Right Realism Flashcards
1
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Hernstein and Wilson
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Biological Factors such as high aggression and low impulse control signify those at greater risk of reoffending
2
Q
Murray
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The welfare dependent underclass gave w/c boys no example of employment, creating jobless and deviant and dysfunctional people
3
Q
Hirschi
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Tightknit communites and social bonds help prevent crime and set examles for all in the community for example the broken windows theory
4
Q
Evaluations
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- Although those from single parent homes commit more crimes by around 10-15% it is usually lower level crime
- Overlooks the impact of systematic issues such as unemployment and lack of education
- Overemphasis on crime does not adress the root cause of crime
5
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Clarke and Cornish
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Rational Choice theory.
