LEFT WING POLICIES ON CRIME REDUCTION

Question 1

how do left wing want to prevent crime?

Answer 1

long term structural changes

Question 2

what 4 changes do left wing want to make to prevent crime?

Answer 2

• reduce income ineq
• reduce unemploy
• raise living standards
• improve edu

Question 3

how do left wing want to punish crime?

Answer 3

rehabilitation to reintegrate offender back into society

restorative justice allow them to see the impact on the victim and community

Question 4

what does control focus on in the left-wing?

Answer 4

relationship with police, CJS and community specifically policing and multi-agency working

Question 5

who studied policing in left wing?

Answer 5

lea and young

Question 6

what do Lea and Young believe needs to happen for control?

Answer 6

trust and co-op between police and public as they lack confidence in the police

Question 7

what do lea and young believe is underpoliced?

Answer 7

DV and white collar crime

Question 8

what is multi-agency working?

Answer 8

police, media, religion, school and edu all improve someone’s moral context
more communication with fam/individuals for early intervention

Question 9

how can we evaluate left-wing policies?

Answer 9

• unrealistic and ineffective
• Murray said USA tried it and it failed and had no funding
• RJ relies on co-op from both parties [ Marshall - majority do co-op ]