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Solutions to crime

Feminism . Solutions to crime . Read section out of text book p. 42 – 43 – Feminism and restorative justice What do you think Feminism will believe is the solutions to crime? Which ones will they feel a focus is need on? . Starter. However the over view is as follows:

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Solutions to crime

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  1. Feminism Solutions to crime

  2. Read section out of text book p. 42 – 43 – Feminism and restorative justice What do you think Feminism will believe is the solutions to crime? Which ones will they feel a focus is need on? Starter

  3. However the over view is as follows: • Policies aimed at protecting women from male violence and routine harassment are favoured by Feminists. • The police need to prioritize the victimization of women in the form of domestic violence, sexual attack and harassment and to deal with these issues in a more sensitive manner. • Feminists believe that the law needs to do more to protect women The differing branches of feminism differ greatly on such areas.....

  4. Feminist solutions to this: • Safer streets by ensuring adequate street lighting. • Encourage women to carry rape alarms • Encourage women to take self- defense classes. • They DO NOT AGREE with the following advice to women to solve rape: • Do not go out alone. • Do not travel on public transport at night. • Do not use alleyways Feminists: main concern RAPE and sexual attack

  5. The police to be better trained to deal with victims. • That there should be more specialist centers to help women give their accounts. • There should be better recording of the forensic evidence. • Women should not be put on trial when she enters the court. • The preservation of the victims anonymity where possible. • More rape crisis centers • More domestic abuse centres. • Legislation on sexual harassment at work • Legislation on equal pay at work. Feminists actively campaign for:

  6. There ARE now more rape examination suites and case are now more personally dealt with by female officers. • However Newburn argues that there has been a decline in the number of rape crisis centres whilst there has been an increase in the number of reported rapes. How Feminism has had an impact on GOVERNMENT POLICY:

  7. Evaluation

  8. Restorative justice Solutions to crime:

  9. In contrast to incarceration and retribution a new model of justice is developing. Christie puts forward the concept of RESTORATIVE JUSTICE which puts the victim and the community at the heart of the solution s to crime. • The 3 elements of restorative justice are: • It seeks to put right the harm that has been done. • It seeks to balance the need of the victim with the need for accountability fo the offender • It seeks to ensure that the victim is involved in the decision making process.

  10. According to the Home Office the process of restorative justice is based on tth 3 R;s: • Restoration – offenders should apologies and make amends for the harm done. • Reintegration – offenders should be brought back into the community after they have paid their dept. • Responsibility – offenders take responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

  11. LINK TO GOVERNMENT POLICY: • Restorative justice has influenced many government policy initiatives such as: • Victim- Offender mediation. • Citizens panels and community boards. • Sentencing circles • Conferencing and court-based schemes.

  12. Today’s task: • Create revision cards/ sheet to consolidate solutions to crime : feminist and restorative justice • Homework • Finish your revision tasks TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF CRIME

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