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Peace-Making Criminology

Peace-Making Criminology – Full Detailed Analysis (LLB Semester Exam Perspective) 1. Introduction Peace-making criminology is a modern, human-centered approach to understanding crime and justice. It challenges the traditional idea that “crime can be controlled only through punishment or fear.” Instead, it says that real justice comes from peace, empathy, forgiveness, and social healing . The theory believes that “you cannot stop violence by using more violence.” So, instead of punishing criminals harshly, society should aim to understand their suffering and remove the social causes of crime , such as inequality, poverty, and injustice. 2. Historical Background and Origin This theory developed during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United States. It emerged as part of the critical criminology movement , which criticized the legal system for being too harsh and unfair to the poor and marginalized. Main founders of this school are: Richard Quinney Harold Pepinsk...