Class, Power and Crime

Question 1

What type of theory is Marxism?

Answer 1

• Structuralist
• Macro
• Conflict

Question 2

What does Marxism focus on?

Answer 2

Class inequality

Question 3

Complete the sentence:

Marxism is the ____ theory that looks at white ____ crime.

Answer 3

• Only

- Collar

Question 4

What do Marxists argue about the law and the criminal justice system?

Answer 4

• It is another tool used by the ruling class to serve their interests and maintain a position of power.

Question 5

What does the idea of criminogenic capitalism argue?

Answer 5

• Crime is inevitable in Capitalism.
• The working class commit crimes because of poverty, constant advertising, alienation and a lack of control.
• Even the ruling class commit crime to get ahead.
• Essentially, you are forced into crime by capitalism.

Question 6

Complete the following sentences:

Marxists argue that all ___ serve the _____ class.

Marxists argue that all ___ are based on ____ private property.

Marxists argue that the _______ and _______ minorities are punished _____ while the crimes of the _____ go _____.

Laws don’t just _____, but perform ___ to keep Capitalism _____. Health and ____ laws keep the working _____ able to work. Seeing crime as a ____ problem, diverts away from _____ and seeing _____ as disturbed ______ the true nature of _____.

Answer 6

• Laws
• Ruling
• Laws
• Protecting
• Working class
• Ethnic minorities
• Harshly
• Powerful
• Unnoticed
• Punish
• Functions
• Stable
• Safety
• Class
• Working class
• Capitalism
• Criminals
• Disturbed
• Disguises
• Crime