LW Policy Solutions

• Lea & Young - LW Policy Suggestions


  Crime can only be reduced by reducing inequality and addressing the economic and social conditions that lead marginalised groups to crime.
• Educational Programmes - LW Policy Suggestions



  Aimed at improving educational success and reducing exclusion.

  • E.g. Surestart & the Perry Preschool Project showed that early interventions in child care led to significant reductions in crime later in life.
  • Perry Preschool Project found that those who received weekly parenting advice and childcare were half as likely to end up in prison as the others from the same background.
• Increased Welfare - LW Policy Suggestions



  Minimum pay legislation (National living wage) is needed to ensure people are paid fairly and aren't tempted to become welfare-dependent as a result.

  • Benefits for struggling families should be increased so nobody feels the need to commit crime to survive.
• Right Realist criticisms of LW Policy Suggestions


  The Left is too soft on criminals - crime is an individual choice and failure.

  • Murray suggests individuals need to take responsibility for their morals - market forces should determine who gets better wages and the best education as it isn't the state's responsibility.