Left realism on crime

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What do left realists argue?

They are a left wing political group who see inequality + capitalist society as the root of crime.

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Left realists 3 causes of crime

Lea and Young say - relative deprivation, subcultures and marginalisation.

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What is relative deprevation

How deprived or badly off someone feels compared to others.

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Lea and Young 2 factor to relative deprivation

  • The idea if media’s constant promotion of over consumption

  • A culture hooked on Gucci, BMW and Nikes

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Left realism and subcultures

They believe this solves the problem o relative deprivation. Also, many working class youth are not able to get good jobs due to discrimination of poor education so resort to crime.