How Do Realists View Crime

Realists provide solutions to combating crime This question raises the issues of how realists see crime. Realists depending on their left or right perspectives see different levels of crime as an increasing problem. Realists are more interested in resolving the problem of crime, other then different possible critical theories. For example, why crime is committed in the first place. This approach is more concerned in sourcing realistic solutions inside the criminal justice system. Despite clear differences between them, they share a commitment to contributing, to changes in policy and practice, which will lower the raising rate of crime.

right realists reject the view that economic factors such as poverty and deprivation cause crime, and it is pointless to try and eliminate the reasons that crime is committed. Instead they look for more culture reasons such as declining morality and a negative attitude for authority. They believe, focus should be on searching for practical crime prevention. This is achieved through strong law and order and a tougher stance towards offenders,
This theory has been debated by Wilson and Hernstein (1985) which in their view, bio differences in individuals such as personality traits like aggression, extroversion and low impulse taking could predispose individuals to commit crime. Wilson and Hernstein (1985) also argued that becoming a criminal was a matter of choice for individuals whom have not be socially integrated and with the added complications of biological factors increases the probability of them becoming unlawful.

Right realists also characteristic the problem of crime to changes in family structures in modern society. They claim that “discordant families” for example single parent families with many children are responsible for poor quality socialisation, which could then be a possibility that these individuals are more prone to