Left Realist theories of crime
- Created by: jesskeayy
- Created on: 30-05-17 15:28
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- Left Realist theories of crime
- Realists look at 'real' approaches of preventing crime. Sees crime as a real problem for society
- Based on Neo-Marxism, but working on the assumption that crime is caused by inequality
- Crime can be prevented by addressing social issues
- YOUNG- looked at practical issues as to where crime happens/ changing social attitudes
- Legalising drug use with clear medical supervision would prevent those that are involved in substance abuse becoming labelled as 'criminal'
- Changing social attitudes would prevent deviants becoming marginalised
- Legalising drug use with clear medical supervision would prevent those that are involved in substance abuse becoming labelled as 'criminal'
- Crime is multifactorial, meaning that many overlapping issues create crime
- Marginalisation
- Poor/disadvantaged feel side-lined. People become bored whilst unemployed
- The only way they can influence politics is by rioting/ being deviant
- Poor/disadvantaged feel side-lined. People become bored whilst unemployed
- Relative Deprivation
- Feeling poor, as you cannot afford what is deemed 'necessary' by the media
- Subcultural membership
- Working-class subcultures are 'anti-authority'
- Rastafarianism- smoke cannabis as a religious expression of belief
- Working-class subcultures are 'anti-authority'
- LEA & YOUNG
- To understand crime- you must take into consideration:
- THE OFFENDER- and their personal reasons for committing crime
- THE VICTIM- The victim decides what acts they think are criminal
- THE PUBLIC- society condemning acts as unacceptable. THIS MAY ACT AS A DETERRENT
- To understand crime- you must take into consideration:
- Influential in making of ASBO's, Criminal Behaviour Orders, Police Commisioners
- Intended to make police more sensitive to victims and communities
- CRITICISMS
- Praised for acknowledging victims of crime
- Combines ideas from conflicting theories
- Fails to explain why people from the poorest areas do not resort to crime
- 'deprivation' is a personal feeling, people may feel deprived because they cannot afford the most expensive cars. In reality, they are still well off
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