Marxism Flashcards
How does it differ to consensus approaches
Crime not w.c.
Do not accept moral absolutism
State and R.C have power
Key concepts of traditional marxism
Capitalism manipulates values
Biased law creation
Selective law enforcement
White collar crime
How does capitalism manipulate values
Socialised from childhood accept values
Encouraged be concerned benefits fraud
Capitalist criminogenic
What does Davis say to support capitalism manipulating values
Real criminals those who have stolen wealth of the world
How does biased law creation lead crime
Althusser: laws part ISA
Maintain and legitimise inequality
Mannheim: history legislation protection private property
Chambliss: heart capitalist economic system is protection private property
Snider: reluctant pass laws threaten profitability
Why does Althusser argue biased law creations
Laws part ISA
Maintain and legitimise inequalities
Aim protect interests of capitalists
How does Mannheim argue laws biased
History criminal legislation gives excessive prominence to protection private property
What does Chambliss argue biased law creation
Heart capitalist economic system is protection private property
Why does Snider argue biased law creation
Reluctant pass laws threaten capitalist profitability
Evaluation of biased law creations
Many H&S laws do represent genuine concession
Counter argument of criticism of biased law creations
‘Wise’ capitalist state has to make concessions to w.c. to appear fair but ultimately representing capitalist views
How does selective law enforcement lead to crime
Green crime not enforced
Reinman: powerless criminalised, H&S violations let off
Japan: anti whaling
Chambliss: turn a blind eye
What was Reinmans book called
The Rich get Richer, and Poor get Prison
What are the disproportionate rates Reinman argues about
Disproportionately high rates prosecutions of burglary and assault
Who researches in to white collar crime
Croall
What are the 4 types of white collar crime identified by Croall
Crimes against consumers
Crimes against employees
Environmental Crime
Financial Crime
Why isnt white collar crime taken seriously
Hidden
Difficult detect
Indirect victimisation
Thin dividing line acceptable and unacceptable
What is Reinmans support for white collar crime under detected
Under policed and punished
Banking Crisis 2008: no one prosecuted or punished
What is Boxs argument of mystification’s
Capitalist organisations convince public, politicians and media corporate crime less serious and harmful
Positive evaluation of traditional marxist
First theorists highlight corporate crime
Still influential: used by Slapper and Tomb
Negative evaluation of traditional marxist
Crime hasnt eradicated communist countries: H&S often better capitalist countries
Not all capitalist high rates: Japan
NLR: insufficient attention w.c.
SAT: too deterministic
Counterargument for not all capitalist countries having high crime rate
Societies have little or no welfare provision, such as USA, tend to have higher crime rates
