Marxist approach to crime plan

Question 1

What are some topics you can talk about for MARXISTS

FIRST PARAGRAPH

Answer 1

society
causes of crime
crime itself
criminals
law
CJS
statistics/research methods
prevention strategies.

Question 2

SECOND PARAGRAPH, compare to another theory and evaluate.

Answer 2

eg: Neo-Marxists criticise traditional marxists for being deterministic and rejecting the idea of ‘free will’. Neo-marxists argue that everybody regardless of their situation has a choice whether to commit a crime or not.

see criminals as robin hoods, neo-marxists talk about subcultures

Question 3

compare to a second theory and contimue to evaluate, paragraph 3.

Answer 3

eg: functionalism agrees with marxism that it is important to see the big picture of society and that there are overarching reasons for crime that apply to all offenders, however functionalists reject the view that crime is created by class inequality.

Question 4

paragraph 4, left realists

Answer 4

rejects determinsm of Marxism and romanticised version of criminals posed by neo-marxism. critisises both for being unrealistic, lack of solutions to crime and their neglect of victims. left-realists argue that it is the poor and disadvantaged, elderly and disabled who suffer from crime and fear of crime.