... of the New Right ideas they are also separate, as the New Right are not in equal agreement over all the topics. "The radical right, libertarianism, supply-side economics, the taxpayers' revolt, monetarism, Thatcherism, Reagan-omics, the new right - these are some of the labels given to the body of argument offered in recent years as a challenge to the post-war consensus." (David Green, 1988:1). The New Right stands for a political view that tries to minimise state intervention in ordinary lives. It holds the belief that society is primarily to blame for any problems for the individual. In terms of crime, the New Right advocates the Rational Choice Theory, saying that criminals weigh up the benefits in relation to the costs of their actions and decide whether to commit the offence. This can be for material gain or some sort of amusement or pleasure (Moore, 1997:145). Rational choice does not look at ...

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