Left Realist Solutions to Crime

1. Who did a study on restorative justice and what did they find?

Braithwaite - General public had misconceptions about it, saw as weak and favouring offender but found victims favoured it as it reduced their fear of crime and anger at offender
Sherman and Strang - General public had misconceptions about it, saw as weak and favouring offender but found victims favoured it as it reduced their fear of crime and anger at offender
Lea and Young - General public had misconceptions about it, saw as weak and favouring offender but found victims favoured it as it reduced their fear of crime and anger at offender

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Reoffending and crime rates tend to be lower in societites where reintrigative rather than disintregative shaming is used
Reoffending and crime rates tend to be higher in societites where reintrigative rather than disintregative shaming is used
Reoffending and crime rates tend to be lower in societites where reintrigative and disintregative shaming is used

Organization of society and the inequality, advantage and poverty which is the enviroment where crime may become the norm
Organization of society and the inequality, disadvantage and poverty which is the enviroment where crime may become the norm
Disorganization of society and the inequality, disadvantage and poverty which is the enviroment where crime may become the value

Criticised for being soft on criminals and crime (Blame criminal not society), fail to explain why majority in poverty do commit crime and Right Realists say tighter controls are needed along with better socialisation of kids and severe punishment
Criticised for being soft on criminals and crime (Blame society not criminal), fail to explain why majority in poverty don't commit crime and Right Realists say tighter controls are needed along with better socialisation of kids and severe punishment
Criticised for being hard on criminals and crime (Blame society not criminal), fail to explain why majority in poverty don't commit crime and Right Realists say tighter controls are needed along with better socialisation of kids and severe punishment

Encourages offender to take responsibility for their actions and repair the harm they have done by apologising to victims and giving back to the community
Encourages victim to take responsibility for their actions and repair the harm they have done by apologising to society and giving back to the community
Encourages offender to take responsibility for their actions and repair the harm they have done by apologising to police and giving back to the community