Right Realism
- Created by: ecotts
- Created on: 23-12-17 11:37
View mindmap
- Right Realism
- See crime as a major and increasing problem
- It is important to maintain order from society to run smoothly
- they look for practical ways to achieve this
- Reflect the idea that crime can be explained in terms of structures causes
- Such a increasing inequality
- They focus on the individual offenders role and the role of law enforcement in preventing crime
- Crime as a Rational Choice
- Wilson
- Crime is committed when the chances are highest of getting maximum rewards with minimum risk
- Way out the benefits and balance these against the risks of getting caught
- Is crime is more profitable that taking a job, crime will increase
- if you can get away with crime, it will increase
- Informal controls break down, and become weak= less shame, less law abiding
- Formal controls failing= not solving crime problems as they have weak punishments
- Broken Windows
- Wilson & Kelling
- Its crucial to try to maintain social controls in neighbourhoods if crime is going to be in check
- Police do this by clamping down on minor, undesirable behaviour, keep addicts off the streets
- If a single broken window is left unrepaired an area can start to deteriorate
- It makes it unsafe for people
- They argue the police should concentrate on areas that are deteriorating
- They should focus on minor crimes because this is how offenders think they can get away with it
- Routine Activity Theory
- Cohen & Felson
- The risk of getting caught or lack of opportunity prevented crime taking place. It needs 3 conditions
- Individuals who were motivated to offend
- Avalibity of opportunity & targets
- Lack of capable guardians (people who control)
- Most crime was opportunist rather than planned
- If individuals motivated to comment in routine activities, crime was more likely to occur
- Spending time in public place where their were more targets= increasing crime
- To reduce crime, it has to be made harder to commit
- Underclass
- Murray
- The existence of the underclass led to growth in crime
- Untitled
- See crime as a major and increasing problem
Comments
No comments have yet been made