left realism and surveillance strengths and limitations

Left realism strengths

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What does left realism draw attention to

Left realism draws attention to the importance of poverty, inequality and relative deprivation as the underlying structural causes of crime

What does it show on street crime

It draws attention to the reality of street crime and its effects, especially on victims from deprived groups

Left realism limitations

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What does it focus too much on

It’s focus on high crime inner-city areas gives an unrepresentative view and makes crime appear a greater problem than it is

What is over- predicted

It over predicts the amount of working class: not everyone who experiences relative deprivation and marginalisation turns to crime

What are other forms of surveillance

Researchers have identified other forms of surveillance, including actual justice and profiling

What has Foucault’s work stimulated

Foucualt’s work has stimulated research into surveillance and disciplinary power-especially into the idea of an ‘electronic panopticon’ that uses modern technologies to monitor us