explaining class differences in crime

Question 1

taylor et al

Answer 1

critical criminology. they argue crime is a meaningful action and a conscious choice often with a political motive

Question 2

sutherland

Answer 2

crimes of the powerful. a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation

Question 3

pearce and tombs

Answer 3

corporate crime. any illegal act or omission that is the result of deliberate decisions/negligence by a legitimate business that intended to benefit the business

Question 4

box

Answer 4

strain theory and crimes of the powerful. if a business cannot maximise profits via legal means, they will use illegal means

Question 5

tombs

Answer 5

corporate crime has enormous physical, economic and environmental costs