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Marxists on why WCC and CC are Problematic Flashcards

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1
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Why are White Collar and Corporate Crimes problematic for society according to Marxists?

A

It is unlikely the offenders will be charged

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Who created the concept of white collar crime?

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Sutherland

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How did Sutherland define white collar crime?

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Crimes committed by upper class people in powerful positions for personal benefit

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Name 2 groups of people that can be impacted by corporate crimes

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Employees, Customers

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5
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How many people became unemployed when Enron was exposed?

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29,000

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Why did Enron create fake accounts?

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To transfer money to them

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What would feminists say about the gender of who will commit WCC and CC in the present day?

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Women are more likely to commit WCC and CC

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What does Adler argue?

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The Feminist movement has encouraged more women to get jobs

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What is Adler’s theory called?

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Liberation theory

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What does it mean if more women are in jobs in terms of committing WCC/CC?

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They have more opportunities to commit WCC/CC

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Why will masculine traits spread to more women if they are employed?

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Because they are encouraged to be competitive to increase sales

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Name 2 White Collar Crimes

A

Embezzlement, Fraud

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Who are laws designed to benefit according to Marxists?

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Ruling class

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12
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What does Snider argue?

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Because Corporations play a large role in taxes, governments are reluctant to pass laws against them

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12
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What can corporations threaten to do in countries?

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Cease their operations in a country

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Why might any laws passed to regulate big businesses not be enforced?

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It further discourages business operations in the country

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12
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What year was the Grenfell Tower incident?

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2017

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12
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Why did the government not act on the 2002 report?

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Regulations on cladding types to be used by business would discourage their operations in the UK

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What did the government receive in 2002?

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A report that said certain types of cladding were very flammable

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When was legislation finally passed to make the Grenfell Tower form of cladding illegal?

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2022

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What would Functionalists say in response to Marxists’ Negativity about crime?

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They ignore the positive functions of crime

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What does Clinard say?

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Crime must happen to show there are problems in society

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17
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What does it mean if a reason for someone committing a crime can be found?

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There can be ways to change the institution to reduce crime

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18
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What problem would there be if there was lots of truancy in schools?

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Students would not be in school often

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18
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What did Croall say about white collar and corporate crimes?

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These types of crimes are rarely prosecuted or not discovered

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18
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According to Croall, do corporate or street crimes cause greater harm?

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Corporate Crimes

18
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Which class is more likely to commit crimes that have less financial benefit

A

Working class

19
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What type of crime was the BP Spill?

A

Corporate Crime

20
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How many barrels of oil spilt into the water a day?

A

90,000

20
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What caused the oil spill?

A

Weakened drill pipe

20
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What was the consequence of this spill for the CEO of BP?

A

They did not go to jail

21
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What would Interactionists say about Marxists believing the ruling class are protected from prosecution?

A

This is because of labelling by the police and courts

22
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Who came up with the “typical delinquent” stereotype police follow?

A

Cicourel

23
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Why would the police be more likely to report a working class person from an ethnic minority?

A

Because these groups of people have been labelled as more likely to commit crimes

24
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Which parts of society will be impacted by corporate crimes the most?

A

The poorest parts of society

24
Q

What was the purpose of the Thalidomide drug?

A

To stop morning sickness

24
Q

Who argues the poorest in society are more likely to experience consequences of buying cheap products?

A

Box

24
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How many infants died due to the Thalidomide drug?

A

10,000

24
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Was the Thalidomide drug cheap? What does this mean?

A

It was cheap, meaning poorer people were more likely to buy it

25
Q

What incident occurred here in Bhopal?

A

Gas leak

25
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Why did this incident relate to the poorest people of society being victims?

A

The poorest people in society lived near where the gas leak occurred

26
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How many people were killed by the gas leak?

A

15,000

26
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What happened to the company that caused the gas leak?

A

They were not prosecuted

26
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Who created the triple systems theory?

A

Walby

27
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What would Intersectional Feminists say about Marxists stating working class people are likely to be corporate crime victims?

A

They do not take ethnicity and gender into account

28
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Which 3 things make up the triple systems theory?

A

Capitalism, Patriarchy, Institutional Racism

29
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What does the triple systems theory say about who is most likely to commit crime?

A

Working class women from ethnic minority groups are most likely to be victims of crime

30
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Which Marxists argued it was difficult to charge offenders for WCC/CC

A

Croall

31
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Why are corporate crimes being highly complex a reason offenders wont be charged?

A

Victims will not realise they have been victims of a crime

32
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Why are victims and offenders rarely coming face to face a reason offenders wont be charged?

A

Victims will not know who the offenders are so will not report them

33
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Why is responsibility being diffused in a corporate crime a reason offenders wont be charged?

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Because businesses employ so many people it is difficult to determine the main offenders

34
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What crime did Volkswagen commit?

A

They reduced emissions for their cars while they were being tested

35
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Why would it be difficult for individuals to be charged as offenders for the Volkswagen scandal?

A

Many managers and engineers would have played a role in the crime

36
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How does this crime relate to the reponsibility diffusion?

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So many people played a role in the crime that its difficult to classify the main offenders

36
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How does this crime relate to knowledge of it being highly complex for victims?

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The crime was very technical so victims may not realise a crime has been committed

37
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Why will offenders and victims not come face to face with Volkswagen for this crime?

A

Because victims may not know they are a victim

38
Q

How would this crime impact the environment?

A

The environment would be harmed more by the increased emissions

38
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Which theory did Adler create?

A

Liberation Theory

39
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Which Feminist would say charging offenders of WCC/CC have become more difficult?

A

Adler

40
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What does liberation theory say?

A

Women now spend less time in the domestic role and are more likely to have jobs

41
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What does it mean for crime opportunities if more women are in jobs?

A

They have more opportunities to commit crimes

42
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Name 2 types of WCC’s women may engage in at a job

A

Fraud, Embezzlement

43
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Why are masculine traits encouraged to women in the workplace?

A

So that they can push more sales for the company

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