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OPTION 2 'Crime is a real problem that must be taken seriously by criminologists.' Discuss. Taking crime seriously is a concept that needs to be addressed by the government and political agencies in order to combat crime and to admit that for the most of society crime is a real problem that needs serious attention. I will in this essay discuss the central argument and key tenets of realist criminology; those of the right and left realism are used to explain the demand that we take crime seriously. I will examine the strengths and weaknesses of each theory using various criminologists to illustrate my arguments. Both left and right realism are concerned with building practical responses to crimes which are of public concern, predatory crimes such as violence, street crime and burglary, with this they advocate effective measures that could be used to control crime and the containment of crime and to establish...

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