left and right realists

policy must accept that crime is

real and rising

sociological debate on crime must accept that

crimes other than white collar crime are a problem

been a rise in crime

being a victim is a signifiicant event in their life

fear of crime is real

recommended changes in policy

good communication between police and local communities

public should have a key role in deciding policy

full and proper investigations of crimes

improve detection rates

relative deprivation causes

subcultures and crime

social order comes from

a fair and just societysqu

square of crime

interactions betweent he 4 elements of crime

4 elements of crime

state control

public control

offender

victim

left realists and labour gov

tough on crime, tough on causes of crime - simialr views form left realists and labour gov

criticisms of left realists

haven’t explained why some people who experience relative deprivation see crime as a solution and others dont

not enough data collected to make these conclusions

3 main causes of crime - right realists

biological predisposition

socilisation

lone parent families

right realist solution to crime

harsher punishments

zero tolerance

right realist criticisms

reject bio differences idea

zero tolerance has led to a rise in prision pop

no evidence for broken windows theory