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4.2 - Class, Power & Crime (Marxism) Flashcards

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Functionalist Explanations for Class Differences in Crime

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> Due to inadequate socialisation e.g. Durkheim

> Miller - Focal Concerns

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Strain Theorists Explanations for Class Differences in Crime

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> e.g. Merton

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Subcultural Theorists Explanations for Class Differences in Crime

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> e.g. Cohen SF & C&O 3 SC

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Labelling Theorists Explanations for Class Differences in Crime

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No act is deviant, labelling makes it so, WC more likely to be labelled.

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General Marxist View on Crime

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> Law enforced selectively vs WC & OS flawed

> CJS serves UC interests & structure of capitalism expcrime.

> Need 4 classless society, w/ less crime

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Criminogenic Capitalism

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Crime inevitable very nature causes crime, based on exploiting WC for profit.

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Criminogenic Capitalism & WC Crime

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> Poverty so crime only way WC survive

> Only way to get consumer goods, promoted by advertising = util crimes e.g. theft

> Alienation = frustration = non-util crimes e.g. violence

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Criminogenic Capitalism & UC Crime

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> Win @ all costs mentality instilled = greed profit, so do CC

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Marxism - Class & Crime (KS)

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> Chambliss (Criminogenic Capitalism, State & Law Making)

> Gordon (Prevalence of Crime)

> Mankoff (Welfare State & Crime)

> Snider (State & Law Making)

> Reinan (Selective Enforcement)

> Pearce (Ideological Functions of Crime & Law)

> Althusser (Ideology)

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Chambliss (Criminogenic Capitalism)

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> Universal in all classes, due to focus on utili gains

> WC & UC used diff ways to get goods, e.g. w/ limited means so do violence & thefts

> UC + options e.g. CC

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General Criticisms of Chambliss

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Too deterministic, not all WC turn to crime, despite financial position

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Gordon (Prevalence of Crime)

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> Crime rational response to capitalism in a dog eat dog society - present in all classes

> Especially in US w/ lack of welfare, so WC need 2 do crime 4 survival

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Mankoff (Welfare State & Crime)

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  • LVLS of crime in EU > US, as basic needs e.g. healthcare & food etc met

> Feel protected by state & don’t do crime

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Chambliss (State & Law Making)

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> Main purpose of law to protect wealth from masses

> e.g. English law introduced in east africa, but didn’t want to work for British

> Gov made tax w/ punishment for no payment = new workforce for plantation owners, so can pay tax

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Snider (State & Law Making)

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> Reluctant to pass laws 2 regulate businesses e.g. profit > ppl

> Ppl in CC - likely to be prosecuted

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Methods of UC Creation of Laws

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> Connections w/ officials to pass laws, protecting priv property

> Big companies use pressure groups to pass laws in their interests

> Ownership of free press, make WC activities seem deviant & need control

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Examples of Laws in favour of UC

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> Tax laws allows companies to avoid tax, w/ registered officers in tax havens

> Non-implementation for recommendations of Grenfell, due to costs for companies

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Reinan - Selective Enforcement

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> WC + likely to be criminalised, but courts ignore UC crime

> e.g. Social Security Fraud by WC always prosecuted, but tax evasion of UC isn’t

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Knife Crime & Selective Enforcement

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> 47K knife crimes in UK vs 69K workplace accidents

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Pearce - Ideological Functions of Crime & Law

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> Laws appear to benefit WC > UC e.g. health & safety laws, keeps workers fit 4 wrk = FCC.

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Criticisms of Law Creation in favour of UC

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> Laws made 4 harmonious running of society e.g. theft, violence etc.

> Consumer rights laws, protects our rights

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Ideological Functions of Crime & Law

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> State enforce law selectively & OS makes crime only WC shifts attention from UC crime

> Divides WC encouraging workers to blame criminals issues > capitalism

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Althusser - Ideology

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> Some reject ISA, so control & order needs maintaining w/ RSA

> Police & Army use physical force to deal w/ those who rebelling v social order

> e.g. 2011 Riots & Police response to BLM, works in favour of UC

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Criticisms of Althusser

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+ reject ISA of UC, w/out rebelling to an extent needing RSA to intervene

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Marxism A03 (KS)

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> Left Realists

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LR (Criticisms of Marxism)

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Focuses only on UC Crime ignores + crime intra-WC e.g. theft

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General Evaluation of Marxism

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> Criminals now V, unequal society actually to blame

> Not all capitalist societies w + CR e.g. Japan - crime > US

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NM - Critical Criminology (KS)

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> Taylor (Anti-Determinism & Crime as Voluntarist, FSTOD)

> Hall (FSTOD - Policing the Crisis)

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Anti-Determinism (Taylor)

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Reject idea WC do crime cuz of poverty & ext factors e.g. anomie & labelling

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Crime as Voluntarist (Taylor)

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> Criminals consciouly do crime, to desperately change society w/ political motive

> eg. redistributing wealth & not puppets of capitalism.

