criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and s ...

, the reintegrative shaming theory emphasizes the importance of

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. The theory holds that

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s should focus on the offender's behavior rather than characteristics of the offender. It was developed by

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criminologist Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and ...

John Braithwaite at

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in 1989. It is related to the emerging perspective of positive criminology, developed by the Israeli criminologist Natti Ronel and his research team. An example of reintegrative shaming can be found in the case of '' United States v. Gementera,'' wherein a 24-year-old mail thief was sentenced to, among other things, wear a

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sign stating, "I stole mail; this is my punishment", while standing outside of a

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postal facility. Shaming includes all forms social processes that in different ways have the aim of remorse in the offender. The theory highlights that the shaming is most efficient when coming from people close to the offender, such as friends and family, and not by authorities or officials. The idea is that the shaming is not stigmatized when aimed at the offense itself rather than the characteristics of the offender. Carrabine, E., Cox, A., Cox, P., Crowhurst, I., Di Ronco, A., Fussey, P., Sergi, A., South, N., Thiel, D & Turton, J. (2020). Criminology: A Sociological Introduction (4th). New York: Routledge. Ch.6 Libris https://libris.kb.se/bib/mzg7l6xqkqdmrqn0

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