CRIME AND DEVIENCE-SOCIAL CLASS

Question 1

traditional marxism

Answer 1

crime is inevitable in capitalist society because capitalism is crimogenic (causes crime)
-exploitation of wc to gain profit leads to utilitarian crime to gain wealth and goods , creates allienation/fustration/violence/vandalism

Question 2

crimogenic society

Answer 2

dog eat dog system
pursuit of profit encourages greed and self intrest
win at all cost mentality
create coparate (business) and white collar crime such as tax evasion and fraud

Question 3

ideological functions - selective enforcement reiman

Answer 3

within the criminal justice system, selected bias when applying law. police more likely target wc areas and wc more likely to be criminalised than middle class