Marxism Flashcards
Pearce
Ideological Functions
. Laws occassionally passed to appear for benefit of WC
^ gives capitalism a ‘caring face’
Snider
(Selective Enforcement)
. Courts ignore crimes done by the powerful
Gordon
Crime is a rational response as capitalism is criminogenic - very nature causes crime
Snider
(State and law making)
Capitalists reluctant to pass laws that could threaten profitability
Taylor et al
(Critical Criminology)
Book = new criminology
. state makes/enforces laws to own interest, should have classless society - reduce crime all together
Taylor et al
(Anti - determinism)
Sees Marxism as deterministic
. Instead takes voluntaristic view - see crime as meaningful action and conscious choice by actor
Burke
Critical criminology (neo - marxist approach) is too general to explain crime and too idealistic to tackle it
. Left realists = romanticise WC crime
Sutherland
(Differential Association)
Crime is behaviour learnt - employees socialised into criminality
Skyes and Matza
Individuals deviate more easily if they can produce justifications
Box
(Strain Theory)
If company cannot achieve goals of maximising profit legally - may employ illegal ones
Nelken
(De - labelling)
Businesses and professionals often have power to avoid labelling - hire top lawyers
Nelken
(Eval)
Unrealistic to assume all businesses would offend if not for risk of punishment
Tombs
Corporate crime has enormous cost, covers wide range of costs and ommissions
Shipman
Murdered 15 of his patients, been convicted of having pethidine by forgery/deception. Same year had enough morphine to kill 360 people - only given a warning
Sutherland
White collar crime greater threat = undermines fabric of society
