Marxism (social structure)

Question 1

Marxists see crime as…

Answer 1

something being inevitable in a capitalist society and that it is used by the ruling class (bourgeoisie) as a means of social control.

Question 2

What is white-collar crime?

Answer 2

crime committed by the bourgeoisie/ ruling class

Question 3

What do marxists argue about white-collar crime?

Answer 3

their crimes tend to be ignored while crimes committed by the proletariat such as street crime are focused on

Question 4

What do marxists believe about policing?

Answer 4

They believe that different social classes are policed differently, working classes are heavily policed because they are seen to be more criminal, increasing the chances of their crimes being detected

Question 5

What do marxists believe about the governments statistics?

Answer 5

the government fabricate the statistics to suite their own purposes, they believe that approximately 42% of the statistics presented by the government are false and misleading