilson and hernstein (right realist)
-biological differenc make some more strongly predisposed to commit crimes
-e.g personality traits, aggresion risk taking
murray (RR)
-crime increasing due to growin underclass who fail to socalise there children properly and welfare dendancy
- called a ‘generous revoultion’ too dependant on the state creates a status in crime
AO3 of murray
-ignores wide structure causes to poverty
ron clarke ?
-decision to commit crime is a rational calculation of likley consequences
-if rewards outweighs the cost people likley to offend
AO3 of ron clarke
-it explains utilertarian crime but fails to explain impulsive and violent crimes
wilson and kellings (tackling crime) (RR)
-zero tolerance (broken window theory)
-use to maintain the characteristics of neighbourhoods
-any sign of graffiti and vandalsim must be dealt with now
AO3 of wilson and kellings
-can lead to displacement of crime to move to a different are
-target hardening: if u make it harder to commit reduces rewards
lea and young (LR)
-relative deprivation: feel deprived to others, push people to obtain what they feel entitled to
-marginlisation: unemployed youths are marginlised as have resentment express through violence
subcultures: opportunites to achieve are blocked to result to street crimes
AO3 of lea and young ?
-RD:white collar crime
-M-no explainiton why crime is an outlet for frustration
-s- there are some positive subcultures (religion)
soultions to lea and youngs theory ?
-RD:fund education,job opportunites
-M:increase job opportunites and housing
-S: fund education and job opportunities
kinsley ?(tackling crime)
(LR)
- policing and control:should deal with local concerns and carry stop and searched to build relationships with communties
-tackling structural causes:must deal with inequality better housing and facilities
henry and milovanovic and marxists AO3 of (LR)
-ignore how powerful groups harm the poor
-marxists say this fails to explain corporate crimes
