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Need a little help on Re-integrative Shaming theory.
So, this is revision for an exam... I understand alot of it being inducing shame/remorse and expressing that to the victim, which allows for greater social and emotional healing than other, more punitive methods of justice. But is that it? I know the example of the community conferences and referral orders which all use re-integrative shaming.
It just seems a little too clear cut and simple to be true.
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Permalink Reply by Rashid Aziz on -
I guess it depends on which perspective you take - the victim's or the offender's.
I guess you need to consider:
Do long custodial sentences really reduce re-offending?
How can we measure the effectiveness of re-integrative shaming, with regards to how it has helped the victim? Can we really assess social and emotional healing?
I'm sure there are loads more key questions to consider..
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Permalink Reply by Gerard Newham on -
I have a problem with the theory... because it seems to rest on the assumption that "society" has a shared set of values and beliefs, a notion which I would strenuously reject. If the person doing the shaming is seen by the perpetrator as some sort of authority or respected figure, I can see it working - and it can work powerfully. If not, it's all too easy for any expression of shame or remorse to be lip service.
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Permalink Reply by Rashid Aziz on
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You don't believe there are shared norms and beliefs in society?
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Permalink Reply by Gerard Newham on
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Not to the degree suggested by reintegrative shaming theory, no,
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