03B1.4.1 Left-wing social policy on crime Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 8

The 20 questions

1. Which criminological perspective strongly informs left-wing social policy on crime?

   • New Right
   • Left realism
   • Right realism
   • Functionalism

2. What key socio-economic factor do left-wing policies focus on reducing?

   • Rational choice
   • Biological traits
   • Relative deprivation
   • Genetic defects

3. Which major theorist is most closely associated with left realist explanations of crime?

   • Charles Murray
   • Travis Hirschi
   • Jock Young
   • James Q. Wilson

4. According to left realists, crime is most effectively reduced by strengthening what aspect of society?

   • Police numbers
   • Prison capacity
   • Surveillance
   • Social cohesion

5. Which state institution do left-wing policies typically advocate reforming to improve community trust?

   • The judiciary
   • Private security
   • Police service
   • Armed forces

6. What type of community-based intervention is often championed by left-wing crime reduction strategies?

   • Zero tolerance
   • Three-strikes laws
   • Multi-agency working
   • Mass incarceration

7. Which economic policy do left-wing approaches argue helps directly lower property crime rates?

   • Privatisation
   • Tax cuts
   • Full employment
   • Deregulation

8. What concept describes individuals being shut out from economic and social participation, targeted by left-wing policy?

   • Anomie
   • Focal concerns
   • Subcultural drift
   • Social exclusion

9. If a left-wing council funds youth clubs in a deprived estate, what approach to crime reduction is this?

   • Primary prevention
   • Target hardening
   • Deterrence theory
   • Situational prevention

10. Applying left-wing policy, how should a government tackle the root cause of youth gang violence?

    • Stop and search
    • Increasing sentences
    • Investment in youth
    • Curfews

11. If crime rises in an area due to extreme inequality, what would a left-wing policy primarily target?

    • Prison sentences
    • Income redistribution
    • Stop powers
    • CCTV installation

12. When police alienate ethnic minority youth through heavy-handed tactics, which left realist solution is needed?

    • Martial law
    • Military aid
    • Zero tolerance
    • Democratic policing

13. How do left-wing policies view the strategy of simply increasing prison sentences for minor offences?

    • Essential
    • Ineffective
    • Deterrent
    • Pragmatic

14. Which educational initiative aligns best with left-wing strategies for preventing juvenile delinquency?

    • Grammar schools
    • Compensatory education
    • Academic selection
    • Marketisation

15. What term describes the left-wing focus on victims of crime, particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups?

    • Biocriminology
    • Right realism
    • Actuarial justice
    • Left idealism

16. Why do left-wing approaches reject situational crime prevention measures like target hardening alone?

    • Displacement effect
    • Slow delivery
    • High expense
    • Too complex

17. What is a central criticism made by left realists against traditional Marxist criminology?

    • Focusing on elites
    • Ignoring street crime
    • Ignoring class
    • Overestimating capitalism

18. Which policy measure addresses the left realist sub-dimension of marginalisation among urban youth?

    • Stop and search
    • Community development
    • Mandatory minimums
    • Prisons

19. What structural reform do left-wing policies propose for housing estates experiencing high crime rates?

    • Eviction
    • Demolition
    • Urban regeneration
    • Gentrification

20. Which outcome do left-wing crime reduction policies ultimately seek to achieve alongside lower crime rates?

    • Social justice
    • Market growth
    • Authoritarian rule
    • State control

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