RIGHT WING Flashcards
What do right-wing views tend to focus on?
Individual achievement and opportunity.
What do they argue about the state?
Should not intervene to support those who are struggling because everyone should take responsibility for their own actions.
Murray - socialisation.
States inadequate socialisation can lead young people from the ‘underclass’ into crime.
Murray - welfare.
Blames over-generous welfare payments for encouraging ‘feckless’ behaviour.
Murray - single parents.
Boys: tend to have poor impulse control.
Girls: getting pregnant at an early age.
Hirschi - strong bonds.
- Attachement.
- Commitment.
- Involvement.
- Belief.
CAIB
Hirschi - Attachement & Commitment.
A: Prevent many people from considering deviance.
C: Having responsibilities such as a job.
Hirschi - Involvement & Belief
I: Refers to being part of community, family, workplace.
B: Involves being part of a culture, including religions.
Gallie - criticism of Murray.
Interviewed long-term unemployed about attitudes to work. He found most had a strong ‘work ethic’.
Young - criticism of Murray
‘Sociology of vindictiveness’ aims to ‘punish, demean and humiliate’ those at the bottom of society.
What is ‘target hardening’ as a way of reducing situational crime?
Increasing security around targets of crime such as houses and cars.
What did Clarke state about situational crime prevention?
Theft from phone boxes stopped when aluminium coin boxes were changed to steel ones.
What did Farrington state about environmental crime prevention?
Found that crime decreased by 45% in experimental areas where street lighting was improved.
What do the RW favour in terms of punishment?
Harsher punishing, known as retribution.
What did harsher penalties lead to?
Shaming people publicly, which links to functionalist ideas of ‘degradation ceremonies’.
What do Wilson and Kelling state about policing?
We must prioritise the police’s role in ‘order maintenance’.
How is increased policing supported by Zimring?
Homicide rates in NYC declined by 82%, although it is difficult to prove whether this was down to these strategies.
What does Murray state about the welfare state and families?
Benefits should be cut and families that cannot afford their children should put them up for adoption.
What do the RW fail to address?
The underlying causes of crime.
What does Davis say in criticism of RW policies to reduce crime?
Cities will be segregated and a culture of fear is created which can lead to negative racial views.
What is the criticism of harsher punishments?
There is little evidence to suggest that these work as a deterrent as places which have the death penalty have higher crime rates than those that do not.
Criticism - environmental crime (Reiner).
The police would be better deployed focusing on more serious crime hot spots rather than clamping down on minor forms of anti-social behaviour.
