Marxists

Question 1

Marxists

Answer 1

Crime is inevitable as capitalists society is crimogenic (nature leads to crime)

Question 2

Marxists theorists

Answer 2

Chamberliss

Snider

Gordon

Question 3

How is society crimogenic

Answer 3

Works at expense of w/c. More likely to be in Poverty – commit crimes to afford basic necessities.

M/C Constant desire to make money (status and power) leads to criminal behaviour e.g fraud

Question 4

Criticsms

Answer 4

Feminists : ignores relationship between crime and non class inequalities which are equally as important - Gender

Reject capaitlists society is crimogenic Switerzland capatalists (low crime rates)

Too deterministic - over predicts amount of crime in w/c. Not all poor people commit crime despite pressures of poverty

Question 5

Chamberliss

Answer 5

Law enforcement serves interests of capitalists society

Question 6

Snider

Answer 6

Legislations works in favour of

Question 8

Gordon

Answer 8

Selective reinforcement and reporting focus on w/c and gives impression that they are largely criminals. – Diverts attention from ruling class crime.