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A03 of Crime as Voluntarist (KS)

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> Rock (Romantic)

> RR

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Rock - Criticisms of Taylor

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> Overly romantic view of criminals e.g ‘’robin hoods’’ fighting injustice

> LR states most crimes by WC v WC, ignore
effects on WC v’s

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RR Criticisms of Taylor

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> DV/Rape not politically motivated, crime opportunistic not reaction to injustice

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Background to Taylor’s FSTOD

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> Comprehensive theory to change society for better, uses elements of marx/interactionism

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6 Elements of FSTOD

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  1. Origins of Deviant Act
  2. Immediate Origins of Deviant Act
  3. Act itself & meaning for actor
  4. Immediate Origins of Social Reaction
  5. Wider Origins of Social Reaction
  6. Effects of Labelling
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  1. Origins of Deviant Act - FSTOD
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Power structures in society & social inequality

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  1. Immediate Origins of Deviant Act - FSTOD
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Context person decides to commit act e.g. loss of job

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  1. Act itself & meaning for actor - FSTOD
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e.g. was it a form of rebellion v capitalism

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  1. Immediate Origins of Social Reaction - FSTOD
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Reactions of those around deviant e.g. police & society

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  1. Wider Origins of Social Reaction - FSTOD
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Those w/ power to define deviant actions & why some get treated harsher than others

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  1. Effects of Labelling - FSTOD
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Deviant’s future actions

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Hall - FSTOD - Policing the Crisis

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  1. 70’s time of social crisis
  2. Riots & Strikes
  3. Mugging - police stigmatise black men
  4. Media Outrage @ muggings
  5. Need for scapegoat, black men easily blamed
  6. Felling of injustice for BAME & confidence in CJS
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AO3 NM (KS)

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> Feminist

> Burke

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Feminist - Criticisms of NM

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Gender blind, only focus on M criminality > f

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Burke - Criticisms of NM

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Too general to explain crime irl & too idealistic to tackle crime

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WCC

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> Done by ppl w/ high status e.g. occupational & CC

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Occupational Crime

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Employees do 4 4 personal gain stealing from company

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Corporate Crime

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Done by employees for companies benefit e.g. to + profits

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Crimes of the Powerful (KS)

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> Tombs (Problem w/ WCC, Scale of CC)
Carrabine et al (Abuse of Trust)
Sutherland (Abuse of Trust)

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Problem w/ WCC (Tombs)

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> Harms of UC don’t breach criminal law e.g. administrative offences

> e.g. companies failing to comply w/ codes of practice

> Powerful companies influence law, so acts uncriminalised

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Scale of CC (Tombs)

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> Does + harm > street crime, = costs e.g. deaths, injuries, pollutions

> Not just by few widespread & routine

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Examples of CC

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> Financial Crimes

> Against Consumers

> Against Employees

> Against Environment

> State CC

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Financial Crimes & vs Consumers (Examples

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> e.g. tax evasion, bribery

> e.g. selling unfit goods hiding defects

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Examples of Crimes vs Employees & Environment & State

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> e.g. breaking health & safety laws

> e.g. toxic waste dumping

> e.g. Priv contractors exempt from prosecution for testifying

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Breast Implant Example - Crime vs Consumers

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> Give F breast implants filled w/ dangerous industrial silicone > expensive medical silicone

> 300K sold over world

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Carrabine et al - Abuse of Trust

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> Professional in positions of trust w/ finances, health & info but can violate trust

> e.g. GP Harold Shipman killed 15 patients

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Sutherland - Abuse of Trust

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> WCC + threat to society > WC crime = leads to distrust of key institutions & undermines fabric of society

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Reasons for Invisibility of CC

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> Media
> Lack of Political Will
> Complex
> De-Labelling
> Under-Reporting
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Media (Reasons for Invisibility of CC)

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> Limited coverage of CC, reinforces idea it’s WC only

> Sugarcoat CC crime e.g. embezzlement as ‘’accounting irregularities’’

> & death @ work accidents > negligence

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Lack of Political Will (Reasons for Invisibility of CC)

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> For CC only focused on street crime

> e.g. HO used crime surveys for ordinary crime > CC.

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Complex (Reasons for Invisibility of CC)

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> Law enforcers under-resourced & no technical expertise to investigate effectively.

