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Watch the analysis of the relationship between violent video games, guns, and violent crimes in the first videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Wv71RLRaIand then get an idea about guns in Japan from the second short videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFb5Qgrn9ns. Which of these theoretical approaches of crime (anomie theories, social process theories, social control theories, or developmental and life course) may afford an explanation that links availability of guns to more violent crimes in a society? How?
500 words:
Describe and critique the debate on using restorative justice practices, such as peacemaking, in cases of sexual assault and domestic violence.
To stimulate your thinking and perhaps encourage you to dig deeper, watch the following video on the application of restorative justice before participating in the discussion:
http://youtu.be/o49R0_OAZiU.