Evaluate Realist explanations of crime and
deviance (40) Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1. R The underclass commits a disproportionate amount of crime
due to the decline of the traditional family and family values correct
answer: Murray
Eval - Chambliss CM - Its the hegemonic values of capitalism which explain crime, not the dysfunctional
values of the underclass
2. 2. R The underclass commits a disproportionate amount of
crime due to welfare dependency correct answer: Murray and Marsland
Eval - Carlen FE - Solutions to crime, such as reducing benefits harm women and children, deals mean
they can provide for their family
3. 3. R Individuals rationally calculate the risks and rewards of
criminal behav- iour correct answer: Clarke, Felson - Absent of a 'capable guardian'
Eval - Katz and Lyng PM - Over states ottenders' rationality and how far they make cost - benefitting
calculations before committing crime. This is because criminals are irrational
4. 4. R Crime is highest in areas of disorder and community breakdown
correct answer: Wilson and Kelling - Broken windows theory, Graflti
Eval - Clarke PM - Zero tolerance policies and broken window policies move crime to other places rather
than reducing it - Displacement
5. 5. L The working class commit crime in response to relative
deprivation correct answer: Lea and Young
Eval - Snider CM - Overly focuses on street crime, ignoring white collar and corporate crime and fails to
examine the crimes of the rich and powerful
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deviance (40) Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1. R The underclass commits a disproportionate amount of crime
due to the decline of the traditional family and family values correct
answer: Murray
Eval - Chambliss CM - Its the hegemonic values of capitalism which explain crime, not the dysfunctional
values of the underclass
2. 2. R The underclass commits a disproportionate amount of
crime due to welfare dependency correct answer: Murray and Marsland
Eval - Carlen FE - Solutions to crime, such as reducing benefits harm women and children, deals mean
they can provide for their family
3. 3. R Individuals rationally calculate the risks and rewards of
criminal behav- iour correct answer: Clarke, Felson - Absent of a 'capable guardian'
Eval - Katz and Lyng PM - Over states ottenders' rationality and how far they make cost - benefitting
calculations before committing crime. This is because criminals are irrational
4. 4. R Crime is highest in areas of disorder and community breakdown
correct answer: Wilson and Kelling - Broken windows theory, Graflti
Eval - Clarke PM - Zero tolerance policies and broken window policies move crime to other places rather
than reducing it - Displacement
5. 5. L The working class commit crime in response to relative
deprivation correct answer: Lea and Young
Eval - Snider CM - Overly focuses on street crime, ignoring white collar and corporate crime and fails to
examine the crimes of the rich and powerful
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