Realist Theory

Question 1

Are right realists harsh on punishment

Answer 1

YES

Question 2

Give reasons for crime according to right realists

Answer 2

Biological differences- low IQ
Sociolaisation
Rational choice theory

Question 3

What is rational choice theory

Answer 3

When you weight up pros and cons with coming crime

Question 4

Who talks about rational choice theory ?

Answer 4

Clarke

Question 5

What are the components of crime according to Felson

Answer 5

1)a motivated offender
2)A suitable target
3) absence of a guardian ( somebody to stop them committing crime )

Question 6

Criticism of Right Realist Crime

Answer 6

-Ignores structural causes of crime
Overexaggerate biological element

Question 7

How do they exaggerate biological element ?

Answer 7

Lily Et al found IQ differences account for only 3% of offending rates

Question 8

Right Realist solutions to tackle crime

Answer 8

•broken windows - make sure environment is clean
•zero tolerance policy - no bad behaviour so become stricter with punishment
•target hardening - more use of prisons

Question 9

Which two theorists talked about broken windows ?

Answer 9

Wilson and Kelling

Question 10

Evaluation of the ways right realists say to tackle crime

Answer 10

•focuses on pretty crime and ignores corporation crime
•solutions just lead to crime being Displaced

Question 11

How does left Realists view crime ?

Answer 11

As a major problem

Question 12

What is the Aetological crisis ?

Answer 12

Crime increases due to labelling the poor

Question 13

Who studies Ateological crisis ?

Answer 13

Jock Young

Question 14

What do left realist think about the aetological crisis ?

Answer 14

They believe crime is rising and the victims are typically disadvantaged groups

Question 15

What are the causes of crime according to left realists ?

Answer 15

• relative deprivation
  -Subcultures
  -Marginalisation

Question 16

Who talks about relative deprivation?

Answer 16

Lea and young

Question 17

How did Lea and Young find relative deprivation leads to crime ?

Answer 17

Crime occurs due to everyone having self interest

Question 18

What is a subcultures ?

Answer 18

Group response to failure to achieve mainstream goals

Question 19

Who talks about religion ?

Answer 19

Weber

Question 20

What does Weber say ?

Answer 20

Religion offers explanations for suffering we face in society

Question 21

What is a marginalised group ?

Answer 21

Group that lack clear goals and organisation to represent their interest

Question 22

What does Young say late modernity is ?

Answer 22

Instability has made crime worse

Question 23

What are the three things according to Young that are a source of Relative Deprivation?

Answer 23

•media saturation
•greater source of leisure
•failure of ideology of meritocracy

Question 24

How has the rise of anti social behaviour occurred according to Young ?

Answer 24

More harsh punishment when deviating so causes people to lash out .one example is ASBOS now used

Question 25

What are the two ways to tackle crime according to left realists ?

Answer 25

1)policing and control
2)tackling structural causes of crime

Question 26

Who talks about policing crime ?

Answer 26

Kinsey , Lea and Young

Question 27

How does policing crime reduce crime ?

Answer 27

Police form better bond with community to develop trust

Question 28

If the police have not got bond with community what does this lead to ?

Answer 28

Military policing and this is when you swamp area and use stop and search tactics

Question 29

How do you tackle structural causes of crime ?

Answer 29

Deal with unequality in society
-provide more jobs
-tackle discrimination

Question 30

Criticism of left Realists

Answer 30

•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