THEORIES OF CRIME - LEFT AND RIGHT WING Flashcards
what do the left wing tend to focus on?
issues of power and inequality in society
left wing believe that people at the bottom of society are….
victims of circumstances
left wing believe the goal of society should be?
equality
left wing say that deviance is due to…
deprivation, reaction to labelling and unequal treatment
left wing say that the law is applied….
unfairly as crime is defined and enforced by those w/ power
who tends to take a left wing approach?
marx, interactionists and neo-marx
what do the right wing tend to focus on in crime?
individual achievement and opportunity
right wing believe that…
people get what they deserve in life
state shouldn’t intervene or support those who are struggling
right wing believe that what leads to wrong N+V
poor socialisation
who do the right wing blame for crime?
the criminal
how do the right wing aim to stop crime?
tougher penalties, stricter forms of control
who is the main right wing thinker?
Murray
what does Murray believe?
underclass are lazy and feckless
girls get pregnant at young age due to lack of father figure
boys have no impulse control and become sexual predators due to lack of father figure
evaluation of right wing Murray
Young - sociology of vindictiveness, punishes, demeans and humiliates those at bottom of society
Gallie - interviewed long-term unemploy men, had ‘strong work ethic’ but not enough jobs in area criticising dependency culture
Charlesworth - majority of those in pov don’t commit crime and have strong moral values
victim blaming
poverty doesn’t always lead to crime
what did Murray and Herrnstein find a link between?
crime and low IQ have a relationship