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De-Labelling - Reasons for Invisibility of CC

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> CC filtered out of process of criminalisation, seen as civil not criminal

> Penalties are often fines not jail.

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Example of De-Labelling - Reasons for Invisibility of CC

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> 3.6K UK ppl had secret bank accounts w/ HSBC to avoid tax

> But only 1 persecution & no action v HSBC

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Partial Visibility of CC Crime

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> Media investigations into CC crime so + visible > past.

> Due to privatisation of public services, companies + involved in daily lives

> So now exposed to + scrutiny.

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Explanations of CC

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> Strain Theory
> Differential Association
> Labelling Theory
> Marxism
> Organisational Cultures
> Globalisation
> De-Regulation of Laws
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Strain Theory, DA & Labelling Theory - Explanations of CC (KS)

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> Box (Strain Theory)
Clinard & Yeager (Strain Theory)

> Sutherland (DA)
Sykes & Matza (TON) (DA)

> Cicourel (LT)
Nelken (De-Labelling) (LT)

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Box (Strain Theory) - Explanations of CC

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> If companies in tough situations & can’t maximise profit by legal means tempted to innovate

> e.g. Barcelona illegal state aid

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Clinard & Yeager (Strain Theory) - Explanations of CC

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> Law violations by large companies increased when financial performance fell.

> Highlighting willingness to achieve through innovation

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Sutherland (DA) - Explanations of CC

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> Criminality learned from associating w/ ppl w/ criminal attitudes, leads us to be deviant

> Culture of business likes aggressive personalities wanting to succeed w/ crime becomes socialised.

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Sykes & Matza (Techniques of Neutralization) (DA) - Explanations of CC

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> Ppl deviate easier if they produce justifications to neutralise objections to it

> e.g. say they were carrying orders from above or say everyones doing it.

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Cicourel (LT) - Explanations of CC

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> MC can negotiate non-criminal labels for behaviour

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Nelken (De-Labelling) (LT) - Explanations of CC

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> Act only criminal if labelled, companies avoid this w/ expensive rep.

> Reduce seriousness of charges & hide criminal behaviour

> Enforcement agencies don’t effectively investigate - NO of offences labelled.

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Marxism, Organisational Cultures, De-Regulation of Laws, Globalisation - Explanations of CC (KS)

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> Box (Mystification)
Pearce (Smokescreen)

> Tombs & Snider (Organisational Cultures)

> Tombs & Whyte (De-Regulation of Laws)

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Marxism (Explanations of CC)

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> CC due 2 capitalist goals, companies only comply if enforce strictly

> Criminogenic as if legit means 4 profit blocked will resort to illegal means

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Box (Mystification) - Explanations of CC

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> Spreads ideology CC - harmful > WC crime stops state making laws conflicting w/ interests

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Pearce (Smokescreen) - Explanations of CC

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> Some CC prosecuted, but only tip of iceberg, acts as a smokescreen

> Gives illusion state controlling CC crime but still get away w/lots of crime

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General Criticisms of Marxist Explanations of CC

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> Don’t explain crime of NPO e.g. state

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AO3 Explanations of CC (KS)

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> Nelken

> Braithwaite

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Nelken - Criticisms of Marxism (Explanations of CC)

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> Unrealistic all business offend w/out risk of punishment

> due to factors e.g. maintaining PR w/other companies

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Braithwaite - Criticisms of Marxism (Explanations of CC)

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> Law-abiding + profitable > breaking e.g. pharmaceutical companies complying w/ FDA rules

> Can access lucrative markets in poor countries, due to guarantee of quality

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Tombs & Snider (Organisational Cultures) - Explanation of CC

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> Culture of corporations = criminal behaviour, excessive comp = risk taking e.g. profit > ppl

> Need to please shareholders, makes decisions unethical, but can use bylaws 4 protection

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Deregulation of Laws - Explanation of CC

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>

  • in CC as of - risk breaking regulations, if caught companies fined

> But low - so not disincentive

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Tombs & Whyte (Deregulation of Laws) - Explanation of CC

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>

  • health & safety inspections est 2000

> Allows companies to breach it putting staff & customers @ risk

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Globalisation - Explanation of CC

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> Big companies go nations w/ - law, eco power of companies outmuscles gov of nations

> Don’t oppose acts as want to attract TNC’s to + employment & popularity w/ppl

> But = human exploitation & health & safety issues

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Bangladesh Factory Collapse Example of Globalisation

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> Workers 4 major retailers, had 1K+ workers killed when factories collapse

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Undereporting - Reasons for Invisibility of CC

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> Often V whole of society, not just 1. V’s unaware of victimisation

> Don’t see as real crime/feel powerless & don’t report it fg

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