Right Realism

How does Right Realism view crime?

as a real growing problem that destroys communities, undermines social cohesion and threatens society's work ethic.

What did law enforcers use to deal with young offedners?

short, sharp, shock

What are the 3 causes of crime from a Right Realist approach?

bio-social

socialisation and the underclass

rational choice theory

What do Wilson & Hernstein say crime is caused by?

combination of biological and social factors.

Finish the sentence:

Biological differences between individuals make some people...

innately more strongly predisposed to commit crime than others.

Name 4 personality traits that put some people at a greater risk of offending.

hint ( R.E.A.L)

risking taking

extraversion

aggression

low impulse control

What does Murray argue the cause increase of crime rate?

the growing underclass

Why does Murray say the underclass is at fault for the increase in crime rate?

hint: use moral consensus, work ethic, mainstream society

they fail to properly socialise their children into the moral consensus and work ethic of mainstream society.

what have the underclass become more dependant on?

the welfare state

What does Murray argue the welfare system encourage?

hint: M.U.L.D.S

marriage decline

unemployment in men

lone parent families

divorce

state dependency

Finish the sentence off:

Lone mothers are...

1. ineffective socialisation agents

what does rational choice theory assume?

individuals have free will and the power of reason

what does Clarke argue on the decision to commit crime?

crime is a choice based on rational calculations of likely consequences

what is it meant by 'calculation of likely consequences?'

if the perceived rewards of crime outweigh the perceived costs of crime people are more likely to engage in the criminal action