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What is the main focus of realist criminology?
Public's
fear of crime
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How do realist perspectives differ from Marxist views?
They focus on
feared
crimes, not
powerful
crimes
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What shift in view influenced realist criminology?
The emergence of the
'law and order'
issue
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Which politicians were concerned with law and order issues?
Thatcher
and
Blair
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What contributed to increased concern about crime in the
1980s
?
Expansion of gathering
crime
data
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What significant survey was introduced in the
1980s
?
British Crime Survey
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What changes occurred in police powers during this period?
Extended
powers and
tougher
sentencing
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Who is a notable right realist criminologist?
James Q
Wilson
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What did
James
Q
Wilson
advocate for in criminology?
Tougher
punitive
measures over
rehabilitation
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What is the main focus of right realists?
Control
and
prevention
of criminal behavior
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What is the sociological concept of an underclass?
People outside
ordinary
society due to lack
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How does Charles
Murray
view state welfare payments?
They create a
dependency culture
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What did
Murray
claim about the underclass in the UK?
It was
developing
and defined by
behavior
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What characteristics define the underclass according to
Murray
?
Long-term
unemployment
and high
teen pregnancies
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How does
Murray
link the underclass to crime?
They are more likely to commit
delinquent
behavior
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What is the
'Broken
Windows
Theory'
?
Monitoring
petty
crimes prevents
serious
crime
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Who developed the
'Broken
Windows
Theory'
?
Wilson
and
Kelling
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How did the
'Broken
Windows
Theory'
change policing strategies?
It was immediately adopted by
law enforcement
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What was the outcome of the
quality
of
life
initiative in
New
York
?
Reduction in
felony
crimes by
40%
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What does
Routine
Activity
Theory
focus on?
Situations
of crimes and their
environments
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Who proposed
Routine
Activity
Theory
?
Marcus Felson and Lawrence E.
Cohen
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What does
Routine
Activity
Theory
suggest about social causes of crime?
Crime is
unaffected
by
social
causes
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How does
Routine
Activity
Theory
relate to rational choice theory?
It is
founded
on rational choice theory
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What are the three major reasons for crime according to
Kinsey
,
Lea
, and
Young
?
Relative deprivation
,
subculture
,
marginalization
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What does
relative
deprivation
refer to?
Feeling of exclusion due to
economic disparity
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How does marginalization contribute to crime?
Groups without a
voice
may resort to
crime
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What role do subcultures play in crime according to left realists?
Acceptance of
illegal
means to attain desires
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What solutions do
left
realists propose to reduce crime?
Better
wages
,
jobs
, and
housing
More
accountable
criminal justice system
Shared
responsibility
in
crime control
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What is the criminogenic triangle in left realism?
Relative
deprivation
Subculture
Marginalization
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How does relative deprivation lead to subcultures?
It creates feelings of
political marginalization
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What is the relationship between relative deprivation and crime?
Relative deprivation
can lead to
criminal
behavior
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