neo marxism

Question 1

new criminology

Answer 1

crime is a political act representing working class rejection of capitalism, they see criminals as both heroic and victims of society. 7 main issues for crime, the wider origins of the act, the immediate origins of the act, the actual act, the origins of the social reaction

Question 2

taylor walton and young

Answer 2

the new criminology is a fully social theory pf deviance, they argue that a socialist society would cut down the crime and see the end of capitalism. they dont believe that crime is due to external motivations, crimes against property involve the redistribution of wealth

Question 3

rodger hopkins

Answer 3

the view is too general and too idealistic to explain crime and deviance

Question 4

hall and gilroy

Answer 4

ethnic minorities are stereotyped or labelled as more criminal than the white majority. they claim that the criminal justice system act on institutional racism and reify a stereotypical view that black people and asians are criminal.

Question 5

stuart hall

Answer 5

the government and media were promoting racism and demonising young black males to distract attention from political problems and a poorly performing economy

Question 6

paul gilroy

Answer 6

police statistics black crime do not reflect the reality of what is happening on the streets, but the police stereotype young black men as more criminal than others.

Question 7

brake

Answer 7

working class subcultures are a way that the working class could resist capitalism as they are a form of resistance.