Crime and Deviance -Right Realism

• Abandon 'conventional theories', they are not interested in looking at deep structural causes 

Wilson - Causes of crime 

• The hold the individual responsible for the crime 
• They do not accept that high levels of social control are associated with higher crime rates

Cornish and Clarke - Rational choice theory and zero tolerance 

• Rational choice theory - if individuals think the rewards from committing crime outweigh the likely punishment and the risks of getting caught, they will commit crime 
• Broken windows - crime is highest in areas where there is high level…