Marxist's Criminlogy

Question 1

Karl Marx

Answer 1

What makes us human is the fact we can develop the knowledge to fashion the world to best suit us.

Question 2

Alienation

Answer 2

From products. From other workers. From creative workers.

Question 3

Social Context of Marxist Criminology

Answer 3

Society was beginning to be viewed as more pluralist, not a homogenous unitary whole.

Question 4

Basic Concepts

Answer 4

Crime prevention seeks to challenge State repression of the working - class and expose the social harm by the powerful on the less powerful.

Question 5

Emphasis on Class

Answer 5

How issue is constructed, how crime is defined and how crime is responded to all relate directly to one’s position in the class structure.

Question 6

Crimes of Control

Answer 6

Police brutality, violation of civil liberties.

Question 7

Crimes of Government

Answer 7

Warfare, rendition, political assassinations.

Question 8

Crimes of Economic domination

Answer 8

Pollution, price fixing, industrial homicide, negligence towards consumers.