1. Realist theories
Crime and Deviance

2. Using the whiteboards write down your answers to the quiz questions

3. Question 1
I believed that crime had some very positive functions. Who am I ?
Durkheim

4. Question 2 Structural Factors
What factors did Merton believe made society unequal.
Structural Factors

5. Question 3
This is one adaption to the strain of inequality identified by Merton in whichindividuals accept the culturally approved goals and strive to achieve them legitimately.
Conformity

6. Question 5 Status Frustration
Cohen came up with this key theory which summarises the concept deviance as a lower class phenomenon.
Status Frustration

7. Question 6
What is the name of the subculture which provides youths with an apprenticeship for a career in utilitarian crime.
Criminal

8. Question 7 Deviance amplification
This occurs when a crime or deviant act is publicised in order to create a moral panic.
Deviance
amplification

9. Question 8 Deterministic
The labelling theory has been criticised on this ground as it assumes that once labelled an individual will pursue a criminal career.
Deterministic

10. Why people commit crime in the first place.
Question 9
Although the labelling theory explains how labelling can affect and influence someone towards a life of crime, what does it fail to explain?
Why people commit crime in the first place.

11. Realist theories You will be able to:
Understand the differences between realist and other approaches to crime,
Understand the main features of right and left realist approaches to crime,
Evaluate the strengths and limitations of right and left realist approaches to crime.

12. Realist theories intro

13. Realist theories of crime & deviance
Different to labelling theory and critical criminology which see crime as socially constructed
Crime is a real problem that need to be tackled
They argues that has been a significant rise in crime rate (street crime, burglary & assault)
Fear of crime
Other theories fail to offer realistic solutions to the problem of crime

14. Emergence of realist approaches
1960’s & 70’s
Thatcher (UK) Reagan (USA)
These governments favoured reducing the welfare state
‘Get tough’ stance on crime
Increased use of prison & death penalty in US
‘short sharp shock’ approach to youth crime

15. Left Vs Right realism
We can divide realist approaches along political lines
Right realism – share New Right and Neo- conservative political outlook
Left realism – are socialists which favour different policies for reducing crime

16. The Learning Pyramid: Average Retention Rates
How do we teach? Much of what takes place in the classroom is teachers giving explanations. However, research shows that encouraging pupils to give explanations and using it as learning tool will support their learning further.

17. Left Vs Right realism Right realism Left realism
Taking crime seriously
The causes of crime
Late modernity, exclusion and crime
Tackling crime

18. Your task Read through your handout Select the key points
Discuss these in your group
Think about the best strategy for teaching your topic
Poster
Power point
Individual/ group
Think of one activity to assess your students learning

19. Summary
Complete your gap fill to give a summary realist theories