Tackling crime from right realist viewpoint

What is target hardening

Making it harder to commit crime by strengthening security (alarms, locks)

What is surveillance

CCTV, neighbourhood watch and situational prevention (better lighting)

What is Wilson and Kelling’s ‘broken window theory’

Wilson and Kelling- immediately fixing small signs of disrepair which indicate social decay in communities

how will problems grow due to Wilson and Kelling on the broken windows theory

If a single window is broken and goes unmended, or rudeness and rowdiness goes unchallenged, problems will grow

What is the zero tolerance theory

Crack down on petty crime and disruptive conduct to prevent more serious crime developing

What is the crucial role of police

The crucial role of the police is to stop an area from deteriorating by clamping down on the first stages of undesirable behaviour

How does Young criticise Zero tolerance

Young- it’s ‘success’ was a myth peddled by politicians- crime rate had already been falling, it was falling in other cities that didn’t use zero tolerance

What were police given (criticisms of zero tolerance)

Police given free reign to discriminate against ethnic minority youth, the homeless etc as they are preoccupied with petty crime and ignores white collar crimes

What leads to displacement of crime (criticisms)

Control of disorder priorities rather than tackling decline in neighbourhoods due to underinvestment

Evaluation of right realism solutions

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What does it ignore

It ignores corporate crime, which may be more costly and harmful to the public.

How does Jones criticise right realism solutions

Jones- results in displacement of crime to other areas. Jones points out that right realist policies in the USA failed to prevent that crime rate rising

What does it overemphasise

It overemphasises control of disorder, rather than tackling underlying causes of neighbourhood decline such as a lack of investment