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Which politician replaced Suella Braverman as Home Secretary?
James Cleverley MP moved from Foreign Secretary to Home Secretary.
Which two sociologists do we associate with Left Realism?
Lea and Young.
Which political party in the UK has been influenced by Right Realist ideas of crime and deviance?
Conservative.
Which position in the Cabinet has David Cameron taken up?
Young (2003) argues that the lower-class live a bulimic lifestyle. What does this mean?
They gorge on the goods they are exposed to in the media, but as they can't afford it they have to purge (throw it up).
Name two Right Realists.
Murray
Wilson
Hernstein
Bennett
Clark
Felson
What decision is the Supreme Court deciding on this week?
The Rwanda migrant plan, which was one of Suella Braverman's policies that caused a lot of controversy.
Left Realists argue that there are three causes of crime. Name each one.
Marginalisation
Relative deprivation
Subcultural reaction
There are three explanations of crime and deviance from Right Realists. Name all three.
Biological differences
Socialisation and the underclass
Rational Choice theory
Routine Opportunity theory
A secret Met Report has just been leaked to the BBC and shows that a senior officer in a very controversial and famous case was corrupt. Which case was this?
TIP: Race related crime
The Metropolitan Police handling of the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993.
Rather than blaming poor socialisation for the criminality of young, black, working class males, they blame what?
The government, as they should be implanting policies into the targeted areas to give the residents something to do.
Name three ways in which Right Realists argue crime should be tackled, and explain one example of a policy that was introduced that reflects this approach to crime.
Target hardening
Greater use of prisons
Swift punishment
Zero tolerance policing in NY.
Which former owner of Chelsea football club has links to Vladimir Putin?
Roman Abramovich.
Left Realists argue that there are two solutions to tackling crime. What are they?
Improving policing and control
Deal with deeper structural causes of crime
Outline one criticism of zero tolerance policing.
Crime fell in areas where ZT policing was not used
Preoccupied with petty crime
Gives the police too much power and leads to discrimination
Leads to displacement of crime
Defines crime up