Marxist Criminology: Richard Quinney

Question 1

Continuation of Spitzer (next 10 flashcards)

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Spitzer categorizes a problematic population into social junk and social dynamite. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Junk could be contained and are not a threat to the capitalist order. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Examples are: pimps, whores, drug addicts, homeless, petty crimes, shoplifters, pocket pickers, bottom feeders are not intensely criminalized. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

Social Dynamite are persecuted criminally because they are or could threat the Capitalist conformity. Some example are:

Answer 5

Antifa because they appose fascist.

Question 6

Fred Hampton was a black panther leader. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

What are other strategies, besides criminalizing, to deal with problematic populations?

Answer 7

Decriminalizing (will be allowed back onto society)

Question 8

What is another strategy?

Answer 8

Conversion (military, law enforcement etc)

Question 9

What is another strategy?

Answer 9

Containment (geographically relocate large problem population)

Question 10

What is another strategy?

Answer 10

Support of criminal enterprise (provide employment)

Question 11

QUINNEY (fundamental contradiction) is?

Answer 11

Capitalism creates a conundrum that will ultimately lead to its downfall.

Question 12

what is a conundrum?

Answer 12

a confusing or difficult question or problem

Question 13

What is this conundrum that will defeat capitalism?

Answer 13

as capitalism advances the surplus population grows

Question 14

as mechanization and automatization increase so will surplus population. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

most of the US population is surplus labor population, why?

Answer 15

we don’t produce anything of value. US surplus population normally does sales and service.

Question 16

Between 10% to 15% of the population is actually producing goods that have value. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

According to Quinney surplus population under Capitalism will be incarcerated, but the cost of incarceration will exceed the money our country produces in goods, which will ultimately result in bankruptcy. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

What is one way our country has managed to control jail overpopulation?

Answer 18

decriminalizing

Question 19

Are lifers being released to the general population since 2012? Is recidivism (commit another crime that sends them to prison) a problem that the population needs to be worried about? why?

Answer 19

yes;
no;
only 1% to 2% go back to prison