right realism and comparing realism

Question 1

what outlook do they have

Answer 1

• right wing

Question 2

what political outlook do they have

Answer 2

conservative

Question 3

what do they favour

Answer 3

capitalism

Question 4

what class do they favour

Answer 4

middle class

Question 5

what are they concerned with

Answer 5

• practical solutions to reduce crime
• zero tolerance of crime

Question 6

what is in their opinion the best way to tackle crime

Answer 6

• control and punishment
• not to rehabilitate offenders or tackling causes such as poverty

Question 7

who benefits

Answer 7

the middle class as they dont focus on middle class crimes

Question 8

what crime does charles murray see as the main problem and why

Answer 8

street crime as it undermines social cohesion and destroys communitys

Question 9

what narrative does charles murray accept

Answer 9

the narrative of crime being done by working class and accepts crime stats

Question 10

how does he see humans

Answer 10

selfish and greedy

Question 11

what are humans naturally inclined to

Answer 11

naturally inclined towards crime if its in their interest and if theres little chance of being caught

Question 12

what do interactionists believe crime is

Answer 12

social construct and is created by society when its labelled as one by making a law - not a crime until we make it one

Question 13

what do marxists believe crime is

Answer 13

an ideological function - an idea forced on society by bourgeoise to focus attention on working class crime - conceal capitalism inequalities and hide bourgeoise crime