Marxism, class and crime

Question 1

Marxists view on class and crime

Answer 1

law is enforced against WC
official statistics are flawed

Question 2

Marxism as a structural theory

Answer 2

society is a structure of whose capitalist economic base determines all other institutions eg. the state, law and criminal justice system.
their function is to serve ruling-class interests.
the structure of capitalism explains crime.

Question 3

Marxist criticisms of labelling theory

Answer 3

they criticise labelling theory for ignoring the structure of capitalism within which law making, enforcement and offending take place.
they analyse the nature of capitalist society: capitalist society is divided into the ruling capitalist class (who own the means of production) and the WC whose labour is exploited by capitalists for profit.