Left and Right Realism Exam 2 Questions and Answers
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Left and Right Realism Exam 2 Questions and Answers
What are ways Right Realists say are the solutions to crime? - Answer-They don't believe that it is possible to deal with biological differences.
Crime prevention polices should reduce the rewards and increase the cost of committing crime.
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Left and Right Realism Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What are ways Right Realists say are the solutions to crime? - Answer-They don't
believe that it is possible to deal with biological differences.
Crime prevention polices should reduce the rewards and increase the cost of
committing crime.
Right realists affecting policy - Answer-Target hardening- strengthening the security of a
building or installation to protect it in the event of an attack or reduce the risk of theft
Zero tolerance- doesn't tolerate any crime and punishes it harshly.
Strengths of Right Realism - Answer-Offending is a rational choice is supported by
Rettig's study where students choice to commit crime was determined by severity of
punishment.
Bennet & Wright: Burglars said the risk of being caught was important in deciding
whether or not to commit the crime.
Helped to produce and shape the governments research into crime. It had stimulated a
range of victim surveys and practical measures to combat crime
offers a more practical approach to tackling crime than Marxism and labelling.
Weaknesses of Right Realism - Answer-Focus is on young males and street crime. It
fails to explain white collar crime and too readily accepts crime statistics
Ignores structural reasons of crime such as poverty.
Bennet and Wright studied convicted burglars, the results might be different for
successful ones
Who is the main figure of Left Realism - Answer-Jack Young
Key points of Left Realism - Answer-Created practical solutions to the growing crime
rate.
Developed in response to right realism (which Young said failed to understand the real
causes of crime
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