Indeed, perhaps what is left realist’s strongest positive, is its highlighting of the victim(s) and their personal suffering as well as overall harm that the offender has caused to the public and more broadly, society. This is because when one acknowledges the effect that is produced by crime against the largely working class and disadvantaged or marginalized groups of society, there exists an opening for opportunity to more justly remedy the issue. Greater emphasis and funding towards rehabilitation of offenders as well as efforts into crime prevention amongst the working-class and other disadvantaged groups, paired with a less narrow focus on issuing punishments by the courts, would be of a benefit in that its non-oppressive and explores other avenues of correcting the crimes that occur all too frequently. It is integral to have law to uphold and reinforce order, but the establishment of it also makes it easier to fall into relying on the law and the subsequent consequences for straying from it rather than exploring other avenues within the establishment of such laws and sentencing practices that can help reduce