Left-wing realists believe that strengthening police powers is a solution to crime because it means the police can take more control over the crimes they see occurring, for example not wearing seat belts safety while in a moving car. This can be considered a global solution to crime as it creates the fear that something will happen to someone who breaks the law and is seen, so if police powers were strengthened and if more police were on the streets, this would ultimately deter people from do it. commit crimes out of fear. While this could be considered a comprehensive solution to crime, it would actually offer no solution to white collar crimes. This highlights the idea that left realists show an excessive focus on crime, as well as victimization, in poor communities and therefore fail to focus on the crimes of the powerful. This may also demonstrate that left realists rely more on local crime investigations (Walklate,