class,power,crime

Question 1

marxism:gordon ?

Answer 1

-criminogenic capitalism
-crime is a rational response to captalist system and found in all social classes even though statics say its WIC

Question 2

chambliss ?

Answer 2

-argues laws are to protect property are the cornerstone of the captalist economy
-protects those who own goods

Question 3

snider ?

Answer 3

-captilist state are reluctant to pass laws that regulate there buisness or profits

Question 4

pearce ?

Answer 4

-argues law only benefits ruling class by giving workers fit for work giving captalism a caring face
-creates false consciousness among workers

Question 5

AO3 for pearce ?

Answer 5

-The CJS sometimes act against interest of captalist class
-left realist say that it ignores intra class crimes (WIC are criminals and victims)

Question 6

taylor et al (neo marxist)

Answer 6

-marxists are to deterministic
-belives in free will see crime as meaningful action and a conscious choice by actor

Question 7

AO3 for neo marxists ?

Answer 7

-Feminist criticise it for being ‘gender blind’ focusing on male crime
-LR belive NM do not tkae crime seriously and ignore its effects

Question 8

sutherland (WCC)

Answer 8

• a crime committed by a person of high social status in hus occupation
  -2 types of crimes
  -occupational: by employees for personal gain
  -corporate: by employers for organisation

Question 9

Tombs (WCC)

Answer 9

-corporate crimes has enormous: physical (death, injuries) enviourmental (pollution) and economic (workers, taxpayers)

Question 10

reiman and leighton ? (WCC)

Answer 10

-The crimes is commited by high class people, less liley to be treated by an offence
-high rate of prosecution for ‘typical street crimes’ hiher class get a more forgiving view of crime (tax evasion)