CD - Assess right wing solutions to the problem of crime (20 marks)

structure:

intro + KA1 + CA2 + KA3 + CA4 + Critical conclusion

intro - Right realists focus on the erosion of community norms and the likelihood of getting caught as reasons for committing crime, they believe that making crime more difficult to commit and the making capture and punishment more likely will deter criminals.

KA1 - Farrington and Painter - ‘Diffusion of benefit’

in their study in Stoke-on-Trent, showed that the incidence of crime decreased by 43% in the experimental area where street lighting was improved. Improved lighting can be seen as directly causing a reduction in crime.

CA2 - Felson - situational crime prevention

talks about how it is good to reduce crime in certain areas it does also mean that the crime is just displaced to a different area and that it doesn’t reduce the amount of crime it just puts it in a different area.

KA3 - Wilson and Kelling - Environmental crime prevention

argue that crime flourishes in areas where social control breaks down. Broken windows are signs that the community cares less about an area.Wilson and Kelling argue that environmental crime prevention should be adopted; with more police on the streets and zero tolerance policies.they propose that 1. repairing any sign of environmental decline such as broken windows and graffiti must be tackled immediately.

CA4 - Left realists argue that factors such as a lack of investment are far more important than the policing strategy. they argue that while rich people live in gated communities guarded by technology and private security forces the poor may be left with further crime.

Critical conclusion

Right realists believe that the individual should be held accountable for the crimes they commit and that there are many ways of reducing crime by holding individuals accountable for their action while also making some slight changes to the environment