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What political ideology is left realism?
Liberal
What political ideology is right realism?
Conservative
What does left realism focus on?
Inequality
What does right realism focus on?
Individual
How do left realists believe we can combat crime?
Dealing with inequalities
How do right realists believe we can combat crime?
Harsher punishments
What are the 3 main factors responsible for crime according to right realists?
Biosocial factors
Inadequate socialisation
Rational choice
Who came up with biosocial factors idea?
Wilson and Hernstein
Who came up with inadequate socialisation theory?
Murray
Who came up with rational choice theory?
Clarke
What are biosocial factors
Biological differences increase the likelihood of some committing crime more than others
What is a criticism of biosocial factors?
Lilly states that IQ differences account for less than 3% difference in offending
What is the inadequate socialisation theory?
Welfare state creates dependency, encouraging single parenting, which leads to fatherless families
What is a criticism of inadequate socialisation?
Rotherham by Charlesworth
What is rational choice theory?
If the rewards are greater than the risks then people choose commit crime
What is a criticism of rational choice theory?
Ciimes of passion are not rational
What
Whta is situational crime
What is target hardening?
Increasing effort it takes to commit a crime
Who came up with broken window theory?
WilsonW
What is
What is the issue with zero tolerance policing?
Police can focus on punishing ethnic minorities
Who approved the 3 strikes rule?
Van Den Haag
What concepts did Lea and Young look a?
Relative deprivation
What is relative deprivation?
How deprived someone feels in relation to their expectations
WHat is a buli
What theory links to relative deprivation?
Strain
What is marginalisation?
Where people lack clear goals and organisations to represent their interests
What theory links to marginalisation?
Status frustration
What do Lea and Young mean when exploring subculture?
Response to relative deprivation but they aren’t completely separate from society as they share traits with others
What theory links to subculture?
Illegitimate opportunity structure
What is the square of crime?
Different elements that helps understand crime
Who came up with the square of crime?
Matthews
What are the different elements in the square of crime?
State
Community
Offender
Victim
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