Right realism

Question 1

View on crime

Answer 1

Less concerned with the causes on crime and focuses on practical and realistic solutions for crime

Question 2

Wilson and Herrnstein - biological differences

Answer 2

Crime is caused by biological and social reasons. e.g extraversion personality traits, poor socialisation and lack of role models

Question 3

Murray - underclass

Answer 3

Crime is increasing due to a developing underclass of people who are reliant on the welfare state. This underclass fails to adequately socialise their children

Question 4

Clarke - rational choice

Answer 4

Individuals have free will therefore, criminals choose to commit crime. Crime is increasing as the cost of crime is lower then the reward

Question 5

View of tackling crime

Answer 5

The causes of crime are too difficult to tackle, therefore we should make criminal behaviour less attractive
e.g zero tolerance policy

Question 6

EVAL

Answer 6

Overstates rationality of criminals
Ignores corporate and white collar crime.
Ignores wider causes of crime