left realist solutions of crime

What are the 3 left realist explanations of crime?

• Relative deprivation

• Marginalisation

• Subcultures

Which theorists came up with these explanations?

• Lea and Young

How does relative deprivation cause crime?

• Suggest deprivation and comparison is the root of criminality

• Living standards have risen so have peoples feelings of being deprived compared to others

• Leading to resentment and ppl turning to crime to achieve what they are entitled to

How does marginalisation cause crime?

• People that dont feel like they are part of society

• Lack the goals and organisations to represent their interests

• Sense of frustration and resentment and lead to crime that they think will improve their situation

• Feel pushed out society

• Ppl don’t stand up for them

• Leads to violence

How do subcultures cause crime?

• Collective response to problem of relative deprivation and marginalisation

• Drug based - criminality , religious - discourage crime

• Anomie - subcultures claim their values legitimate - conflict + crime