Right Realism

Question 1

What is the key 2 word phrase for this perspective in crime and what does it mean?

Answer 1

Zero Tolerance
- a policy of absolute refusal to tolerate any infraction of rule
- close attention being paid to minor offenses

Question 2

What does Clarke talk about?

Answer 2

Rational Choice
- if the consequences outweigh the costs of a crime, an individual will commit it

Question 3

What is Wilson & Kelling’s theory?

Answer 3

Broken Windows
- areas with broken windows = areas of crime
- ‘incivilities’ (like litter, graffitti, vandalism) mean that more serious crimes will follow in that area
- physical environment bad = early interventions needed, informal social control declines

Question 4

What do Wilson & Herrnstein talk about?

Answer 4

Biological Differences
- certain individuals are predisposed to crime due to personality traits like aggressiveness and low IQ

Question 5

What does Murray talk about?

Answer 5

Inadequate socialisation
- the nuclear family is being undermined by the welfare state = welfare dependency
eg. lone-mother families who don’t socialise their children effectively