Marxist View Of Crime

Question 1

What is criminogenic capitalism

Answer 1

Crime is inventiable in capitalist socitey because crime is criminogenic

Crime endorses the divide between classes

Question 2

Selective enforcement

Answer 2

Selected bias when applying the law

More Likely to Targert working class areas

Example banking crisis of 2008, tax havens for the rich loss 250 billion tax

Question 3

Evaluation

Answer 3

1. Ignores relationship between crime and other social factors
2. Too deterministic in assuming all working class people commit crime.