Class and crime

Question 1

Gordon

Answer 1

Capitalist society encourages the working class to be criminal as they encourage consumerism and materialism. WC may also need to commit crime to survive e.g stealing food

Question 2

Becker

Answer 2

Police tend to patrol working class areas which results in more crime being found within the working class. This makes it look like the working class commit more crime, but they dont they are just caught more then the MC

Question 3

Selective law enforcement

Answer 3

The middle class are treated more leiniently for crime, as they are seen as making a mistake while the working class are punished harshly

Question 4

Opportunity of the middle class

Answer 4

The middle class has more opportunity to commit crime as they hold top positions in businesses which gives them the access required to commit these crimes

Question 5

EVAL

Answer 5

Doesn’t explain why only some people commit crime
It is difficult to get accurate statistics for white collar crimes