Critical criminology Flashcards

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Criminality and Economic conditions - Bonger

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Capitalism is criminogenic; it produces crime because it rewards egoistic behaviour.
Inequalities in capitalism creates opportunities, perpetrators and motives.

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Class, State and Crime - Quinney

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The state is organised to serve the interests of the dominant classes.
Crime control is established through agencies and government elites.

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Gramsci and the Birmingham school

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conducted a neo-marxist analysis of Thatchers Britain.
explored the use of moral panic that were used by the elite to win political support.
The influence of culture and media on public opinion shapes how people see the world.

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Policing the crisis - Stuart Hall

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The police play a key role in upholding order, this order can be systematically prejudice and enables such views. E.g. racist police.

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Conflict theory

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Chambliss - criminal behaviour is the inevitable outcome of a coercive and exploitative economic system. Crime diverts the lower classes away from the real problems of the elite.

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The impact of Marx

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He was the starting point for students during the 60’s to create a new society.
People liked Marx because he wanted genuine change.

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Marxist theory of capital

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Everything outside of the economy is known as the superstructure.
These can range from education, family and religion.
For Marx you need social equality to have radical change in economic equality.

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