class, power and crime

Question 1

name some examples of cooperate crimes

Answer 1

• many foreign embassies don’t pay congestion charges ( diplomatic immunity)
• topshop doesn’t pay tax as they send their money oversees

Question 2

name another type of cooperate crime

Answer 2

abuse of trust

• position and status gives opportunities to abuse trust
• accountants and buyers can be employed by criminal organisations

Question 3

how is crime crimogenic

Answer 3

by its nature it causes crime

Question 4

how does capitalism give rise to crime

Answer 4

based on exploitation of WC. Gives rises to crime because:

• poverty may mean only chance of survival
• only way of obtaining consumer goods
• alienation leads to frustration

Question 5

is crime just confined to WC

Answer 5

No.
capitalism is a ‘dog eat dog’ system of ruthless competition
Gordon- crime is a rational response to the capitalist system and found in all social classes

Question 6

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Answer 6

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Question 7

what do Marxists say about ideological functions of crime

Answer 7

• laws are passed that appear to benefit wc eg workplace health, but benefits ruling class too eg keeping workers fit for work
• gives capitalism a ‘ caring face’

Question 8

what is AO3 for marxists theory of crime

Answer 8

• too deterministic and over predicts amount of wc crime
• not all capitalist societies have high crime rates
• criminal justice system does sometimes act against interest of capitalist class

Question 9

who are neo marxists

Answer 9

influenced Marxist ideas but confine these ideas with other approaches such as labelling theories

Question 10

what did Taylor say about crime ( neo Marxists)

Answer 10

conflict is caused by extreme inequalities of wealth; the state enforcers laws to benefit capitalist classes ; capitalism should be replaced by classless societies

Question 11

what does Taylor argue about marxists

Answer 11

argue that marxism is deterministic. Take a more a voluntaristic view. Criminals have free will and often a political motive

Question 12

what is a fully social theory of deviance

Answer 12

a comprehensive understanding of crime to help charge society for the better

Question 13

what 6 aspects do Marxists argue needs to unite the complete theory of deviance

Answer 13

1. wider origins of deviant act
2. immediate origins of the deviance act
3. act itself
4. immediate origins of social reaction
5. wider origins of social reaction
6. effects of labelling

Question 14

criticisms for Taylors (Marxist) theory on criminology

Answer 14

• feminists - ‘gender blind’
• romanticises WC criminals as Robin hood
• too idealistic to tackle crime