Realist Theory Flashcards
Are right realists harsh on punishment
YES
Give reasons for crime according to right realists
Biological differences- low IQ
Sociolaisation
Rational choice theory
What is rational choice theory
When you weight up pros and cons with coming crime
Who talks about rational choice theory ?
Clarke
What are the components of crime according to Felson
1)a motivated offender
2)A suitable target
3) absence of a guardian ( somebody to stop them committing crime )
Criticism of Right Realist Crime
-Ignores structural causes of crime
Overexaggerate biological element
How do they exaggerate biological element ?
Lily Et al found IQ differences account for only 3% of offending rates
Right Realist solutions to tackle crime
•broken windows - make sure environment is clean
•zero tolerance policy - no bad behaviour so become stricter with punishment
•target hardening - more use of prisons
Which two theorists talked about broken windows ?
Wilson and Kelling
Evaluation of the ways right realists say to tackle crime
•focuses on pretty crime and ignores corporation crime
•solutions just lead to crime being Displaced
How does left Realists view crime ?
As a major problem
What is the Aetological crisis ?
Crime increases due to labelling the poor
Who studies Ateological crisis ?
Jock Young
What do left realist think about the aetological crisis ?
They believe crime is rising and the victims are typically disadvantaged groups
What are the causes of crime according to left realists ?
- relative deprivation
-Subcultures
-Marginalisation
Who talks about relative deprivation?
Lea and young
How did Lea and Young find relative deprivation leads to crime ?
Crime occurs due to everyone having self interest
What is a subcultures ?
Group response to failure to achieve mainstream goals
Who talks about religion ?
Weber
What does Weber say ?
Religion offers explanations for suffering we face in society
What is a marginalised group ?
Group that lack clear goals and organisation to represent their interest
What does Young say late modernity is ?
Instability has made crime worse
What are the three things according to Young that are a source of Relative Deprivation?
•media saturation
•greater source of leisure
•failure of ideology of meritocracy
How has the rise of anti social behaviour occurred according to Young ?
More harsh punishment when deviating so causes people to lash out .one example is ASBOS now used
What are the two ways to tackle crime according to left realists ?
1)policing and control
2)tackling structural causes of crime
Who talks about policing crime ?
Kinsey , Lea and Young
How does policing crime reduce crime ?
Police form better bond with community to develop trust
If the police have not got bond with community what does this lead to ?
Military policing and this is when you swamp area and use stop and search tactics
How do you tackle structural causes of crime ?
Deal with unequality in society
-provide more jobs
-tackle discrimination
Criticism of left Realists
•Interactionalist say as left realists look at qualitative date can’t understand the persons motive for committing crime
•only focus on High crime in inner cities ->makes crime to be a greater problem than it is
