Right Realism & Crime

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People are born with a predisposition against crime and if parents don't teach children norms and values, they may commit crime - according to who?
Wilson & Hernstein
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Wilson argued that trying to eradicate poverty won't...
Majorly reduce crime, as many poor don't commit so poverty isn't to blame.
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Broken windows theory was argued by Wilson and who else?
Kelling
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In broken windows theory, rowdiness needed to be challenged or vandalism would increase. But what was controversially argued within this theory?
No effort should be put into inner-city areas where crime is too bad, so police need to focus on places where there is 'still hope
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Murray argues that the rise of the underclass is caused by what?
The generosity of the welfare state.
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Rational choice theory is argued by which sociologist?
Clarke
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A criticism of rational choice theory is that...
Some crimes are impulsive, so no calculation is used.
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Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) focuses on doing what to crime?
Designing it out.
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A criticism of SCP is that it can create a new type of social inequality, as poor can't afford surveillance, so would be more vulnerable to crime. Who argues this?
Marxists
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Broken windows theory relates to a type of crime prevention known as Environmental Crime Prevention, where any anti-social behaviour must be prevented...
Immediately
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In order to reduce scoial problems such as vandalism, Wilson & Kelling note that public housing buildings should not do what?
Exceed 3 floors.
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Within Environmental Crime Prevention, it's argued that the police should tackle...
All types of crime, not just the most serious types.
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Murray argues that the rise of the underclass is caused by what?

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