Right Realism Flashcards
What are the three factors that right realists believe explain crime?
Human greed
Poor socialisation (link to Murray)
Easy opportunities to commit crime
Why was right realism created?
As typical sociology up to the 1970’s had failed to explain and solve the issue of crime
What is James Wilson (1975) associated with?
The Broken Window Theory
What are Clarke and Coleman (1980) associated with?
Rational choice theory
What are Incivilities? (Broken window theory)
Non utilitarian crimes (e.g vandalism)
How is Durkhiems ‘warning light’ function of crime linked to broken window theory?
Broken window theory suggests that crimes need government intervention if they happen
What does rational choice theory (Clarke and Coleman 1980) suggest about the reasoning behind crimes?
Rational choice theory claims that individuals weight up the benfit and cost of commiting a crime, if the benefit outweighs the cost, they will commit the crime
What does Broken Glass Theory (Wilson 1975) suggest about the reasoning behind crime?
It claims that incivilities that are left unchecked can lead to more serious crimes as crime is caused by human greed, so we need to be socalised and subjected to social controls in order to avoid commiting crimes.
What did Wilson (1975 Broken Glass Theory) suggest would be the best course of action for police to take to avoid crime?
A zero tollerance policy to all crimes to prevent the effects of leaving incivilies unchecked.
What did Van Den Haag (1975) suggest should be implemnted by The CJS?
Corperal and Capital punishments + harsher sentences
Why does Charles Murray (1990) believe the underclass commit crimes?
Because they are insufficiently integrated into society’s norms and values due to poor socalisation
Who tested situational crime prevention in Stoke On Trent?
Kate Painter
What overall decrease in crime was seen in the area where situational crime prevention was used (Kate Painter)
A -26% in decrease in the lit-up areas and crime also decreased in the ajacent areas
Who criticises right realists’ view that crime is
Lyng (2004) - Edgework –> criminals seek thrill
(Link to Millers focal concerns 1958)
