Marxists on Negative Crime and Deviance Functions: Evaluation of The use of the RSA and the ISA Flashcards
1
Q
What would Functionalists say about Marxists perceptions of the police?
A
Marxists are too negative towards the police
2
Q
How do Functionalists believe the police treat all crimes?
A
Police treat all crimes the same way
3
Q
How do the police treat all crimes the same way?
A
Through Standardised methods
4
Q
What does Standardised mean?
A
The same processes are used every time
5
Q
How would Standardisation relate to the police for Functionalists?
A
They would treat all crimes the same way
6
Q
What would it mean for upper class offenders if the police treated all crime the same way?
A
They would receive equal prosecution
