Right realism

Question 1

views of right realism

Answer 1

sees crime, especially street crime, as a growing problem

Question 2

RR attitudes to other theories

Answer 2

RRs believe other theories failed to solve the problem of crime. labelling and critical criminology are too sympathetic to criminals and hostile to police and courts.

Question 3

RR practical solutions

Answer 3

RRs mainly concerned with practical solutions to reduce crime: control and punishment rather than rehabilitating offenders or tackling causes like poverty.

Question 4

right realism views of the causes of crime

Answer 4

reject idea of structural or economic factors eg. poverty. they tend to point out that the old tend to be poor yet have low crime rate.

instead, crime is the product of three factors: biological differences, inadequate socialisation and the underclass, and rational choice to offend.