Crime, Shame and Reintegration
“Crime, Shame and Reintegration” by John Braithwaite, published by Cambridge University Press on March 23, 1989, offers a significant contribution to criminological theory. This 226-page work explores the relationship between societal shaming processes and crime rates, arguing that different approaches to shaming can lead to varying levels of criminal behavior. Braithwaite discusses how shaming can be counterproductive but, when rooted in a cultural context that respects the offender, can serve as an effective form of social control.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the social conditions necessary for successful shaming and its implications for criminal justice policies. The book addresses topics such as criminology, sociology, and social science, making it relevant not only to criminologists and sociologists but also to professionals in law, public administration, and politics. Braithwaite’s insights suggest a shift from punitive measures to a focus on moralizing social control, providing a thought-provoking perspective on crime and societal responses.
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Crime, Shame and Reintegration is a contribution to general criminological theory. Its approach is as relevant to professional burglary as to episodic delinquency or white collar crime. Braithwaite argues that some societies have higher crime rates than others because of their different processes of shaming wrongdoing. Shaming can be counterproductive, making crime problems worse. But when shaming is done within a cultural context of respect for the offender, it can be an extraordinarily powerful, efficient and just form of social control. Braithwaite identifies the social conditions for such successful shaming. If his theory is right, radically different criminal justice policies are needed – a shift away from punitive social control toward greater emphasis on moralizing social control. This book will be of interest not only to criminologists and sociologists, but to those in law, public administration and politics who are concerned with social policy and social issues.
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