Right realism Flashcards

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For right realists what are the 3 factors crime is a production of ?

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Individual biological differences
Inadequate socialisation
Individuals rational choice to offend

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What did right realists Wilson and Herrnstein (1985) say about what causes crime ?

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In their biosocial theory of crime they said
“crime is caused by a combination of biological and social factors”

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What did Herrnstein and Murray (1994) argue was the main cause of crime ?

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low intelligence which they also argue is biologically determined

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What did Murry (1990) say was the main cause of crime ?

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The growth of the underclass and the welfare state encouraging a culture of dependency

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What did Bennett, Dilulio and Walters (1996) argue ?

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crime is the result of growing up around deviant, delinquent and criminal adults in a practically perfect criminogenic environment

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What is rational choice theory, in a crime context ?

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Clarke (1980) argues that Individuals freely make the choice to offend or not

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What do right realists say is the solution to crime ?

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control, containment and punishment of offenders in order to make crime less attractive

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What is zero tolerance, as a solution to tackling crime ?

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The right realist idea that police should focus on being tougher and controlling the streets so that the public feel safe

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What is target hardening ?

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An approach to crime prevention emphasising making it harder to commit crimes and increase the cost of the crime to the offender

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What are some evaluations of right realism ?

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Right realists don’t address the social and structural causes of crime

They don’t allow for the fact that some people may just be targeted by labelling.​

They assume that all crimes are rational, and that criminals are able to make rational choices

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