Strengths of Official Crime Statistics: Underclass Flashcards
Why would Right Realists argue Official Crime Statistics produce a true picture of crime?
Because they show how there is an underclass in society
What 2 things are common with the “underclass” according to Right Realists?
Receiving benefits and Committing crimes
What did Murray argue?
That crime increasing in the 1980s was because an underclass of people had grown
What did Murray believe about underclass primary socialisation?
Many underclass people had grown up without a father and their mothers could not discipline them properly
What was a result of underclass primary socialisation deprivation?
They would not learn the norms and values of society so would be more likely to commit crimes