policy development left realism

• left realism:

  • basis = root cause of crime is unequal and unfair social structure. 3 main policies
• left realism: polices to reduce inequality:

  • major structural changes to tackle = discrimination , inequality of opportunity , unfairness of rewards , lack of good jobs for all and lack of decent housing for all
  • effective = reduces relative deprivation and reduces some crimes
• left realism democratic policing:

  • police and the community = effective policing relies on trust, support and flow of information from the community. involving them in decision making should improve this
  • effective = some successes such as domestic violence and hate crime are higher priority as well as cannabis is now low priority for some forces
• left realism a multi agency approach:

  • how it works = involving many agencies apart from the police such as schools and social services in the fight against crime
  • effective = some successful campaigns have taken this approach such as : no knives better lives
• new labour policies:

  • tough on crime and causes of crime = investing in improvements to deprived neighbourhoods through communities in care scheme
  • effective = some successful campaigns such as no knives better lives