Topic 6a: Left Realist explanations of crime

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

During the 1980’s Marxist and interactionist approaches were criticized for ignoring the fact that crime was actually a problem for many people and that crime rates were increasing. This lead to the creation of realist approaches. Left Realists differ from Marxists in that they do use official statistics to shape their responses to crime. They are also interested in shaping policies to tackle and solve crime problems and focus on the impact of crimes on individual victims and communities.

Question 2

Conclusion

Answer 2

Left Realism and subcultural theory