marxism

Question 1

what is the purpose of the law

Answer 1

mystification
divide the wc
hegemony ( preserve capitalism)
benefit the ruling class (neutralise threat legitimately)

Question 2

what is hegemony

Answer 2

ruling classes impose their values that are beneficial to them on the rest of the population even if this isnt the case

Question 3

why is it difficult to spot white collar crime

Answer 3

low visibility - hidden from public gaze
complex- hard to allocate blame
diffusion of responsibility- cant blame particular individuals
diffusion of victimisation- no specific victim so never reported

Question 4

what is selective enforcement and who came up with it

Answer 4

steven box

police arrest people that fit the typification

Question 5

david gordon explains why WC people are arrested to frequently
explain

Answer 5

neutralises a threat legitimately

Question 6

william chambliss explains why elites never gets arrested

Answer 6

they have a direct involvement in the law making process
organised crime is part of the government structure
selective enforcement

Question 7

evaluate the marxist view

Answer 7

communism has crime too
switzerland is capitalist and still has low crime rates
not every law benefits capitalism eg no rape
dismisses intra class crime
ignores victims

Question 8

steven box said there is 5 elements that weakens a persons commitment to capitalist society and lead them to commit crime
(give example of a white collar crime that would need these elements)

Answer 8

secrecy = won’t be noticed
skills = knowledge to pull off a crime
supply= able to support equipment and support
symbolic support= justification
social support= others conform to these criminal values

Question 9

what is an intra class crime

Answer 9

when a wc person commits a crime against another wc person

Question 10

what does laureen snider think

Answer 10

that white collar crime is far more damaging that street crime