WJEC Criminology Unit 4 AC1.3 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Recap on Right Realism? Correct Answer *Synoptic Link* Zero tolerance. Get tough on crime. Charles Murray - people are tempted to commit crime but our social bonds and conscience prevent most of us from doing so. Murray also talks about the 'underclass' such as single parents who grew up without role models and crime is a way of proving they are men. Crime is linked to inadequate social control NOT economic factors such as poverty or unemployment. What is needed? Improved social control and tighter social constraints. Recap Left Realism? Correct Answer *Synoptic Link* Crime happens because of the inequalities of a Capitalist Society. Capitalism encourages materialism and consumerism but not all can access this. Those who cannot access desired goods turn to crime. What is needed? Gradual social change with a practical solution to a more equal and caring society. What is a further synoptic link? Correct Answer How do the media usually portray crime? Consider it from a Left or Right Realist point of view? What is 'The Limits of the Criminal Sanction'? Correct Answer Herbert Packer (1968), a Stanford Law Professor, constructed two models to represent the two competing systems of values within criminal justice. These models are: -Criminal Justice. -Crime Control Model. -Due Process Model.