Marxism

Question 1

Capitalism is…

Answer 1

Criminogenic, encourages criminal behaviour

Question 2

Law is made by…

Answer 2

Capitalist elite and serves their interests

Question 3

All classes…

Answer 3

Commit crime, crimes of capitalist class are more costly than street crime

Question 4

Selective law enforcement

Answer 4

Policing and punishing the marginalised not the wealthy

Question 5

What type of lifestyle does Capitalism encourage?

Answer 5

A materialistic one - aspire to an unrealistic and unattainable lifestyle

Question 6

What does capitalism generate?

Answer 6

Inequality and poverty

- conditions which are correlated with higher crime rates

Question 7

Gordon

Answer 7

Dog eat dog society

• each individual and company encouraged to look out for their own interests before others
• acceptable to harm others in the process

Question 8

Dog eat dog society

Answer 8

Gordon

Question 9

Companies

Answer 9

Spend billions on advertising does not resemble grim reality of products d reality if the productive processes

• glamourise products
• Coca Cola and McDonald’s

Question 10

How do people feel who can’t afford the materialism promoted by capitalism?

Answer 10

Failure, inadequacy, frustration, anger

Question 11

Snider

Answer 11

Capitalist states reluctant to pass laws which regulate large capitalist concerns
Which might affect profitability
- state reluctant to enforce laws against pollution, worker health and safety

Question 12

Gordon

Answer 12

Police mainly focus on policing working class areas 
- prosecuting working and underclass criminals

Question 13

Gordon- selective law enforcement

Answer 13

By punishing individuals and making them responsible for their actions we ignore the failings of the system
- imprisonments of selected members of the lower classes neutralises opposition to the systems